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For you people that have two or more ways to use Netflix Instant Streaming (PC, 360, PS3), what is your favorite way to use instant streaming?



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Pc streaming is horrible for me, so it's a choice between the 360 and ps3. I'm going to go with the 360 on this one, only for the fact that you don't need a disk. Otherwise, they are equal.



Currently own:

 

  • Ps4

 

Currently playing: Witcher 3, Walking Dead S1/2, GTA5, Dying Light, Tomb Raider Remaster, MGS Ground Zeros

I've tried all three now so I would have to put it in this order:

  1. Xbox 360
  2. PS3
  3. PC

Xbox 360 Pros

  • Non-HD movies are still upscaled to 1080p (and I assume 720p)
  • No disc to worry about
  • Plays on my TV
  • Super quick and easy interface

Xbox 360 Cons

  • Only works if you have Live Gold

 

PS3 Pros

  • Plays on my TV
  • Good interface once you get use to it

PS3 Cons

  • Picking an episode from a season is a little hairy at first
  • movies don't upscale if they aren't HD
  • Always have to put in the disc to watch movies

 

PC Pros

  • Easiest way to search and add movies to your queue

PC cons

  • If I want to watch movies on my TV I have to fiddle with plugging my computer into my TV
  • I don't really enjoy watching movies on my laptop.

By far the 360 is the most enjoyable one for me.  Since I'm already paying for Gold, it has no real disadvantages for me.  The PS3 isn't bad, it's just I have to fiddle with a disc and it doesn't upscale.  If I had to do that with the 360 too then I wouldn't care, it's just if I have one that has these things and the other doesn't, I'm obviously going to pick the better of the two.

I've just always hated instant streaming on my PC.  I always use the PC to search and add things to my queue, but beyond that, I don't use it.  My laptop screen is too small to watch a movie when I have a fanvy 42" 1080p TV and I hate going through the trouble of connecting the laptop to my TV.  I didn't use instant streaming when PC was the only option.

 



ya I don't prefer watching movies on my labtop either. I didn't even know the 360 netflix upscaled everything so thanks for that. The disk is really the only pain for the ps3 version. I wish you could just install it to the HDD using the disk then not worrying about it again. Maybe have netflix gives users a disk and a one time use only code so nobody shares disks.



Currently own:

 

  • Ps4

 

Currently playing: Witcher 3, Walking Dead S1/2, GTA5, Dying Light, Tomb Raider Remaster, MGS Ground Zeros

ps3-sales! said:
ya I don't prefer watching movies on my labtop either. I didn't even know the 360 netflix upscaled everything so thanks for that. The disk is really the only pain for the ps3 version. I wish you could just install it to the HDD using the disk then not worrying about it again. Maybe have netflix gives users a disk and a one time use only code so nobody shares disks.

I'm assuming it upscales since my TV stays in 1080p when I watch a standard movie on my 360 and it switches to 480p when I watch a standard movie on my PS3.



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@ Twestern - I definitely co-sign with you. I tinkered with the PS3 version - but I watched Lakeview Terrace on both the PS3 and the 360 and the 360 won.

It's more polished than the PS3 version, though I do like how you can press up on the controller to get back. Buffering is the same for both systems, though.



madskillz said:
@ Twestern - I definitely co-sign with you. I tinkered with the PS3 version - but I watched Lakeview Terrace on both the PS3 and the 360 and the 360 won.

It's more polished than the PS3 version, though I do like how you can press up on the controller to get back. Buffering is the same for both systems, though.

Ah, I was wondering how you go back.  I kept trying to press circle and exiting Netflix.



twesterm said:
madskillz said:
@ Twestern - I definitely co-sign with you. I tinkered with the PS3 version - but I watched Lakeview Terrace on both the PS3 and the 360 and the 360 won.

It's more polished than the PS3 version, though I do like how you can press up on the controller to get back. Buffering is the same for both systems, though.

Ah, I was wondering how you go back.  I kept trying to press circle and exiting Netflix.

I did that a few times and was like 'It has to be easier than exiting the program.'

At least they have shows in HD, just like the 360 and the PC.

If I didn't have it already on the 360, I'd prolly enjoy it a lot mroe on the PS3.



madskillz said:
twesterm said:
madskillz said:
@ Twestern - I definitely co-sign with you. I tinkered with the PS3 version - but I watched Lakeview Terrace on both the PS3 and the 360 and the 360 won.

It's more polished than the PS3 version, though I do like how you can press up on the controller to get back. Buffering is the same for both systems, though.

Ah, I was wondering how you go back.  I kept trying to press circle and exiting Netflix.

I did that a few times and was like 'It has to be easier than exiting the program.'

At least they have shows in HD, just like the 360 and the PC.

If I didn't have it already on the 360, I'd prolly enjoy it a lot mroe on the PS3.

Yeah, it's not that I don't like the PS3 version and it's actually pretty good, it's just the 360 one is better in most every way at the moment (though I really like just pressing up to go back, it's a lot easier to do on my universal remote).