Netflix Next to Stream to iPhone?
Multichannel News (via Apple Insider) is reporting that an industry source claims Netflix "Watch Instantly" is coming to the iPhone.
Netflix currently uses Microsoft's proprietary DRM, however, so unless they're planning on switching to something more iPhone friendly -- namely H.264 like YouTube did -- we're not quite sure how they'll manage it with anything approaching decent results.
That's if Apple even allows an iTunes competitor onto the iPhone (and before people howl "unfair!", it's not like you can load up PlayStation or Wii games on an Xbox 360 -- consoles control their media). And, of course, if AT&T allows streaming over 3G, which they wouldn't do for SlingPlayer Mobile...
(We'll also point out that Netflix is a US-only service, unlike iTunes which is available in many countries internationally).
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To tell you the truth Id rather have netflix streamed to my playstation 3 before streamed my iPhone..
Judging based on your music I can see that really being Soulja Boy.
Anyway, it's almost guarnateed this will be wifi only. I don't have a problem with that but it's whatever. Unless this goddamn app is rejected for duplicating functionallity. In which case I will be selling my iPhone and picking up a Pre. Promise.
I'm really waiting for a Hulu app.
"# Matt B Says: August 3rd, 2009 at 9:08 pm
To tell you the truth Id rather have netflix streamed to my playstation 3 before streamed my iPhone.."
Agreed!!!!!!!!!
Yeah. I'd much rather have hulu even if it is wifi only. Or maybe wifi and playable for 24 hours something like that.
Another app that big media will squash for Canadian users. Old media in a new age.
ha ha ha ha ha ha no wayyyy you will ever see this app. and can you imagine anybody trying to stream a show like "heroes" over ATT's limp little network...
REJECTED!!!
No way will netflix come to the iPhone, with AT&T the new evil empire and Apple turning to the Dark side of the Force Netflix will have to battle demons and orcs and dragons and goblins and Jason and Freddy and Puff the Magic Dragon and Santa Clause etc etc.... To ever have a chance on this green earth to have their service on the iPhone. But hey people gve become millionaires with a dollar!!!!!
itunes would do it before they let netflix do it i cant see it happening
Actually I stream on my htc fuze using tether hack. Buffer was fine no waiting to rebuffer. And I'd they do restrict to wifi I can use my jailbreak to trick that app to thinking it's on 3G network. As for it being an app hmmm I don't know if apple will allow it. But I would rather pay a monthly fee off 9.99 for netflicks where I can rent DVDs and stream movies instantly then be stuck to just my iPhone. Also think they should look to by pass the app store by making it a web app.
I've been waiting for this for awhile now. If the iPhone could get this and Hulu available for streaming over 3G it would change everything! Maybe since Apple is fighting Google right now, they will include a Hulu app with the next iPhone firmware as a replacement for the YouTube app which I very rarely use. I love streaming Netflix over my 360, iPhone needs to be next!
Freakin' Awesome. To be honest, and I get the hulu thing, I do... but I think I'm more looking forward to netflix... especially if their selection continues to grow.
Netflix works great on my 360. I've been waiting for them to hit the iPhone. Go ahead and go wifi only. Tricker ThreeG will take care of that.
@Al don't think they would replace YouTube with hulu or with netflix. If they got rid of all the google services on the iPhone they would have to get rid of maps, weather, and stocks.
Stocks is yahoo driven if I am not mistaken.
Nope I am not mistaken.
I just signed up for Netflix over the weekend, can't beat 8.99 for unlimited streaming movies. Some of the HD streaming Netflix movies look better than bluray to me. All n all it's cheaper than cable, I watched like 6 movies in two days. I don't get my hopes up anymore when it comes to apple inc. Even tho I've never purchased or rented a movie from apple inc. and never will I can see why they wouldn't want this on the iphone, it's all good in war right.
Good luck Netflix and may the FCC be with you.
"(and before people howl “unfair!”, it’s not like you can load up PlayStation or Wii games on an Xbox 360 — consoles control their media)"
What an irresponsible comment by the article. I love this site, but I find ignorance like this doesn't belong here. It's also a biased comment and doesn't belong in good journalism.
I also love my iPhone, but the iPhone is a tool, like any other. It's in the best interest of the consumer that you be able to get multiple sources of media. Yes apple does control it, and for now, they would have the right to block it, but that doesn't mean it's good for consumers to allow them to block it. If I chose to get media from elsewhere other than the iTunes store, I should be allowed to. The Mac isn't locked into only iTunes, is it?
As a loyal netflix customer I hope it does come to iPhone, as it will give me so many more options to watch movies that I have rightfully paid the service to view.
Dionte - "Some of the HD streaming Netflix movies look better than bluray to me."
Only a person who hasn't watched many Blu-ray movies on a 1080p set would say something as asinine as that! I GUARANTEE you I can get ANY Blu-ray movie and play it on a good 1080p set and you can stream it through Netflix and the Blu-ray version will look better hands down!
"Some Netflix HD streaming movies look better than Blu-ray"... HA!!! Dionte, I want whatever it is you're smoking!
I watched Yes Man on bluray yesterday at 1080p and it did not look that much clearer to me than Serenity in Hd on netflix, the over the air tv channels mostly news broadcast look better to me at 1080i than bluray does at 1080p, I'm not smoking anything.
I use my laptops bluray player connected to tv through hdmi cable, maybe that has something to do with it but it says it connects at 1080p. I'd rather just watch the hd streams if they were the plenty than deal with mailing moving back and fourth.
@The Devil's Advocate
It is not so much an irresponsible comment as it is just a broken -- stupid is not too harsh a word -- analogy. Microsoft does not disallow PS3 games because of a policy restriction -- they "disallow" them because THEY DO NOT RUN ON THE XBOX. If High Impact ported Ratchet and Clank to run on the 360, Microsoft would happily allow them on board.
The analogy would not be Microsoft disallowing PS3 games on their XBox -- the analogy would be Microsoft disallowing first person shooters on the XBox360 to protect their Halo franchise. That sort of practice sounds absurd in the console arena, but somehow when Apple does it, it gets a pass.
I enjoy following heroes episodes, it came from boring to a good tv series now. For the first few eps, I thought, its just an xmen . But now its fun to watch, hope new episoded will be released soon.