Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies from IMDB's Top 250 List

Re:Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies from IMDB's Top 250 List by JoshTriplett on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @10:08AM (#12692933)

> Now, we wanted to Chromecast it, and Amazon (to the best of my knowledge) does not allow you to do that, presumably because they want you to buy their Fire TV instead.

It works on a phone or tablet if you cast the whole screen. Might work on a laptop the same way.

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Re:Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies from IMDB's Top 250 List by andybak on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @10:13AM (#12692983)

Does it play OK like that? I vaguely remember it dropped frames or the sync was out or something that made me go 'ugh'.

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Re:Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies from IMDB's Top 250 List by Klathmon on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @10:20AM (#12693043)

It "works", but it can be really flaky. I've used it to watch at least 2 movies, but at that point it feels really shitty to be jumping through so many hoops, most likely breaking some law somewhere in the process anyway, just to give someone money for something all the while they actively fight me.

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Re:Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies from IMDB's Top 250 List by TheBeardKing on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @12:44PM (#12694403)

Mine sucks bad enough that since I've transferred all my TVs from HTPCs to chromecasts, I'm google play all the way for on-demand movies. I refuse to have both a chromecast and a firestick on a TV, when the firestick would only be used for amazon. The kids are ok using ipads for amazon content for now, and I still left one HTPC connected.

Also, fuck amazon for changing from digital credit to pantry credit for selecting slow shipping instead of 2-day. Google rewards money makes up for it.

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