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Netflix pissing me off. Nintendo 3DS, sure. Xoom? Nope

Netflix now has an app for the Nintendo 3DS, yet we can't get one for these Tetra 2 powerhouses. Hell, it works on my Nook!
Its really annoying. I cancelled my account.
If you have an account, please call and ask about it. The more people complain, the more likely they are to make the fix.
Ill restart my subscription if they get it going, but for now, Netflix has lost a customer.
Has anyone heard if/when they are going to step up?
I have to admit that I am surprised that nvidia isn't screaming at them.

i just got my own account the other day, i've been piggybacking off of others for like a year and a half. I can't wait to have it on my xoom so I can just plug it into my living room TV instead of lugging one of my consoles out there, but I can wait.

I couldnt help but to laugh when I first saw a youtube video on 3Ds...I mean it was a big slap in the face to all xoom users.

youtube video?

patass said:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMVlB-eYZOs

yeah, we get it, netflix is on the 3ds. this WAS announced from the start you know.

And its not like the doesn't work on the zoom, they just disabled the streaming portion. It took them almost a year after the HTC evolution came to even release an android client, no telling how long for a tablet version.

Yeah no kidding Netflix should be a given on such power full tablets I just don't get it
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Haha I do have Netflix on my 3DS right now!
But for my Xoom, nah not possible yet, I hear ya OP. But the 3DS is Nintendo. The Wii is one of the consoles that Netflix fully supports, and if you look at the 3DS version, it's basically the same app ported over from the Wii to the smaller portable 3DS screen.
Nintendo and Netflix have a console+steaming service relationship. They will always officially support each other, no matter what. This is not the case with Android. Not fully and completely supported, not just yet anyways.
We will see full Android support for Netflix in due time. Maybe when Ice cream sandwich makes its debut, who knows. All new tablets and phones will run the same exact OS, making it pretty easy to fully support all devices without a problem. That's what I believe they are looking to do. Makes perfect sense.

The is one of the worst consoles ever. My kids wont even play it, thed rather play angry birds on my phone/tablet. Just email netflix ever day about the xoom...bug the crap out of them

Romp said:
Netflix pissing me off. Nintendo 3DS, sure. Xoom? Nope
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Yeah, me too. US, sure. Europe? Nope

mulletcutter said:
Just email netflix ever day about the xoom...bug the crap out of them
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Doing this.
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mulletcutter said:
Just email netflix ever day about the xoom...bug the crap out of them
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That would be nice, if they listed an email address or had a form to submit. Their customer service contact page only shows a phone number. But, I did just call and had a refreshingly frank discussion with the rep who answered my call. He said they were actively working on it and the issue was related to meeting studios' requirements for DRM in Honeycomb tablets. He was aware of the discussions here and on the other Xoom forum and he even said that some users had been able to change settings to make it work (he wasn't specific, but I presume he meant the build.prop device ID or something like that). I'm still running stock, so I told him this wasn't an option but I thanked him for his candor. He said it was definitely in development, but was unable to provide a timeframe.
I have to admit that his knowledge of the issue and his apparent honesty have me satisfied for the moment and willing to wait a while longer.
Ross in Flagstaff

Splashtop HD yo:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-...Nk/4auySc4qq9I/s912/Splashtop_WMC_netflix.png

poisike said:
Yeah, me too. US, sure. Europe? Nope
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That's because we have different licencees for different countries instead of one single licence for all of EU...
We won't get away from that in a loong time.

guys guys, and girls, get playon for android and stream hulu and netflix and everything else from it to your acer or xoom.

This whole thing with neflix cracked me up. I always thought their streaming selection was pretty weak, I only wanted the dvd's as the last rental place in my town went out of business. So I dropped the streaming part, kept the dvd's and saved $2 bucks. To add to that, I always end up using www.crackle.com as it's free and has lots of good movies and shows. It'll also work on the Xoom browser and on my ps3. Netflix screwed up, greedy company is greedy!

wraithevolution said:
This whole thing with neflix cracked me up. I always thought their streaming selection was pretty weak, I only wanted the dvd's as the last rental place in my town went out of business. So I dropped the streaming part, kept the dvd's and saved $2 bucks. To add to that, I always end up using www.crackle.com as it's free and has lots of good movies and shows. It'll also work on the Xoom browser and on my ps3. Netflix screwed up, greedy company is greedy!
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Crackle looks interesting but I can't use it without an almost immediate FC on my stock browser. And keeping a pc running at home while I travel, just so I can run a third party streamer, seems unnecessary. I, for 1, am willing to wait a bit longer... (at least until I find something better)

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Crackle looks interesting but I can't use it without an almost immediate FC on my stock browser. And keeping a pc running at home while I travel, just so I can run a third party streamer, seems unnecessary. I, for 1, am willing to wait a bit longer... (at least until I find something better)
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Leaving a desktop on all day uses about $2 in electricity per month, lol
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wolf1306 said:
guys guys, and girls, get playon for android and stream hulu and netflix and everything else from it to your acer or xoom.
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Playon has to be the biggest piece of crap, you can't even rewind with that or skip forward while playing Netflix, also if viewing Netflix thru playon it wont remember your position if you stop and resume later, splashtop is way better. I've paid for playon for a whole year and am so upset with their product
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Chromecast apps besides netflix, youtube,play music,

Why cant mobile tab cast yet? I hardly ever usemky clunky laptop. Inprefer not to.
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Because?
It's in beta, what do you expect?

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Because?
It's in beta, what do you expect?
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You know what, my check that paid for my Chromecast was in Beta. Sorry if it doesn't work!

aiiee said:
You know what, my check that paid for my Chromecast was in Beta. Sorry if it doesn't work!
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Wow, I didn't realize people were so ignorant about beta products / early adopters.
If you don't want to be a guinea pig, don't buy a first gen product.

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Wow, I didn't realize people were so ignorant about beta products / early adopters.
If you don't want to be a guinea pig, don't buy a first gen product.
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You know what, my check that paid for my Chromecast was in Beta. Sorry if it doesn't work!
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lol, I actually thought his comment was funny and should be taken less seriously. "Lighten up Francis".
Personally, I don't mind $35 for this device in its current state, but I can understand others' frustration. It's not free like many beta programs AND it's intentionally crippled (I understand why, not that I fully agree, but that's just my opinion).
YouTube... eh...
Netflix... seems like everything I like isn't available on streaming
Google Music... inefficient; other easier, simpler ways to play music on speakers, lol.
Personal movie collection and family videos... would be nice... patiently waiting...

My chromecast is on its way. My living room is already a media paradise though. Ps3 and Xbox and bluray player can all stream personal videos and downloads and Netflix. Being in Canada it cost me like $75 when all was said and done to get my chromecast which is way less functional than anything I already have. I can stream any music I want through my surround sound from my nexus 7 or 4 even my chromebook or PC with Bluetooth. And of all that fails for some reason the HDMI cable coming from my PC can do all of that media stuff very efficiently. So why did I spend all that money on a chromecast, well I don't know. But I can't wait to find out what this thing will be able to do eventually after the nerds get SDK accessibility. The future is bright my friends. Let's just hope its not a flop like Google TV. But I think they learned a valuable lesson there.
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I too am looking forward to when it can do more. Wonder what challenges they are facing to get the SDK finalized etc.
For someone living in a smaller space like myself its great to have the combo of all access and the ability to control your music in the living room from the bed room. The best part about this over google tv...this was only $35, minimal investment.

jpirog said:
Wow, I didn't realize people were so ignorant about beta products / early adopters.
If you don't want to be a guinea pig, don't buy a first gen product.
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Amen.

