horrible selection for xbox users....

[patrick]

wheres all the good movie .....i mean theres a fair share of classic comedys and dramas and such but wheres all the blockbusters netflix???......god awful... and some of the movies i selected are not available for xbox.....you cant tell me this instant queue was just made up last week.....i (we) want some quality new releases and actual blockbusters to be able to watch. how many times can a person watch POTC at worlds end? if im going to be a ongoing subscriber i would appreciate quality films to watch. i dont want to have to deal with dvds in the mail thats why i have a xbox

[Spindaddydad]

Found the following regarding the way studios treat web download and streaming providers such as ITunes and Netflix. This is from Greg Sandoval of CNet:

"And the culprit here is a system that for decades has pumped billions of dollars into the coffers of Hollywood studios and the television industry. What has happened is Apple and Netflix have crashed into windows. "Release windows" is the term used to describe periods of time a certain type of media is allowed to show a movie. Typically, a feature film is first released in theaters, then on DVD, followed by pay-per-view channels and finally on broadcast TV.

Normally, release windows don't affect retailers or video-rental services after they've begun selling or renting films. Warner Bros. doesn't go into Best Buy and pull DVDs off the shelf when Comcast airs Casablanca. The corner Mom and Pop video store doesn't surrender copies of Gladiator to Universal Studios when the film appears on ABC. But Internet stores are being treated differently. What this means for iTunes and Netflix customers is that movies will pop in and out of the services.

Spokesmen for Netflix and Apple confirmed that they pulled titles due to these licensing requirements."

The big question many Apple and Netflix fans will have is why are Web stores being treated as though they are entertainment companies instead of merchants?

The answer, of course, is because broadcasters say they are.

[MI5]

I have the availability for watching on my Xbox too and it seems that Microsoft and Sony have to draw the line where they share games and movies obviously. If sony has issues with Microsoft streaming their movies, then make it available to use the PS3 for watching them that way there's no issue.

I wanted to search and see if other's are also wondering if they are going to make all (asside from Sony) their titles for JUST streaming.

Thanks!

[Richard]

I completely agree, I just signed up expecting to instantly download some of the more recent films but everything on the instant queue is about 4 years old at least. This is complete garbage and I really don’t care to wait for a movie to be mailed to me. Instant downloads was the only reason I chose to have Netflix and don’t see myself continuing the service with the limited downloads available. NETFLIX get some new titles on your instant downloads FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!

[Spindaddydad]

Richard, you did read why they can't provide new movies, right?

[Knaldskalle]

everything on the instant queue is about 4 years old at least.

Absolute nonsense!

Man on Wire (2008), The Visitor (2008), No Country for Old Men (2007), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), La Vie en Rose (2007), Gone Baby Gone (2007), Persepolis (2007), The Counterfeiters (2007), Ratatouille (2007), Beaufort (2007), Across the Universe (2007), Taxi to the Dark Side (2007), No End in Sight (2007), Operation Homecoming (2007), War Dance (2007), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), Enchanted (2007), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), Deliver us from Evil (2006), Iraq in Fragments (2006), Jesus Camp (2006), My Country, My country (2006), Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Half Nelson (2006), The Good German (2006), The Illusionist (2006) and Poseidon (2006) all have 3 things in common. They're available on Instant Watch, they're less than 4 years old and they were all nominated for an Oscar. Some of them even won.

Studios! Let NETFLIX get some new titles on your their instant downloads FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!

Fixed.