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Thursday, Oct 30, 2008 8:25am
TiVo gains Netflix HD movie streaming |
TiVo today revealed the surprise addition of Netflix for TiVo (link active soon), its own adaptation of Netflix's Watch Instantly feature. The update will give TiVo's DVRs access to streaming versions of the roughly 12,000 movies available online and will include both the standard-definition versions as well as the recently unveiled HD versions of some titles that will first be available on the Xbox 360. Like earlier implementations, users must manage their online movie queues from a web browser but can play movies or TV shows in any order from TiVo units.Accessing the feature requires any one of TiVo's HD-capable devices, including the original Series 3 as well as the TiVo HD and the TiVo HD XL. The company will roll out the service to a smaller test group in November and should make it available to all TiVo owners in December. The feature won't add to the cost of a TiVo subscription but will need both a Netflix subscription worth $9 per month or more as well as a 5Mbps broadband connection or better to avoid a significant delay in buffering the movie. |