I feel the real issue isn't that it's beta/1st gen, we aren't talking about "bugs" here. The issue is this, if the SDK is still in beta, and we can't know its capabilities until that's done, then don't issue an "update" breaking it's current capabilities. Everyone was happy with what it could do while the SDK was still in beta, but then they "updated" it to remove nearly all of its functionality, while still not providing the final SDK and capabilities. This is akin to buying a 1st gen car, then the dealer says "we are going to release new ECU software that will change the way is works soon, but for now, we are going to make it only go 15MPH until we can release that software.

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I feel the real issue isn't that it's beta/1st gen, we aren't talking about "bugs" here. The issue is this, if the SDK is still in beta, and we can't know its capabilities until that's done, then don't issue an "update" breaking it's current capabilities. Everyone was happy with what it could do while the SDK was still in beta, but then they "updated" it to remove nearly all of its functionality, while still not providing the final SDK and capabilities. This is akin to buying a 1st gen car, then the dealer says "we are going to release new ECU software that will change the way is works soon, but for now, we are going to make it only go 15MPH until we can release that software.
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Google is trying to get more media providers to sign on. No one wants to sign on for a payed service on a "hackable" device. I don't see this device being "open" for a while yet, but with the popularity of the device we can only hope media providers sign on and add content and functionality to the device the right way before it gets all hacked up and no companies want to touch it
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Cuzz1369 said:
Google is trying to get more media providers to sign on. No one wants to sign on for a payed service on a "hackable" device. I don't see this device being "open" for a while yet, but with the popularity of the device we can only hope media providers sign on and add content and functionality to the device the right way before it gets all hacked up and no companies want to touch it
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Didn't make sense to me.
The Chromecast simply receives the command from your device of PC to play whatever you have access to from that said device. It's not like having the Chromecast will allow you to watch fee Netflix. Many companies have already said that Chromecast support is in the world.

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Didn't make sense to me.
The Chromecast simply receives the command from your device of PC to play whatever you have access to from that said device. It's not like having the Chromecast will allow you to watch fee Netflix. Many companies have already said that Chromecast support is in the world.
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Living in Canada it is very easy to get american Netflix on my PC yet it is blocked on my chromecast.
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TabGuy said:
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It was a joke, you speedbumps.

Can someone explain why you would want to ROOT a CC?

Can someone explain to me why I would want to ROOT my Chromecast units? I have two of them that I just bought today. I'm about to get the Moto Nexus 6 too when AT&T figures there crap out. Just wondering if ROOT'ing my CC's will be of any benifit?
Really all I'm going to do it cast Youtube and Plex from my phone so maybe this doesn't apply to me. I've already put both of my two new CC's online but for $35.00 dollars IF it offers me anything, I can buy more.
Thanks!

Because the only way to use an app on it is by registering with Google. Until you give Google money, you cannot develop or test anything.
Fun fact.

. I k the to
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The majority of users will never need root.....
Custom Whitelisting - You might be able to get some features before Google officially supports them (Screen Casting is one example of something you could get while rooted before Google officially supported it) By the same token because Rooted users are for a short time behind Google on the latest version (as they get released) you might have to wait for some new features until Team Eureka makes their version of the update.
Custom DNS But the most notable reason for wanting Root is the ability to set custom DNS so you can get around regional restrictions on content.
ie Living in the UK but wanting to watch content from USA Netflix.
But if all you plan to do is Netflix and Plex there probably is no compelling reason to be rooted....
At least this week...Who knows what Next week brings! LOL

Thanks for the explanation guys! Sounds like I do not need ROOT at this point then.
I honestly would have probably not bought these Chromecasts but we ordered something like 450 of them at work and put them into all of our classrooms and since I'll be supporting them officially, I thought I should buy one. This thing is so bad ass, I went back for a second CC unit the same day. They work SO well. Much nicer than the Apple TV's we had in our classrooms. I like how these are not limited to what is on them so much and basically there is a way to cast anything to them in one or another.
Wish had gotten these earlier! Between these using Netflix and Plex Media Server with my collection of movies from the past 10 years, I might just shut off the Cable TV. The ONLY thing I ever use the Cable TV for is watching Pawn Stars on Demand. I have 130Mbps internet cable link, what do I need Cable TV for honestly!
Thanks again!

right ive only get about 60Mbps hmm hmm only about 60Mbps wow anyone else fell old when u know what 56kbps modem looks like still anyway yeah fast net Netflix other sites chromecast cable who?

