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XBMC and Netflix

  • 26-10-2013 10:55am
    #1
    Sir Osis of Liver.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,796 ✭✭✭


    Is there a way to run netflix on xbmc?

    I"ve got a pc with xbmc frodo and was hoping to put a netflix addon on it,but some sources say it cant be done others say different.
    Im currently watching netflix(us) through the wii but would love to have it on my dedicated xbmc machine.
    Fairly new to this lads,so any help would be appreciated.


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  • #2
    smee again
    Closed Accounts Posts: 552 ✭✭✭smee again


    Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »
    Is there a way to run netflix on xbmc?

    I"ve got a pc with xbmc frodo and was hoping to put a netflix addon on it,but some sources say it cant be done others say different.
    Im currently watching netflix(us) through the wii but would love to have it on my dedicated xbmc machine.
    Fairly new to this lads,so any help would be appreciated.

    Not at the moment, there was an XBMCFlicks addon which worked on XBMC on Windows but now Netflix are revolking the public Api. There are other options, one is a launcher for XBMC which launches Netflix on Windows. The other is use PlayOn http://mymediaexperience.com/integrate-netflix-and-hulu-into-xbmc/


    It may get better when Netflix switch to HTML5 for video streaming, at present it uses Silverlight which is a locked down Microsoft equivalent to Flash.


  • #3
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    Do you really need netflix with the add ons available on XBMC for tv shows and movies?


  • #4
    smee again
    Closed Accounts Posts: 552 ✭✭✭smee again


    michael999999 wrote: »
    Do you really need netflix with the add ons available on XBMC for tv shows and movies?

    Yes if he wants to be legal and get perfect HD quality. It's less than the price of two DVD rentals per month, so why not?


  • #5
    aN.Droid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,911 ✭✭✭aN.Droid


    smee again wrote: »
    Yes if he wants to be legal and get perfect HD quality. It's less than the price of two DVD rentals per month, so why not?

    Agree with everything except bolded part.


  • #6
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,648 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Will you be explaining whats wrong with the bolded part? Is it that you can't get full hd with the client in XBMC?


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  • #7
    smee again
    Closed Accounts Posts: 552 ✭✭✭smee again


    Limericks wrote: »
    Agree with everything except bolded part.

    Better quality than the addons available on XBMC for tv shows and movies as suggested above. Bad quality on Netflix is down to your connection and your providers peering matrixes with Netflix


  • #8
    aN.Droid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,911 ✭✭✭aN.Droid


    beauf wrote: »
    Will you be explaining whats wrong with the bolded part? Is it that you can't get full hd with the client in XBMC?

    Sorry never mind I just did a search and apparently openconnect is no longer necessary for 1080p playback. That is good!


  • #9
    Sir Osis of Liver.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,796 ✭✭✭Sir Osis of Liver.


    michael999999 wrote: »
    Do you really need netflix with the add ons available on XBMC for tv shows and movies?
    Well im paying for it anyway on the kids wii,so I was hoping to get it for my xbmc pc.


  • #10
    Access
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,359 ✭✭✭Access


    You're not the only one wishing for netflix on xbmc :D

    Watching it on the wii is not the same as having it integrated into xbmc.

    Nice to hear about them shortly coming off silverlight as smee again was saying.
    It should only be a matter of time before its availible as a proper add on to xbmc.


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