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Forums - Microsoft - Netflix get's a new App! and it's still terrible.

Remember how the old app on the Xbox 360 was cool?  You could find your movies or TV show, watch with app with friends in a part

Then they took it all away, and gave use that 'instant start' monster that messes up your serices, and doesn't allow you to find your eppisosed without starting something.

Now, it has even less options! 

First you get a giant changing annoying slide show - designed to give you *free spoilers* so you don't have to waste your time actually enjoying the work.  Think of all the hours of time you will save not having to watch those shows and movies!  You will already know what is going to happen!

Then, there is just a tiny amount of real estate at the bottom to scroll through your other options.  Not like there is much there to find anyway, right?

Plus, the party system is still not back.  Nope, that nice feature people really liked where they could connect over a distance and have a happy time sharing a movie is still absent.  I guess it is to remind us that it sucks to not have a private plane like some of the Netflix people.

In line with the rest of Netflix support, they will probably raise the cost again to show how much they love their customers.



 

Really not sure I see any point of Consol over PC's since Kinect, Wii and other alternative ways to play have been abandoned. 

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Sorry to hear that.

I love the new look on my PS3. I dig me some Netlfix.



Somini said:
Sorry to hear that.

I love the new look on my PS3. I dig me some Netlfix.

You don't might the flicking screen scroll of spoiler inducing pictures?

 I hate flickering/unwanted moving images, and I hate spoilers.  It fills me with rage.



 

Really not sure I see any point of Consol over PC's since Kinect, Wii and other alternative ways to play have been abandoned. 

Top 50 'most fun' game list coming soon!

 

Tell me a funny joke!

Netflix is the best $8 I spend every month. Haven't tried the new UI though.



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I barely use it on 360 anymore. Netflix is built into my TV and I use it one Wii U and portable devices. I hate how they gutted the 360 version, too. Horrible. I think they made it the way they did to accommodate Kinect. Good for Kinect users but garbage for everyone else.



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attaboy said:
I barely use it on 360 anymore. Netflix is built into my TV and I use it one Wii U and portable devices. I hate how they gutted the 360 version, too. Horrible. I think they made it the way they did to accommodate Kinect. Good for Kinect users but garbage for everyone else.

They just did a global update on every platform. So it's not just the 360, but every plantform that Netflix runs on.  They are rolling it out, so it may take weeks before others see it.

This one navagates like the old Roku one, but has large screens that show you scene from the movie/show and it reveals spoilers.  You only have a small area now to scroll to find other things to watch.

I've heard it launches shows faster, but the sliding images and spoilers really annoy me.  From what I have seen online, I'm not the only one, with many other complaining too. 

I can deal with the other stuff, but there is no excuses for spoilers. 



 

Really not sure I see any point of Consol over PC's since Kinect, Wii and other alternative ways to play have been abandoned. 

Top 50 'most fun' game list coming soon!

 

Tell me a funny joke!

Zappykins said:
attaboy said:
I barely use it on 360 anymore. Netflix is built into my TV and I use it one Wii U and portable devices. I hate how they gutted the 360 version, too. Horrible. I think they made it the way they did to accommodate Kinect. Good for Kinect users but garbage for everyone else.

They just did a global update on every platform. So it's not just the 360, but every plantform that Netflix runs on.  They are rolling it out, so it may take weeks before others see it.

This one navagates like the old Roku one, but has large screens that show you scene from the movie/show and it reveals spoilers.  You only have a small area now to scroll to find other things to watch.

I've heard it launches shows faster, but the sliding images and spoilers really annoy me.  From what I have seen online, I'm not the only one, with many other complaining too. 

I can deal with the other stuff, but there is no excuses for spoilers. 

Well damn.  Haven't used Netflix in a couple of days so I don't know.  I turned on my 360 yesterday and it updated automatically but since I don't use 360 for that, I have no idea.

Hoping my Wii U/TV/PC/Etc. experience don't become worse.



Most UI updates are at the expense of the user. At least that's my experience.

Nice service though, this Netflix you speak off.



weaveworld said:

Most UI updates are at the expense of the user. At least that's my experience.

Nice service though, this Netflix you speak off.

Yes, the streaming is nice.  One my 360 I can usualy skip the interface as I will use a voice search through Bing.

However, sometime I need to, or connect to a serice I have been watching.  I don't my future eppisodes ruined by the scrolling images. 

It's one thing to know the boat sinks in Titanic, but quite another to see scenes with a car, someone on a legdge, something chasing with a gun, etc.



 

Really not sure I see any point of Consol over PC's since Kinect, Wii and other alternative ways to play have been abandoned. 

Top 50 'most fun' game list coming soon!

 

Tell me a funny joke!

I think the conceptual idea was great the execution is terrible though... If you want more option push the stick up it brings you back to the show menu... Just discovered that... Down for sub/sound and rewind/fast forward... It does seem to load faster though for me...