Netflix has gone digital and on-demand

Yes it is true. Netflix is now on-demand over the internet. Though you do have to be a Windows user and have to use IE. Still it is a great addition to those who have a subscription to Netflix. It is extremely nice for someone like me who has severed the cable from my television and has vowed to get all my content on-line.

I just finished watching my first video, "Dr. Who: The Pirate Planet". A great episode with as good of quality, or better, than if you would have seen it originally in 1979.

So far they have a wide variety but no New Releases that I have seen. Must be so you don't cut down your subscription just yet. The video came on rapidly and I could pause it with the space bar (in reality my wireless game pad that I have set up as a remote with the usual media hot keys). It was of good quality and you get one hour of viewing time for each dollar of your monthly subscription. $18 a month = 18 hours of viewing time a month. The quality also changes depending on your connection.

From Netflix:

Tier	Data rate
High	1.6 to 2.2+ Mbps
Good	1.0 Mbps
Basic	500 Kbps

Needless to say I am excited about this prospect. I tried out Vongo for a while as a supplement to Netflix for this reason but the selection of movies and the fact that it took up precious space on my hard drive led me to cancel.

It will be interesting to see how this catches on and what Netflix will offer. As I already have a TV conected to my computer for such purposes the average user doesn't. Will Apple TV jump on board, or will the rumors from a while back of a Tivo/Neflix partnership come to pass.