Finally! Americans will be able to search the entire Netflix Watch Instantly Library on their Xbox 360 this November. Which basically means they’ll be able to find that one episode of Arrested Development where George Bluth Sr teaches his kids life lessons by hiring a one-armed man – and add it to their Netflix queue – without jumping onto their computer.
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Roku’s offering a sneak peak of their upcoming Netflix channel redesign, which makes couch potato-browsing even more immersive. Better yet: users will be able to search the Netflix streaming collection and add items directly to their instant queue.
I guess this was hinted at back in November, but now it’s an all but certain reality: the Roku player will soon stream porn to your television set.
TiVo’s not the only box offering HD content from Amazon VOD, Roku has also announced HD Amazon downloads which are available today.
AU: Also US only, but I like teasing you with what awesome online video streaming solutions could be like if only someone would offer it…
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says that by late this year or 2010, Netflix might allow people to ditch red envelopes entirely and subscribe just to their streaming service.
We’d heard that Amazon VOD was coming to the otherwise Netflix-wielding Roku streamer. And according to Roku forums, the Amazon functions have entered private beta.
Still desperately playing catch-up, Blockbuster has struck a deal that brings its pay-per-view streaming service to anything that supports CinemaNow, which will now be known as a Blockbuster-branded service. But it’s still no Netflix.
