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Hello fellows, I am looking for a tablet with a good battery. I want mainly to watch Netflix and browse internet and I dont want it to lag. With a good price. I tested Lenovo Yoga 2 in our local store but it's screen wasn't so good and os was laggy.

Netflix has recently updates its terms and conditions, adding in a new line that says Netflix can ban users found to be using a VPN to access libraries of content not available in your own country. However, it does seem unlikely that Netflix would actively enforce this new rule. While Netflix agrees and wants to do away with geographical borders on digital content, the big media companies are all constantly on Netflix’s case about VPN use and in order to maintain its business relationships, it should probably look like it is at least trying to prevent the use of VPNs to access content. The new terms and conditions say: “You may view a movie or TV show through the Netflix service primarily within the country in which you have established your account and only in geographic locations where we offer our service and have licensed such movie or TV show.” “The content that may be available to watch will vary by geographic location. Netflix will use technologies to verify your geographic location. We may terminate or restrict your use of our service, without compensation or notice, if you are, or if we suspect that you are, in violation of any of these terms of use or engaged in illegal or improper use of the service. It wasn’t too long ago that we heard rumours that Netflix wanted to stop its users from viewing with a VPN switched on entirely. However, the company later corrected those rumours. It doesn’t look like Netflix is going to stop you from using a VPN but it is warning against it Source : http://www.forbes.com/sites/ianmorris/2015/04/07/netflix-can-now-ban-users-who-use-vpns/ Related : www.in.techradar.com/news/home-cinema/Netflix-can-now-ban-you-for-using-a-VPN/articleshow/46842103.cms linustechtips.com/main/topic/335258-netflix-wants-to-get-rid-of-geographical-restrictions/ www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/netflix-reveals-that-vpn-crackdown-claims-are-false/

So i've got this problem only in the Netflix app in Windows 10. The surround sound doesn't work I'm only getting a stereo signal on my receiver. I've got this since i upgraded to Windows 10 in Windows 8.1 it worked perfectly fine. Has anyone else got the same problem? I also reinstalled all the drivers for sound but the problem is till there. My computer is connected via SPDIF .

So, it would seem that the long time arguments made by consumers, as to how to kill piracy, are slowly being proven right. That argument being that "piracy results from geo-locking, market segmentation, and general unavailability", and that companies could make more money, if they would just stop being so belligerent, and give people easy access to the content they want to buy. Source: http://www.geeksnack.com/2015/05/30/netflix-inadvertently-killing-off-pirates-and-bittorent/ Alternate source: http://www.delhidailynews.com/news/Netflix-inadvertently-killing-off-pirates--Bittorent-1432990988/ I have to admit, I'm eager to see what kind if ridiculous response some companies will come up with in light of this information. Personally I have to agree with the article. While Piracy IS immoral, it can be better fought with easy, convenient access, rather than obstructive geo-locking, and timed releases for different countries just so companies can charge more money in that country because "it just came out". What's more interesting to me, is that some companies like HBO, seem to be waking up and realizing that box top set television is a doomed industry, and that people don't want to pay a ridiculous price for a package that includes channels they don't watch or have any interest in. Source: http://www.technewstoday.com/23995-netflix-suffers-while-hbo-enjoys-the-traffic-through-game-of-thrones/ *Professor Farnsworth voice* "GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!"

All i want to do is watch the earlier seasons of Top Gear, because for some reason they're not on netflix. That is the only reason I would ever use hulu, let alone pay an equal amount for Netflix. Everything about Hulu is horrible and terrible and awful. It's not got HD on anything. And the idling is horrible. If I go to even take a piss, I get back, press play, and it puts me right back at the beginning of the fucking episode and to get back to where I was I have to watch some stupid commercial about getting a toyota to run on hydrogen fuel cells made out of cow shit. The moment I finish watching Top Gear, I am canceling this awful subscription that is sucking my money away every month for this horrible, disgusting service. Do they even think that they can compete with the far superior netflix?

Hi Guys, I live in Australia and FINALLY we got our own Netflx account for the family. I'm wondering, is there a recommended device that's cheap to stream netflix. We have a chromecast but my parents are useless with technology and don't want to use their phones, they prefer having a remote... Is there anything you could recommend? So far looking at an Apple TV ($99) or a generic Android Box from Ebay ($79) Your input is much appreciated Thank You.

