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I've been experiencing hitches in Netflix where it makes my cursor or computer in general lag during playback, but no other video player does this. Does anyone else have this problem and if so did you fix it, and how did you. I have tried clearing cookies and a few other things last month but none of them fixed this problem. Thank you if you can help.

Is there any way to watch US Netflix shows in England? I know Netflix automatically detects where you are and stuff but is there a work around that doesn't cost money and is legal/safe?

http://www.nextpowerup.com/news/29127/only-microsoft-edge-displays-netflix-in-full-hd-on-pc/ http://www.pcworld.com/article/3095259/browsers/confirmed-only-microsoft-edge-will-play-netflix-content-at-1080p-on-your-pc.html Apparently different browsers limit the netflix resolution to 720p in stead of 1080p (excluding microsoft edge) I must say I find this really weird. Is this just a marketing thing for Microsoft or is there something wrong with netflix. At least we have a reason to use edge for something now haha

Oh boy, put something on your hands before you read this, lest you facepalm so hard you give yourself a concussion. I am not joking Source: http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/11/sharing-passwords-for-video-streaming-services-is-now-illegal/ I honestly cannot believe that this is happening. We REALLY need to elect a "nerd" majority to congress, and get some of these laws fixed. They're outdated, written by people with no technical knowledge (and corporate backing) and they just don't work correctly. Your thoughts?

Please help. I installed hola last night so that I'll be able to have more shows on netflix. Everything is going fine until I get to the point where I can't access some local and international sites (Local news websites, articles, and even Steam). I tried uninstalling hola and disabling the browser extension but nothing happens. I keep getting that 500 Internal Server Error page. Please help. P.S. Even though I only change it on my pc it affected all of my devices.

Go watch the devil out of it.

live in an apartment with 2 other people and I've noticed that whenever my roommates use the xbox 360 with the internet, particularly in our apartment that the internet is pretty much unusable on any other computer in the apartment. I know it's possible to fix this by setting a limit to the Xbox's IP's bandwidth usage or give priority to other computers. I just don't understand why the Xbox is so bad about hogging bandwidth. We can have every computer in the apartment streaming music, Netflix, surfing the net, or gaming and not have a problem, but the second the Xbox enters the equation everyone else's bandwidth goes bad and you can't load YouTube at 420p fast enough to avoid buffering on one other computer. I just don't understand what is happening that slows down the connection so much. I wonder if streaming off chrome cast would be a better solution?

Does anybody know of anything good to watch on Netflix or TV in general?

EDIT: I decided to add a poll to this. ------------------------------------------------- So Netflix released on Wednesday Fast.com. The purpose of the site is to test how fast your internet connection is. Gotta love that last line. "The results should be similar in most cases." In my opinion this was created as a direct jab at Comcast. It is well known that Comcast has throttled Netflix in the past. The point here is to hold Comcast's feet to the fire and make sure they are doing their job. So are they? You tell me. I'm paying for 70Mbps. Original source: http://bgr.com/2016/05/18/netflix-speed-test-isp-fast-download/

i find out that minions is on netflix >plays movie >chills >screen goes green then blue as loud buzzing kills my ear drums >panic alt+f4 >desktop makes posting bleep >startup menu >select windows 10 volume select screen (fucked up installation somehow lo) >selects volume 2(my main volume i run off of) >UI loads >goes back to chrome >loads netflix for try number 2 >rinse and repeat. specs amd phenom ii x4 955 black edition asus oc geforce gtx 750ti 16gb ballisticX ram (4x4gb) gigabyte am3+ socket motherboard with built in support for my cpu 600 watt power supply 1tb drive, 160gb drive (backing up to the 1tb since its old), 120 gb ssd (for my steam) 2 case fans 1 coolermasterhyper most popular cpu fan/heatsink to date https://pcpartpicker.com/b/GwLD4D <before the ram upgrade of course any issues? webroot and mcaffee dont see anything. and my fans have been awfully quite lately for being new. is it because i increased my ram that they are quiet?

