These are exciting times if you like to watch movies on the internet.
This will soon be rolled out to PCs and Macs as well, but for now if you’re an Xbox 360 owner, you’re in for a treat. Here’s Chris Albrecht from the New York Times on this matter:
The Netflix hits just keep on comin’. We’ve known for a while that the movie rental company was going to make its streaming service available to Xbox 360 users. But what we didn’t know is that it was going to offer movies in HD. Hot diggety, the battle for your TV just got wayyyy more exciting.
This could be a game-changer in a couple of ways. It helps accelerate Netflix into a leadership position among those offering digital movie and TV delivery as the combination of HD plus an all-you-can eat movie subscription is an offer that’s hard to refuse. And having a streaming video solution could finally give Microsoft something it’s been salivating over forever — getting a stronger foothold in your living room beyond just gamers.
I still think Netflix already provides the most satisfying instant gratification for people looking to quickly just watch something free right now.
They make it incredibly easy to set up a free trial and instantly access thousands of movies and television shows within minutes. I suggest you read more about how I think more people should understand just how cool the Netflix free trial is here: