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Vegas_Dave 07-24-2013 09:12 PM
I just ordered one solely for my bedroom tv to watch Netflix on. That tv is an older one with a basic DVD player, so having the netflix stream PLUS the 3 free months (that's $24 right there), is a pretty cheap investment.

Vegas_Dave 07-24-2013 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by KevB (Post 9832436)
Oh, and they're throwing in 3 months of Netflix for free, both for new and existing customers. As an existing customer, net cost of this is $11. Yeah, I'm in. I ordered a few minutes ago, but they're already out of stock. We'll see how long before I get it.
This is basically pre order. They are going to start shipping the first batch in 3-4 weeks

Demonpenz 07-24-2013 09:18 PM
ordered 2

KevB 07-24-2013 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Vegas_Dave (Post 9832689)
This is basically pre order. They are going to start shipping the first batch in 3-4 weeks
When I pulled it up on Amazon earlier in the day, it implied it was available and would ship within a few days. Now I'm reading that there's inconsistency on when they'll ship. Oh well, I can wait.

DaFace 07-24-2013 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by KevB (Post 9832712)
When I pulled it up on Amazon earlier in the day, it implied it was available and would ship within a few days. Now I'm reading that there's inconsistency on when they'll ship. Oh well, I can wait.
Amazon had them on Prime, which implies that they were set to go as quick as overnight on them. Guess we'll see if that actually happens.

KevB 07-24-2013 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 9832734)
Amazon had them on Prime, which implies that they were set to go as quick as overnight on them. Guess we'll see if that actually happens.
I wish I'd pulled the trigger, just had too much going at work. Would be fun to be one of the first to get one.

Silock 07-24-2013 10:10 PM
I'd get it if I didn't already have an AppleTV.

KChiefer 07-24-2013 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 9832734)
Amazon had them on Prime, which implies that they were set to go as quick as overnight on them. Guess we'll see if that actually happens.
Yeah, they should ship quick. Some ppl have already picked them up at brick&mortar stores. Best Buy says shipped or delivered(I can't recall) around Aug 1st. I ordered from amazon while OOS so I may have to wait.

3 free months of Netflix is sweet, devs writing a way to stream from an HDD would be sweeter!

Brando 07-24-2013 10:30 PM
Picked one up for the bedroom. Have Google TV in the living room and have been looking for a cheap way to stream Netflix and YouTube from my Nexus 7 on bed.
They're also supposed to be building out HBOgo support which will allow me to drift off nightly to The Wire.

DaFace 07-24-2013 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Brando (Post 9832821)
Picked one up for the bedroom. Have Google TV in the living room and have been looking for a cheap way to stream Netflix and YouTube from my Nexus 7 on bed.
They're also supposed to be building out HBOgo support which will allow me to drift off nightly to The Wire.
You should be able to do HBOGo from a laptop even now using the Chrome syncing gizmo.

SuperChief 07-25-2013 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 9832829)
You should be able to do HBOGo from a laptop even now using the Chrome syncing gizmo.
Care to elaborate?

|Zach| 07-25-2013 02:21 PM
35 bucks?

Yes.

In.

DaFace 07-25-2013 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by SuperChief (Post 9833804)
Care to elaborate?
The stuff I've read online says you can play any HTML5 or Flash video. Just load up the page containing the video in Chrome and then hit the extension's button to send it to your TV.

I guess I'm not 100% sure that HBOGo uses those two tech types, though. If it uses Silverlight like Netflix, it'll need its own app.

Pitt Gorilla 07-25-2013 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 9831545)
Just another option. If you already have ways of doing Netflix on your TV, this won't bring much.

I suppose the only major innovation here is the controls - you can control what's playing on your TV from a laptop, phone, or tablet, so if you do a lot of surfing on a laptop while watching TV, it might be an easier way than clicking through a bunch of menus on a PS3.
i control my Apple TV with my ipad.

DaFace 07-25-2013 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla (Post 9833844)
i control my Apple TV with my ipad.
As usual, however, that's Apple specific. This is universal.


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