Just saw this deal on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B013HJ13V0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=linustechtips-20&linkId=b4b58c2086c1e96dc9b7b084131092c5 Nvidia SHIELD with Remote just for $149.99

I have windows 10 Pro. I have audio on youtube, netflix and such but nothing in games I launch like AC Syndicate, GTAV etc. How can I get SOUND? Mobo - Asus Z97-E CPU - I5 4690K RAM - 16GB - 2x8GB G.SKILL Ares GPU - 780 TI Classified x2 in SLI PSU - EVGA 1600 T2

It's finally happened: Netflix has given in to the pressure from the movie industry and is blocking VPN users who are trying to access its service. I'm one of those who are affected. I used to watch Netflix's UK and US catalogue as the German one wasn't great at all. Now I'm standing here and asking myself, how I can continue to watch those TV shows. Netflix's move has left me with two options: The legal way and the illegal way. The legal way is inconvinient and expensive. It is stores like iTunes where you pay at least 20€ per season and then get a file that has been crippled with DRM in a way that I can't even watch it on Linux. I've done this once for Top Gear. I'd do it again for TG, but only because I utterly love the show. This leaves me with the illegal way. Remeber when Gabe Newell said that piracy was a distribution problem? Yeah, he was right. I used to obtain music and games from questionable sources (hopefully worded that CoC conform enough ) then iTunes made its music basically DRM free and Steam became popular so I bought my music and games because it was more convenient. I understand that content costs money, and I want to pay for it. The BBC is another bad example for that. I watch a lot of stuff on the iPlayer (BBC's vod platform), and I want to pay money for it, but I can't. There is literally no way for me as a non British citizen to do that. BBC, you make great content, let me pay for it! It could be so easy for the content industry. It just needs to be more convenient than piracy, which isn't hard whatsoever. Downloading multiple archives, entering Captchas, dealing with viruses; All of those are things that I didn't have to deal with when watching Netflix or iPlayer. We're held back by the current distribution model. Why shouldn't a new episode be available on cable and streaming at the same time? I guess the biggest obstacle are the traditional cable companies. On the one hand, they're responsible for a lot of the shows we all love, but these companies are slowly going down if they don't adapt. The problem is that until one of the giants is legitmately struggeling, we will be stuck with the traditional distribution model. Fortunately there's hope when it comes to new shows thanks to streaming companies who are now producing their own content which has a distribution model that is appropriate to the age of streaming. TL;DR Netflix bans VPN users, piracy is now the most convenient method to watch US TV shows again.

I'm looking for a new display exclusively for Netflix and my raspberry pi. Option 1: 32" 1080p Television pros: - bigger screen - remote control for volume and input switching - TV speakers cons: - more expensive - bulky heavy - Paying for TV feature which I won't use - panels can be crappy 27" 1080p IPS Monitor Pros: - IPS panel - better quality display - cheaper - not paying for TV feature which I won't use cons: - no remote for input switching - have to fiddle with hdmi splitters / adapters - smaller screen - probably no speakers What would you guys choose?

Hello guys! i want to buy a Macbook (first time i buy one and i want to try it) and i'm really confused about the branding scheme, which one it's the "top of the line" and which one it's the ""budget"" ? and the real question, which one it's the best for watching movies in the bed with headphones? (Price doesn't really matter) Ty and sorry for bad english! <3

Streaming service Netflix has closed the doors of the latest own data center. All services of the company are now stored in the cloud rival Amazon. Transferring all information began in 2008 and was completed last month, Yury Izrailevsky announced in a blog post. The chances of failure of the service Netflix has become a lot smaller. It has also become much easier according Izrailevsky to free up extra space for new movies and series. The cloud should provide a "better and more enjoyable experience" for subscription members. Netflix decided to step up in August 2008 to a cloud system. The company sended At That Time DVDs with movies and series to subscribers. Due to a major flaw in the system Netflix could not send anything for three days. Amazon The company decided to use the cloud services of Amazon to transfer all services. Amazon itself began in 2013 with a paid streaming service to compete with Netflix. The transfer finally took seven years because Netflix during the "relocation" wanted to optimize the software for use in the cloud. Also, new systems have been built to run everything. According Izrailevsky Netflix is a step into the cloud close to the system optimization. The company wants to ensure that the streaming service 99.9 percent of the time online. In that case the service a year later than 52.26 minutes may be offline. Source: Nu.nl Translated by me Source: arstechnica.com Not translated by me

Hi so i was thinking about buying the ASUS (RT-AC68U) Wireless-AC1900 router as a replacement for my stock AT&T Uverse router. do you guys think that this is a good router? i found a pretty sweet deal for it on newegg for $170 i see that it has alot of good reviews on amazon and newegg but i was wondering if any of you guys out there own this router and if you guys do is it a good router? what i mostly do is FPS gaming, watch movies on netflix and want fast web surfing. so what are you guys thoughts on this router. Is it a good one or should i look into another one.

