My TiVo HD seems to be the gadget that just keeps on giving. The newness hasn’t even worn off my New LG BD300 Blu-ray player that streams Netflix, and bam TiVo announces a partnership with Netflix to bring streaming to the boxes I already own. Am I mad? No. I simply returned the LG to Bestbuy and bought another Sony instead. The LG does cost about $100 more than the Sony BDP-S350Â (which has dropped down to $253.99) that I like so much, so It was a no-brainer to return it and just wait for the TiVo software update.
I’m very happy to see Netflix expand their service to more players. They also announced that they will be streaming HD movies to the Xbox 360. While I’m not in the market for an Xbox, I’m hoping that that HD streaming also makes its way to the TiVo HD as well!Â
As soon as the TiVo gets updated with Netflix streaming I’ll report back on how it works. If you have a TiVo Series 3, TiVo HD or TiVo HD XL there is nothing you have to do. You’ll get this new feature via a software update that will automatically download to your TiVo. Also there will be no additional cost to your TiVo or Netflix service. Stay tuned for more…
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In the meantime…
Netflix has finally made it’s movie streaming service compatible with Macs. Check it out here.
Terry, would you please be kind enough to email me, I can’t find your contact info. I promise it will be worth your time. Thank you. Tom
Terry…this is some great news! Thanks for the heads-up on this one!!
Yeah, I’m thinking Blu-ray will be dead before you know it simply because of this streaming bit. Who wants to buy a scratch-able disk when The future is in downloads? Still, it’s interesting to see how this plays out in the short run.