18 May 2010 12 Comments

Netflix: Now Streaming In HD

Until a few days ago, Mac and PC users were unable to stream high definition video from Netflix’s Watch Instantly selection of titles.  Stand-alone Netflix streaming devices including some net-connected Blu-ray players, televisions, and game consoles have supported HD-quality streaming for some time now.  Brent Ayrey, Director of Product Management at Netflix, posted a brief [...]

13 February 2010 0 Comments

Update: The Great TiVo Reset

It has been more than a week since I performed the “Clearing and deleting everything.” function on my Series3 TiVo, and I’m happy to report that the S3 has since performed perfectly:  wireless file transfers complete with consistent throughput, Netflix HD streams are received in full quality, and overall system response has greatly improved.  One [...]