Netflix has officially announced its entry into India and 130 other markets in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. With the move, CEO Reed Hastings said during his CES keynote address on Wednesday, Netflix is now available in "all major countries" of the world "except China", something he hopes will change soon. Plans for the on-demand TV, movies, and video streaming powerhouse - now available in 190 countries - start in India at Rs. 500 per month for access on 1 SD screen. For Rs. 650 per month you can watch HD content on 2 screens at a time, and Rs. 800 per month will get you 4K content on up to 4 screens simultaneously. Netflix declined to comment on its plans but industry executives told Reuters they expect an India announcement as early as this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where co-founder and Chief Executive Reed Hastings is scheduled to talk about the company's international expansion. BUT, here's the bottleneck Most Indian Internet users go online via smartphones, which are increasingly capable of connecting to the latest, fourth-generation network (4G) which cuts streaming times considerably. The challenge is convincing Indians to spend, analysts said. Netflix's average revenue per user (ARPU) in the third quarter was $25.29 in the United States and $21.59 abroad. In India, where a movie can cost 29 rupees (44 cents) and monthly subscriptions are as little as 200 rupees, analysts expect ARPUs to be a fraction of that. Will Indians with slow Internet speeds and small data caps be able to use Netflix? This is the million-dollar question that will decide the success or failure of Netflix within the country and indeed the fate of online streaming as a whole in India. Slow Internet speeds and small data caps (also known as ‘fair usage policy’ limits) have limited the growth of movie and TV show streaming in India. For instance, Netflix recommends that its users need a minimum of 0.5 Megabits per second for broadband connection speed and an Internet speed of 5 Mbps if users want to stream movies and TV shows in HD quality. When it comes to data usage, Netflix currently offers four different types of data usage: low (0.3GB used per hour), Medium, (0.7 GB per hour) and high (up to 3GB per hour for HD quality video streaming). This means that people with an Internet connection speed of 1Mbps or 2Mbps and with a data cap of 40 to 50 GB, which is roughly the average in India will find it difficult to use Netflix heavily. Watching a handful of movies and TV shows could eat up a little over half of a user’s data cap, make them quickly hit their FUP limit, and have their Internet speeds reduced to a piddly 512 Kbps. HIGHLIGHTS • Netflix’s monthly plans are priced at Rs 500, Rs 650 and Rs 800 • HD and Ultra HD content available in Indian market • Slow internet speeds in most cities except metros may become obstacle for Netflix Another bottleneck Although the exact number of titles available for Netflix India users still hasn’t be released, a quick perusal by The Wire shows that the Indian catalogue is currently lacking when compared to its U.S or Canada counterpart. While all of Netflix’s original shows such as House of Cards, Narcos, Marvel’s Daredevil and Jessica Jones, and Master of None are available, some of the more well-known TV shows that are cult classics in India such as Friends are currently not available. While there is more than enough to entice customers to sign up for the one month free trial, what is truly important is how quickly Netflix is able to bid for titles that are part of its global catalogue and add them to their India country-specific selection. Adding more titles over the next six months is vital. Will Netflix be able to force Indians to stop pirating? As always, it becomes a question of opportunity cost: a majority of Indians undoubtedly believe that with data caps of up to 100 GB, it’s supremely easy to log onto an illegal torrent website and download their favourite movies and TV shows for free. Netflix and the online streaming industry has to compete with that; to show Indian consumers that logging onto the website and picking a movie to quickly stream is much better than rummaging through a number of ‘CAM RIP’ and ‘DVD RIP” torrents. What may sway the balance in favour of Netflix and other video streaming websites is the process of discovery. How will Indians find the best movie and TV shows? While big hits such as A Game of Thrones are social media sensations and easy to identify, as Indians slowly start exploring their niche interests, they may find that online streaming companies and not torrent websites offer a better answer. because as of now, none of the TV shows i want to watch that are not Netflix originals is not on netflix, well shit... People have to understand Govt of India Censors everything, there can never be nudity or swear words on any show/movie, so what you see on HBO india is censored Game of thrones where all the scenes that involve nudity have been edited out and swear words have been muted, So, no, this won't stop people from pirating game of thrones unless netflix can actually deliver other shows that are not produced by netflix and can actually deliver uncensored content, because if it is, then why the hell would i pay for something that's censored anyway ? (i'm not joking, i didn't even know Dexter was R rated until i saw a pirated copy of season 5, never had a clue as what i watched in television was a censored PG content of Dexter) Source : http://www.digit.in/tvs/netflix-officially-launched-in-india-28536.html

Netflix is launched in India, in Nigeria, in Poland, in Russia, in Saudi Arabia, in Singapore, in South Korea, in Turkey, in Indonesia, and in 130 new countries. But not in China yet! Go to www.netflix.com to see if Netflix is live in your country! In India, The Plan starts from Basic at Rs. 500 per month (7.48 USD) Here is the official plan prices that is available in India right now. Meanwhile Netflix's Stock Price is going insane. Source: TheVerge.

