Customers can watch as many movies as they wish, if they have at least the $8.95/month unlimited level subscription.įinally, Netflix has made no announcement about when this Mac service might be upgraded to high definition, but Netflix has announced HD for Xbox and the Roku box. This is a good start for Netflix on the Mac, and Netflix customers with modern equipment shouldnit hesitate to jump in and enjoy the expanded service for their computer, even if itis still in beta. However, I suspect that those users with a slow MacBook, Mac mini or Intel iMac and a marginal broadband connection of, say, only 1 Mbps might experience problems that I did not. Some potential users might be concerned about the installation of Microsoftis Silverlight on their Macs, but I found the plug-in and installation process designed to be reassuring and benign.ĭespite the fact that this program is still in beta testing, I would recommend what Apple recommends for Apple TV, about 5 Mbps broadband for a good viewing experience. However, when I did test in the evening, despite a delay in the start of the movie, it played without annoying pauses or stutters. It was fairly clear that the quickness with which the movie comes up and starts to play is better in the day time, when the load is light, and gets considerably slower in the evening, when most people are home from work. During the week-long testing, a variety of movies and connections conditions were tested.
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