For all new Chromecast owners....
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=goko.gcs
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techdeisel said:
right ive only get about 60Mbps hmm hmm only about 60Mbps wow anyone else fell old when u know what 56kbps modem looks like still anyway yeah fast net Netflix other sites chromecast cable who?
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I got sent a video on Facebook recently, talking about how our children will never know what real panic is. As you wait for the "WELCOME, YOUVE GOT MAIL!" on your AOL connection
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techdeisel said:
right ive only get about 60Mbps hmm hmm only about 60Mbps wow anyone else fell old when u know what 56kbps modem looks like still anyway yeah fast net Netflix other sites chromecast cable who?
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NexusGazer said:
I got sent a video on Facebook recently, talking about how our children will never know what real panic is. As you wait for the "WELCOME, YOUVE GOT MAIL!" on your AOL connection
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You two Younguns....
I remember when Modem speed was measured in BAUD and you had to use an Acoustic Coupler!!!!! LOL

Asphyx said:
You two Younguns....
I remember when Modem speed was measured in BAUD and you had to use an Acoustic Coupler!!!!! LOL
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How old are you? 75? Never knew that until now..

extrem0 said:
How old are you? 75? Never knew that until now..
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extrem0 said:
How old are you? 75? Never knew that until now..
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We're OT, but Wargames. The one with Matthew Broderick, not the sequel (though I did enjoy that as well). Watch it. Acoustic coupler. Covox Speech Thing. No fancy graphics. No Matrix tap-tap-tap-I'm in! Yup, that was life.
Back OT... Wargames, that's why you want root. Why? Because you're curious. Because you can. Because it's way cheaper than destroying a $400 piece of equipment because you wanted to see if you could ____. Because you want to cast Wargames to your TV that has nearly 3 times the resolution of our old tube TVs...

Asphyx said:
You two Younguns....
I remember when Modem speed was measured in BAUD and you had to use an Acoustic Coupler!!!!! LOL
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Yeah, I had to go look that one up too. Holy crap.
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You two Younguns....
I remember when Modem speed was measured in BAUD and you had to use an Acoustic Coupler!!!!! LOL
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I remember some of those stories when I was younger, when I would ***** about the 56K modem, and making sure my dad was off the phone before Doom deathmatches.... Why his network engineering degree and Linux involvement didn't turn into a fascination with all things Android, I'll never know.

We had a dedicated line for dialup internet. No inbound calls on it. The computer was set to a 1 minute delay for when the provider booted our connection. Each month was billed at a minimum of 400 connected hours. I managed to hit 700 connected hours once.

I am also curious if I should root or not... everything revolving around my phones need root to do everything I prefer and would just root this.... except I don't have the hardware needed to root it..... so would have to buy the hardware and have no other use for the hardware except to root this.... I live in the US so don't need to try and get around region locks... As far goes functionality and apps... do I gain anything except a custom white list and a little more control over my device? Specifically I wonder about apps... I know in the rooted world some apps are just not possible without it.... so don't want to get stuck missing out on great apps. I know there have been threads about this in the past but I am interested in an updated answer since the environment is constantly changing.

One disappointment

Love gear vr but I was hoping to be able to at least download and watch movies that are semi current. At least I thought I could watch Google play movies in vr.
After watching the demos, there's not much else to do (not into games. Just movies which is why I purchased)

Jeffruby said:
Love gear vr but I was hoping to be able to at least download and watch movies that are semi current. At least I thought I could watch Google play movies in vr.
After watching the demos, there's not much else to do (not into games. Just movies which is why I purchased)
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You can add your downloaded movies to the sd card folder titled " Oculus/movies/myvideos"
I bought it for the same reason.

