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?
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?
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.
I've tried all three now so I would have to put it in this order:
Xbox 360 Pros
Xbox 360 Cons
PS3 Pros
PS3 Cons
PC Pros
PC cons
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.
| 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.
@ 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:
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:
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).