Recently, this company came to my university to pitch their popularity to students. Philo offers a service where you can stream cable content to your devices, and it sounds glorious to me, because for college students, it will be free! What does the LTT community think? I think they can gain some serious popularity among college students and eventually expand to residential areas as well . I am aware I can make my own media server that downloads cable content, but for the average TV consumer, this might be the perfect alternative to their DVR. Here's the link to Forbes' article on it (kind of old but whatever) http://www.forbes.com/sites/maxrobins/2013/11/18/if-facebook-and-hulu-had-a-baby-it-would-look-like-philo/

So. I'm having a bit of an issue lately, although it only seems to happen sometimes. I game on my primary monitor, and the video I am watching on either youtube or netflix, will freeze up, stutter, or just not play. This issue is intermittent, and doesn't happen much with netflix, but a lot with youtube. I am running my gaming monitor off of my 970, and my secondary monitor off of my old ass gt520 (I know the 970 could handle both, but I prefer to just let it do gaming and not tax it that much because MOAR FPS). Sometimes I can fix this by alt tabbing in and out of the game a few times, but right now it's not fixing itself, even though it was running fine until watch dogs decided to minimize for no apparent reason (not sure what's causing that, but it's annoying as hell). I also occasionally get this "would you like to keep this color scheme" message from windows 7, even though I've repeatedly clicked "do not ask again". What am I doing wrong? And yes I know playing watch dogs is gonna get me a "why u do dis?!" but I'm bored, and own it, so might as well play it a bit. I like the mini games lol.

Netflix isn't just worried about HBO — it's worried about pirates, too. In a letter to shareholders yesterday, Netflix says that piracy is one of its "biggest competitors," and notably, it specifically points to one piracy service that's caught its attention: Popcorn Time. Popcorn Time's app is meant to make pirating a movie as easy as streaming one on Netflix. The app allows you to browse through an iTunes-like catalog of movies and TV shows by their posters, select one for more information, and then start streaming it after a short buffering period. It's so streamlined that anyone should be able to just pick it up and start watching. What Popcorn Time actually is is a pretty face for downloading torrents, an activity that's typically going to be illegal when you're looking for major films and TV shows. This form of piracy is far from a new phenomenon, but it makes torrenting a lot more accessible than it's traditionally been — and that gives Netflix reason to worry. In particular, Netflix points to a Google Trends graph comparing the popularity of searches for Netflix, HBO, and Popcorn Time in the Netherlands. The graph shows the popularity of Popcorn Time rising sharply over the past six months, such that it's now on par with Netflix and far above HBO. Netflix calls the data "sobering." Of course, this is only in the Netherlands, which appears to be an outlier. Looking at global data, the graph is far different, with Netflix soaring far, far above Popcorn Time and HBO. Still, it's a sign that Popcorn Time is gaining prominence. Netflix is a great piracy deterrent because it's cheap and easy — but Popcorn Time is now making piracy easy, too. For Netflix, that's cause for concern. ​No shit Sherlock , you are only available in America and Canada Source : http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/21/7868645/netflix-lists-popcorn-time-as-competitor i selected size 18 because reasons

'' My name is Peggy , Peggy Carter '' Ok , i just finished the Marvel series on netflix named Agent Carter , and it was AWESOME . iv finished the 1st season and i hope it will be good as breaking bad and i have high hopes about this series . During Capitan Americas hypercrionicsleep , unusual events happen to peggy . i hope to see a season 2 from the guys from disney and marvel . stay groovie

So, I am experiencing some odd artifacting while watching Fringe on netflix. This represents as small blueish rectangles in certain spots, and if I rewind, they appear in the same spots again and again. I know this is not a graphics card issue because the artifacts only appear in this one single episode (the final episode of the entire series). I would think that it's a connection issue, but I have nothing else running, and I assume the same problem would occur in other episodes. Any idea's what could be the cause of this?

Is this entirely shocking? If the studios weren't such hacks and were willing to give Netflix the rights to show more content in areas outside of the USA, I wouldn't NEED to use a VPN to pretend that I'm an American just to watch content that I pay for. Not only content that I pay for, but I pay the same amount as Americans and get far less content in return. Till that stops, I won't. I know a lot of people who won't. http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/18/nearly-a-third-of-canadian-netflix-users-pretend-to-be-american/?ncid=rss&cps=gravity_1730_696823076968916719