Hi i'm just going to make this short, sweet and simple. I'm looking for a laptop that can play minecraft at around 100fps, stream Netflix, download movies, play movies and obviously has a hdmi or mini hdmi or any sort of port that i can connect it up to my tv. My budget is £400/$500 max. Please look on mostly UK sites since i don't want import tax etc. Thanks, Luke.

Let's start with a quote from the article: "Neil Hunt, Netflix's chief product officer, has told Gizmodo that the service won't offer offline playback of content because it will create a "paradox of choice" that will leave some users "paralysed" and unable to use Netflix" I understand the fear of too many options and possible confusion, but this is just PR hot air. This basically tells me Netflix believes their users are idiots. If you don't want to confuse less tech savvy customers, bury the feature a little so only people that know it's there can find it. This is clearly a dumb response to Amazon introducing this feature instead of them. They have also stated they never intend on introducing this feature. That's fine but don't treat your customers like idiots. Source http://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-offline-downloads-neil-hunt-2015-9

Wired reports that Amazon, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla, Netflix, and Cisco have teamed up to create a new video format in order to replace Adobe Flash. It is designed to work on low powered devices at an amazing quality. It will also support copy protection. The format will be released under the Apache 2.0 License which means it's open source and royalty free. It does not have a name yet. Source: http://www.wired.com/2015/09/techs-biggest-names-unite-create-new-video-format/

Alright. So I intend to make that cliche switch. Cut cable and move to Netflix and Hulu. I wouldn't say I hog the network, but I like to watch Linus in 1440p when I can, on my WIFI enabled DESKTOP in my den. I also don't muh MMORPGs as much as I'd like (if there's a category lower than casual, I'm in it). My niece loves to watch her YouTubez in the basement on my Xbox One when she's home and my folks enjoy Hallmark and Ion TV shows in the evening. Thankfully, Ion is available on Hulu. That aside, my niece will still stream YT like she does even if North Korea invades, but the 'rents will want their soaps. I also have an HTPC in the livingroom for their 'convenience'. Sorry about forcing network discussion into this. I have a few questions: Have you ever encountered situations like mine? If so, how did you approach/solve it? Should I try to run an ethernet to the HTPC to minimize traffic on the wireless antennas? Any further advice on how I should approach this?

A server issue in Virginia is affecting most of the northeast, killing the infrastructure for many popular products and services including Netflix, Product Hunt, Medium, SocialFlow, Buffer, GroupMe, Pocket, Viber Amazon Echo and more. http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/09/20/amazon-web-services-goes-down-taking-netflix-reddit-pocket-and-more-with-it/

Even if this is done, there still is the issue that the rest of the world's internet is not on par or is just bad and horrible. It is no secret that plenty of Netflix subscribers use a VPN to access content from other countries, mainly the US as it tends to have the most relevant library of content. It is also no shock that Hollywood companies aren’t too happy about this practice, but instead of blocking out VPN users, Netflix wants to remove the need to use one. Netflix just launched in Australia and while the subscription service is perfectly legal, using a VPN to access content outside of your region technically is not. For movie and TV studios, geographical licensing agreements are a major part of their business but the VPN problem can be easily fixed if companies would offer their content globally without restrictions, according to Netflix CEO, Reed Hastings. According to Hastings, the use of VPNs is a pretty small-scale issue in the face of proper piracy and is actually very easy to make obsolete: “The VPN thing is a small little asterisk compared to piracy. Piracy is really the problem around the world.” VPN users are clearly willing to pay, they just can’t to the content they want on locally: Lack of availability is often the root cause of VPN use and tradition piracy in some cases. However, it still remains to be seen if traditional media studios will make the switch and begin dealing out licenses globally, rather than keeping things locked down per region. Reference Article on the Forum : http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/296033-netflix-says-piracy-service-popcorn-time-is-a-real-competitor/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/284980-netflix-cracking-down-on-vpn-users/ Source : https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-wants-to-make-vpn-piracy-obsolete-150325/