Post by: Xbox-Scene on October 01, 2008, 08:41:00 PM
PlayOn Beta Unlocks Netflix, Hulu, and More For Xbox 360, PS3 Posted by XanTium | October 1 22:05 EST | News Category: Xbox360 |
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Post by: hamwbone on October 01, 2008, 10:30:00 PM
Post by: Grim187 on October 01, 2008, 11:18:00 PM
its not that great, its kinda slow and you need a beefy pc that just stays on all day and dosent do anything that takes up cpu cycles or hdd usage.
im waiting for full rtmp support for xbmc and a hulu plugin. (hopefully the next svn)
Post by: koolkid1935 on October 02, 2008, 12:14:00 AM
Hm, nevermind. It appears the user/pass isn't required to watch videos. If only it would load videos that are in 'HD' and SD in 'HD', or at least give you the option to.
This post has been edited by koolkid1935: Oct 2 2008, 07:33 AM
Post by: SupaDawg on October 02, 2008, 01:35:00 AM
Post by: PHC oMaLz on October 02, 2008, 03:12:00 AM
Not a bad program at all I am kind of surprised
This post has been edited by PHC oMaLz: Oct 2 2008, 10:13 AM
Post by: darkshadow2k8 on October 02, 2008, 04:36:00 AM
Post by: Grim187 on October 02, 2008, 05:11:00 AM
QUOTE(darkshadow2k8 @ Oct 2 2008, 03:36 AM) 
i just wanted something to watch youtube videos said i cant do it my pc is a bit old thats why i wish for a browser for the 360
you cant watch youtube videos on your pc?, what do you have a 66mhz?, they play fine on my 333 with 128.
Post by: luther349 on October 02, 2008, 09:34:00 AM
Post by: iceman72 on October 02, 2008, 09:44:00 AM
Post by: spodee on October 02, 2008, 11:04:00 AM
Demon link tells me to contact the support deparment as soon as possible and states this domain is not available. 
Anyone aware of alternative links.Also anyone done this over a wireless G home router yet? Or with Vista 64?
Post by: Maxisreed on October 02, 2008, 11:49:00 AM
In the PlayOn support forums, folks are mentioning you have to install the Netflix video plugin on the comp that runs PlayOn so you can watch videos, but I'm still unable to.
I ran the previous PlayOn beta that showed CBS vids nicely on XBMC and X360. Haven't tried latest beta with X360, but I assume the same level of connectivity.
on a side note, Hulu looks GREAT on the 720p upconvert in XBMC to my LCD (which runs up to 1080p). I'll have to double check to see if the 1080i upconvert makes the stuff look okay...
Post by: iceman72 on October 02, 2008, 11:57:00 AM
QUOTE(Maxisreed @ Oct 2 2008, 01:49 PM)
I run XBMC on a Xbox over wireless G. PlayOn works well with Hulu, CBS, YouTube, but the Netflix doesn't work for me.
In the PlayOn support forums, folks are mentioning you have to install the Netflix video plugin on the comp that runs PlayOn so you can watch videos, but I'm still unable to.
I ran the previous PlayOn beta that showed CBS vids nicely on XBMC and X360. Haven't tried latest beta with X360, but I assume the same level of connectivity.
on a side note, Hulu looks GREAT on the 720p upconvert in XBMC to my LCD (which runs up to 1080p). I'll have to double check to see if the 1080i upconvert makes the stuff look okay...
I watched Heros off HULU last night and I must say it wasnt the best quality I have seen. If they are going to charge for this service they need to push HD content as well as cut the darn commercials. That was really lame.
Post by: xjustsumloserx on October 02, 2008, 04:17:00 PM
Post by: Lezlyte on October 02, 2008, 05:18:00 PM
QUOTE(spodee @ Oct 2 2008, 06:40 PM)
Also anyone done this over a wireless G home router yet? Or with Vista 64?
Tried it yesterday on my Ultimate x64 with my 1024K cable line and neflix would just black screen and go back out. Just set up my 1.5Mbs DSL today and now I'm getting a media can't play error. Going to try 32 bit but the site is down...
QUOTE
been watching this for ahwile. was hoping for a linux version.
Google it, there's one around.
Post by: xjustsumloserx on October 02, 2008, 07:41:00 PM
Post by: hurlamania on October 02, 2008, 10:35:00 PM
Post by: hamwbone on October 03, 2008, 08:00:00 AM
QUOTE(iceman72 @ Oct 2 2008, 01:33 PM)
I watched Heros off HULU last night and I must say it wasnt the best quality I have seen. If they are going to charge for this service they need to push HD content as well as cut the darn commercials. That was really lame.
wow. do you think it all? do you have any clue how much bandwidth HD content uses? not to mention the program you are using is not the content HOST. The commercials are put there by the content host NOT the playon software. The software is merely a middleware transcoder to allow you to access the content on external media hosts such as HULU, cbs and whatnot.
Post by: bill16504 on October 03, 2008, 09:01:00 AM
What it boils down to, though, is if it's worth buying. The 360 will support Netflix for free after the update next month, and I can already access YouTube, etc., throught my PH.
Post by: spodee on October 03, 2008, 11:51:00 AM
link still doesn't work and when I google it I get a bunch of game betas.
Post by: hamwbone on October 04, 2008, 05:28:00 AM
Click here to download program
Click away folks.
Post by: Party Animal on October 05, 2008, 01:31:00 PM
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Post by: dschu012 on October 21, 2008, 11:00:00 PM
QUOTE(xjustsumloserx @ Oct 2 2008, 11:17 PM)
been watching this for ahwile. was hoping for a linux version.
agreed.