Netflix routes stream to Samsung Blu-ray Players
Sunday, 23 November 2008
FE Report
Netflix's video distribution channel has grown further with the inclusion of certain Web-connected Samsung Blu-ray disc players. Owners of the systems, who happen to subscribe to Netflix, can stream videos from the DVD provider's online catalogue. It's the latest in a line of recent Netflix partnerships that has also included Xbox, LG and Roku.
Netflix and Samsung recently announced a partnership that will bring the video rental service's streaming movies to the hardware maker's Web-connect Blu-ray disc players.
Netflix subscribers can receive Blu-ray and DVD discs by mail with the added option of streaming movies and TV shows instantly from the company's online library. The companies also plan to extend the instant streaming technology into a range of other home entertainment products.
This announcement marks the fourth such venture Netflix has announced this year. The video rental company has also teamed with Roku on a dedicated streaming set-top box; with LG on its BD-300 Blu-ray player and with Microsoft on its Xbox 360.
The new technology is included in Samsung's BD-P2550 and BD-P2500, which are priced at US$399.99. Consumers who already own one of the players will receive a free firmware update that will enable the technology on the device.
Since rival Toshiba ceded the high-definition player format war to Blu-ray, sales figures for the winner have been less than stellar.
Netflix offers more than 100,000 DVD titles, 800 of which are available on Blu-ray. Its catalogue of streamable videos numbers 12,000.
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Netflix's video distribution channel has grown further with the inclusion of certain Web-connected Samsung Blu-ray disc players. Owners of the systems, who happen to subscribe to Netflix, can stream videos from the DVD provider's online catalogue. It's the latest in a line of recent Netflix partnerships that has also included Xbox, LG and Roku.
Netflix and Samsung recently announced a partnership that will bring the video rental service's streaming movies to the hardware maker's Web-connect Blu-ray disc players.
Netflix subscribers can receive Blu-ray and DVD discs by mail with the added option of streaming movies and TV shows instantly from the company's online library. The companies also plan to extend the instant streaming technology into a range of other home entertainment products.
This announcement marks the fourth such venture Netflix has announced this year. The video rental company has also teamed with Roku on a dedicated streaming set-top box; with LG on its BD-300 Blu-ray player and with Microsoft on its Xbox 360.
The new technology is included in Samsung's BD-P2550 and BD-P2500, which are priced at US$399.99. Consumers who already own one of the players will receive a free firmware update that will enable the technology on the device.
Since rival Toshiba ceded the high-definition player format war to Blu-ray, sales figures for the winner have been less than stellar.
Netflix offers more than 100,000 DVD titles, 800 of which are available on Blu-ray. Its catalogue of streamable videos numbers 12,000.
— To know more about