Hi guys, Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get a Media Center solution like Kodi provides? I recently bought a neat TV and a Raspberry Pi 2 which I intended to use it instead of the LG TV stuff for obvious reasons. However, me being new in the HTPC sector I was very surprised to find out that it's nearly impossible to get Netflix and Amazon apps for Kodi (the ones I found don't work properly). I thought since we have so many ways of streaming online content today and I can get both services on my andriod phone (why anyone would want to watch TV on a phone eludes me), it shouldn't be to much of a hassle to get this stuff on my TV. Well it is hassle free if I choose to use the LG smart TV garbage, but I don't want to because trying to find my own solution sounded more fun... it wasn't. Whatever, I've tried a few things to get Netflix and Amazon to work with Kodi and had no luck so far. I guess the easiest thing (after admitting defeat and using LG's thing) would be to do the good old fashion western-world-thing and through more money at the problem. Well suffice it to say I don't have the cash. I've head good things about Plex, but couldn't really find a good starting tutorial (maybe I haven't look enough). So what do you guys do? What are your experiences? P.S. I don't really want to stream my desktop from my main rig (or from my phone) since the whole point is to be able to have that turned off while watching TV, but if that's the easiest/best way - what streaming program's the best?. Thanks anyway guys... I'll go cry in a corner now.

200,000 Australians can’t be wrong: Netflix is something that probably should come to Australia in an official capacity. Which is a good thing, because based on all the information we have so far, we’re very close to an official launch of Netflix, in the land Down Under. For those out of the loop, Netflix is a DVD rental service that, similar to the existing Aussie service Quickflix, sends DVDs out to people via the post for them to rent, enjoy and then send back. The real game-changer that has caught the attention of hundreds and thousands of Australians, however, is the company’s Netflix Instant product, which allows users to use any device, any browser and any machine connected to the internet to stream an almost infinite library of content for the low, low price of $US8 per month. Australia has been in a wasteland for cheap and liberated access to content in the last five years, with free to air broadcasters and pay TV giant, Foxtel, maintaining a stranglehold over new shows and movies, running them to an antiquated schedule that doesn’t suit the right here, right now habits of modern viewers. These networks have gradually attempted to offer more relevant products to modern viewers crying out for cheap streaming services with the launch of products like Foxtel Play and a myriad of free-to-air catch-up services. For this reason, Australians are flocking to sign up for VPN services in a bid to access Netflix Instant. VPN tunnels make Netflix think that the computer is actually accessing the content from the US, lifting the geoblock wall and making the content available. It’s something that has drawn the ire of the Australian television and streaming industries, with local executives slamming the practice as “piracy”, simply because the content being accessed by Australians via Netflix isn’t licensed to be viewed in the local market. But while the local industry throws stones, Netflix has been quietly tooling away in Australia, working on a local launch. Gizmodo Australia understands that the streaming giant currently operates out of an office in the Sydney CBD, working quietly to establish local connections with agencies, marketers and other support structures. mUmbrella revealed today that it believes Netflix’s Australian operation has recently signed itself up with new creative and social marketing agencies, which indicates that the launch of the Instant product in Australia is just around the corner. The report indicates that a multi-million dollar marketing blitz will flood the Australian market in the coming months. Like it or not, Australian TV industry: Netflix is coming. [mUmbrella] Source http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/11/netflixs-official-launch-in-australia-is-happening-albeit-very-very-slowly -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Staying on the streaming news bandwagon What would it take to get you to stop downloading shows via BitTorrent or accessing Netflix via a VPN? How about a streaming service that costs less than $10 per month with access to new US shows as they become available across smartphone, tablet and TV-based streaming products? Meet Stan: the new streaming service for Australia, born out of StreamCo. Read more http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/11/meet-stan-australias-most-ambitious-streaming-service-yet/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- But wait there is more Soundcloud Just Made Its First Deal With A Major Record Label First came the ads, now SoundCloud has a deal with a bonafide record deal with Warner Music Group. SoundCloud has made it official, with a real record company. It’s really growing up. Every time a track from a Warner artist is played on SoundCloud here on out, SoundCloud will pay Warnera little bit of money. SoundCloud is a great service, but nothing gold can stay that way, and we knew it would have to figure out a way to keep the lights on — aside from venture funding — at some point. The deal with Warner was contingent on another coming-of-age type development from SoundCloud: its impending launch of a premium service, which offers different paid tiers for different amounts of listening and uploading. The licensing agreement, of course, also applies to the premium plans. So, yes, it’s true. SoundCloud, as it exists in its current form, is changing. It still remains a place where you can discover great and weird underground artists. Let’s just hope that big kid business deals doesn’t mean SoundCloud gets too far afield from the SoundCloud we love. Source http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/11/soundcloud-just-made-its-first-deal-with-a-major-record-label/

