Good news for UK movie lovers

[KingIsaacLinksr]

I still can't see how you guys watch anything of length on a phone.  The iPad seems small to me at times, but I'll watch a TV show on there.  Movies almost always go on the big screen HDTV.

I use the iPhone Netflix app when I'm traveling.  In fact, coming home from my grandma's house I watched a couple episodes of Death Note on my iPhone via 3G on the road.  It is very watchable.  I really use the iPhone one when I have no Wifi because obviously my iPad or PC can handle Netflix just fine.

King

[Bryancd]

I still can't see how you guys watch anything of length on a phone.  The iPad seems small to me at times, but I'll watch a TV show on there.  Movies almost always go on the big screen HDTV.

x2, that's why I knew the iPad would be a winner. Netflix will not be doing physical discs in any international market going forward.

[Jobydrone]

I still can't see how you guys watch anything of length on a phone.  The iPad seems small to me at times, but I'll watch a TV show on there.  Movies almost always go on the big screen HDTV.

before I got my iPad I watched movies on my iPod touch all the time.  This was before Netflix had an app, and I would convert and transfer DVDs or downloads on the ipod for the portability factor.  I'd watch at lunch, on the train, in line at the bank, whatever.  At home I'd never use it that way, and always either stream to the TV or watch on my laptop.  Once I got the ipad though, all that changed and I haven't used the phone for video since.  And I find the screen on the iPad satisfying enough that I'll watch on it at home just for the ability to walk around the house and go outside without interrupting my viewing.  I almost prefer the iPad to the TV because it fits with my frequent inability to sit still for long periods of time.

[Feathers]

I still can't see how you guys watch anything of length on a phone.  The iPad seems small to me at times, but I'll watch a TV show on there.  Movies almost always go on the big screen HDTV.

I don't - that's what the video connection to the TV is for... (OK, perhaps when travelling occasionally, but not very often)

[Dangelus]

I don't very often. I have plenty of places to watch at home but I if don't have to do any work in converting and uploading content then I may be inclined to watch the odd show during quiet periods at work using Netflix ;)

[Dangelus]

Found out something interesting today.

When Netflix went "international" with Canada and Latin America their account system changed. Apparently you can log into your Netflix account from different countries (providing that country has Netflix)  but you are restricted to the content from that country.

What this means is technically, using a VPN pointed to the United States, I could login in with my UK Netflix account and be "restricted" to US content! ;)

I haven't tried it yet and I am yet to find an example of a UK account holder doing this but plenty of Canadians are doing this so I'm inclined to think it will work for the UK.

[Rico]

That's awesome!!!  It just shows again that using the internet can't really be constrained by borders.