noteworthy wrote:

The company that turned DVDs into a subscription service for millions of consumers said Monday that it no longer will put a cap on the number of hours its customers can view movies and TV shows over the Internet.

k wrote:

Unless, as it happens, you're a mac user ... they've had time to figure something out.

They have figured it out. Unlimited streaming is on its way to the living room. It should be ready in the summer time.

Netflix has announced a partnership with LG Electronics to produce set-top boxes that stream movies from its online catalog to HDTVs.

True... we'll see how it works out in reality. It better do all the other things people want such a device to do also, like watch YouTube, play music, view photos, etc. I'd have preferred to see them partner with other manufacturers to offer the service, and it looks like that may eventually happen... from here:

Hastings said the LG partnership was the first of many such deals for Netflix. "Wed like to see a hundred Netflix-capable boxes," he said, noting he also was exploring partnerships with makers of Internet-connected game consoles, cable and satellite companies.

Alas, I don't think Apple's gonna be on the list necessarily, due to the competition from their rental service.

Anyway, Netflix better get it right, or Vudu, Movielink (purchased by Blockbuster, apparently), et al, are gonna eat 'em up.

None of this changes the fact that streaming to my computer is a feature that PC users get for free, and I can't get. Unless they discontinue the PC Viewing, none of that will change with the advent of a set-top box. And I guess they might do that, which is also cock blockery.

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