Makes sense. Netflix would have to redo their licensing agreements across the globe and implement some form of DRM that even allowed for offline viewing. It sucks, but there is only so much Netflix could offer consumers while still being allowed by the studios that allow them the content in the first place. http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/17/netflix-crushes-our-dreams/?ncid=rss_truncated http://www.techradar.com/news/video/netflix-offline-viewing-is-never-going-to-happen--1277413#null

This morning I was watching a few episodes of Avatar the last air bender on my htpc and left the tab with it open. Fast forward to tonight and I'm trying to watch one more episode before bed on my iPad just like I've been doing for a few days now but instead of enjoying the show Netflix is telling me that avatar is not available to stream.... I went back to my htpc and started the next episode no problem. Using a vpn didn't help either. Why would it all of a sudden be removed from their library?

i accidentally found these "test" videos on netflix, i just searched 60 and found 3 videos that seem to be for testing 60 fps playback on the windows 8 netflix app.kinda find it funny how it just says "this is a test." over and over again in the description. and it does seems to be 60fps when the video starts to load more which only took me like 10 seconds idk i just found this interesting and though someone else might have thought so too, so ima post screen shots of what i saw

Haha! Very funny Obama! FCC chairman Tom Wheeler has told web giants Google, Yahoo and others that he won't cave to pressure from the White House Wheeler reminded participants at his meeting with Web companies Monday, the FCC does not answer to the Obama administration. This looks to be a direct response to President Obama's recent urging that the FCC declare the internet a utility last week The White House came out strongly on the side of net neutrality after a leaked document showed that the FCC wanted to let internet service providers (ISPs) continue to use so-called fast lanes. Critics claim that such practices are a slippery slope to letting carriers shut out companies that interfere with their business models. Large-bandwidth consumer Netflix already has to pay carriers like Comcast which has its own streaming service in order to have enough bandwidth. Wheeler also told the web companies: "What I've got to figure out is how to split the baby." Okay this below text is politics, so read at your own risk: Ultimately, aides felt that a public stance would galvanize allies in Congress as well as young, tech-savvy progressives, a key part of the Democratic base, according to several people familiar with the matter. The decision to speak out also comes as Democrats are aggressively courting Silicon Valley in preparation for the 2016 campaigns. & this inturn makes a couple of republicans against net neutrality but those few are calling it "Obamacare for the internet." which is may or maynot be good for the overall chariot race.. Moving on.. the move by the White House has put Wheeler in an uncomfortable spotlight. The two men have long been allies. Wheeler raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Obama’s campaign and advised the president on his transition into the White House. Obama last year appointed Wheeler to lead the FCC as it was poised to tackle its biggest issue in years the rules that govern content on the Web. so this maybe a kayfabe for the next election so to speak! Read the Obama article from LTT : http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/248129-barack-obama-supports-net-neutrality/ i don't know which side to pick , so post your comments & rants down below... News link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/11/11/the-fcc-weighs-breaking-with-obama-over-the-future-of-the-internet/ http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/12/fcc-chairman-i-am-an-independent-agency/

1080p'ness If you watch Netflix on your iPhone 6 Plus, your HD movies and TV shows just got even sharper. Netflix updated its iPhone app, allowing owners of the giant iPhone to watch videos in 1080p up from the default 720p.720 being a default HD standard, but 1080p offers even higher-resolution. This is not news for android , Netflix has been offering 1080p for Android devices since July 2013 For most people, the difference will be imperceptible on such a small screen (even if Apple's new iPhone is huge for a smartphone). Netflix's app will only display 1080p with a good Wi-Fi connection. at this point does watching a 1080p video in a small screen matter? a correctly filtered/encoded 480p video can look sharper as 1080p leave your thoughts & rants down below bonus: Link: http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/12/technology/mobile/netflix-iphone/index.html