But where can I download movies.... Like movies just out of theater?

I use torrent pro, its the best full featured torrent downloader I have found for android, PM me for more info.

thanks for the tip...but have no interest in downloading anything i dont pay for....

Jeffruby said:
thanks for the tip...but have no interest in downloading anything i dont pay for....
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Then return your imaginary gear vr.

Jeffruby said:
thanks for the tip...but have no interest in downloading anything i dont pay for....
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lol sorry to say but gear vr is not for you...you need to catch up with technology world in case of technology...

Huh? Didn't mean to be an ahole but is downloading movies from certain sites the only way? Is there a plan to have some kind of store. Not judging anyone here just hoping there is a way I can purchase easily lime playstore. I'm paranoid about putting myself at risk for a 7$ movie. Lol

Jeffruby said:
Huh? Didn't mean to be an ahole but is downloading movies from certain sites the only way? Is there a plan to have some kind of store. Not judging anyone here just hoping there is a way I can purchase easily lime playstore. I'm paranoid about putting myself at risk for a 7$ movie. Lol
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Buy the DVD and rip yourself.

Jeffruby said:
Love gear vr but I was hoping to be able to at least download and watch movies that are semi current. At least I thought I could watch Google play movies in vr.
After watching the demos, therbe's not much else to do (not into games. Just movies which is why I purchased)
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This is why they reiterate that this is for developers and not consumers. There's no reason to be disappointed if you read what it could do right now before buying. The consumer wish list might come true tomorrow, or might not happen for awhile or ever on this edition.

Jeffruby said:
Huh? Didn't mean to be an ahole but is downloading movies from certain sites the only way? Is there a plan to have some kind of store. Not judging anyone here just hoping there is a way I can purchase easily lime playstore. I'm paranoid about putting myself at risk for a 7$ movie. Lol
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Yes the upcoming services Littlestar and Milk VR lets you stream 360 videos and the app M-Go Advance lets you buy/rent current movies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o-9YF64bo

Powerslash said:
Yes the upcoming services Littlestar and Milk VR lets you stream 360 videos and the app M-Go Advance lets you buy/rent current movies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o-9YF64bo
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That looks awesome.
I wonder how long we will have to wait.
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Hopefully milk VR comes out soon.
I need more to do on this baby.

Jeffruby said:
thanks for the tip...but have no interest in downloading anything i dont pay for....
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It would be much easier if one of the VR video player supported Ultraviolet DRM (most Blu-ray releases let you download an MP4 with this type of protection).
Until we have that or a native store, you could always pay for the movie, then feel alright with downloading it. If you prevent seeding (by setting an upload cap of 0 perhaps), you're not contributing to others downloading without paying. It's totally a moral gray area, but something you could consider if you're really dedicated to buying movies to watch in VR (in a roundabout way); and definitely something for torrenters to consider now and then (paying for discs or downloads, that is ).
There's probably going to be more free content out there as time goes on, too. It's a small trickle now, but I've been seeing more and more 360 video interest, manufacturers, and content over the past several months.

Finally burned a cd and converted to mp4. Works well but takes too long. I'm not the type to spend 30 mins making a compatible movie.

[Q] Anyone try the new "Mars is a real place"?

let us know how it is!

chiuey said:
let us know how it is!
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Quality of the images is good, the experience is comfortable, it has some extra information about each image even showing you where on a map it was taken, relaxing music, etc etc.
Happy I bought it, totally worth the $3 ... I've paid more for my first VR experience back in the 90s and this was way more impressive .. Plus I can watch it again as many times as I like
It ends in a 360 panoramic photo, which DOES have stereoscopic 3D ... Very very cool indeed.

chiuey said:
let us know how it is!
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Where can I find this? I'm new to this device.

emma24xia said:
Where can I find this? I'm new to this device.
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if you are outside the USA you will need to use VPN software and open Oculus home with VPN enabled. Then you will get access to more content such as paid games and several free things like MilkVR and more.
Get HOLA from the playstore, that will get you there.