Here we go again.. According to the Wall Street Journal. There is a new strategy brought forward by the FCC to regulate the internet , The strategy focuses attention on proposals submitted months ago by Mozilla the maker of the popular Firefox browser and others. As the Journal puts it: The FCC has long indicated that it won't hesitate to reclassify Internet service providers (ISPs) under Title II of the Communications Act and FCC spokeswoman Kim Hart reiterated that Friday. The fight over net neutrality has largely crystallized into an ideological war. On one side, you have consumer groups who want the FCC to reclassify Internet providers as "common carriers," opening them up to heavier regulations designed to keep them from charging companies like Netflix a fee for accessing consumers. On the other side, you have industry groups who want anything but reclassification; these folks would prefer lighter regulation or none at all. The popular belief is that Title II classification would allow the FCC to protect net neutrality by regulating against against paid prioritization.Paid prioritization is a subversion of net neutrality through allowing ISPs to discriminate between websites’ data. If allowed, ISPs could charge content providers, the most common example being Netflix, to deliver data to customers through a so-called “Internet fast lane.” By definition, compromise means nobody gets all of what they want. And everyone involved in the net neutrality fight is reacting more or less as you'd expect. Before you guys jump into post a rant the specifics of the FCC's plan are still unclear , This a chunk of the information & is only a proposal.. other consumer groups fear that the hybrid approach could continue to allow Internet providers to strike paid deals with content companies. Meanwhile, industry officials are doubling down on their opposition to reclassification, warning of a legal challenge should the FCC attempt to selectively apply common carrier regulations to different portions of the Internet. While news of the hybrid strategy has already spawned a big response, the specifics of the FCC's plan are still unclear. Based on the lack of details, the amount of consternation over the hybrid approach is somewhat exaggerated. & quote "It's an overreaction with inadequate information," What do you guys think of this new approach? Rather fair imo , Post your comments & rants down beloooooooww Bonus: Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/10/31/the-fcc-offers-a-middle-ground-take-on-net-neutrality-and-everyone-hates-it/

I've been looking all over the internet for the past 2 hours looking for an app to watch netflix on XBMCbuntu. I am new to the os and am testing it out on an older laptop before building a media pc for my tv. I can't find anything but 2 year old methods that no longer work to get a netflix app. Any help would be appreciated!

I'm not sure exactly when this started, but it's been a few months, at least. While streaming video on Netflix, I get a screen tear right in the middle of the frame. It's constant, anytime there's action or whenever the scene pans. This occurs in Firefox and Chrome, both latest versions. Silverlight is also latest version. Otherwise, the video quality is perfect. Plays in HD, no stuttering, no choppiness, etc. All other video content and players (Youtube, Flash, DVD, VLC, etc) work fine. In the Silverlight settings, the option to enable hardware acceleration is greyed out. I suspect this is because I'm still running WinXP, but I'm not sure. This only started in the past few months; I had no issues for the first two years running Netflix. I've even tried playing around with the VSync settings in nVidia control panel, to no avail. Any help would greatly appreciated. Google shows a lot of results, but so far, no solutions. Update: System specs Intel Pentium D 820 2.8 GHz EVGA nVidia GT 630 2GB (ver. 320.49) 4 GB RAM Windows XP SP3 Dell UltraSharp 2208 WFP + HP w2207h monitors (60Hz)

To those of you who use netflix, Just out of curiosity, what do you find better: Netflix - Windows App Netflix - The website I've just downloaded Netflix for Windows and am going to try it out.

Hi, I am from Austria and I want to watch Netflix, which we don't have over here. People often say you can access it using a VPN, so I got private internet access. So far, so good. B) My problem is that I don't have a U.S. credit card which is required to pay for the service. Unfortunately, PayPal doesn't work, as well. Does anyone know a way to circumvent this issue? :huh:

Something(s) stink here, and I don't think it's just the CRTC. I don't necessarily believe the claims that the CRTC are asking for private information, since they seem to be asking for an aggregated number of subscribers, growth rates, demographic information etc. in order to discuss and ascertain the future direction(s) of "television" in Canada. I happen to think that netflix is abusing the term private here, but not entirely sure as I am not "in the know" on this story as of yet. That said, I've no idea why the CRTC can't just look at netflix's quarterly reports and do the math to get most of the information themselves. I do understand netflix's paranoia considering that Rogers/Shaw are partnering to launch their own streaming service, and they've been in bed with CanGov sticking it to Canadians for ages with their monopolies. It is important to note that Netflix is in Canada on a special allowance and is not afforded any rights or privileges that a company who has and is meeting the legal requirement of doing business in Canada has. Part of this, I suspect, is the requirement that "X%" of the programing made available be Canadian content, which I suspect is the real issue netflix has with the request. To be frank, I think both sides are full of $h!7. There are no heroes, just PR adverts. Anyone been following this closely? Globe & Mail CBC