# Anyone try Netflix streaming on PS3 yet? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 7, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-netflix-streaming-on-ps3-yet/516655 "2009-11-07T00:20:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-netflix-streaming-on-ps3-yet/516655/21 "2009-11-11T22:05:48Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Good to know. That’s the one thing I hate about the PS3 bluray system - that damned menu. > > And I totally need to reconfigure my Harmony remote since I got my new TV - everything’s out of whack. Off-topic - do you use your Harmony with an aftermarket PS3 remote kit? Or do you have the Logitech Bluetooth setup? And whatever you have, how do you like it? I’ve got a Harmony 550, and I never set it up for the PS3 - the aftermarket remotes are cheap enough, I just never bothered buying one. But I’m thinking of setting it up soon, since we’ll be using the PS3 more often (CSI, LOST, Dexter, Dead Like Me - so many shows to re-watch or catch up on!). ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-netflix-streaming-on-ps3-yet/516655/22 "2009-11-11T22:20:04Z")
> [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](#): > > Off-topic - do you use your Harmony with an aftermarket PS3 remote kit? Or do you have the Logitech Bluetooth setup? And whatever you have, how do you like it? I have a Harmony 880, which was quite easy to configure with a Nyko IR aftermarket. The only bad thing is that I need to remember to stick a little dongle in the USB every time I’m inserting a movie. So long as I need to keep using the Netflix disc, same plan. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-netflix-streaming-on-ps3-yet/516655/23 "2009-11-11T23:25:17Z")
> [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](#): > > Off-topic - do you use your Harmony with an aftermarket PS3 remote kit? Or do you have the Logitech Bluetooth setup? And whatever you have, how do you like it? > > I’ve got a Harmony 550, and I never set it up for the PS3 - the aftermarket remotes are cheap enough, I just never bothered buying one. But I’m thinking of setting it up soon, since we’ll be using the PS3 more often (CSI, LOST, Dexter, Dead Like Me - so many shows to re-watch or catch up on!). I have the Nyko IR dongle, and it works fine. I have to turn it on with a controller, but I’m putting in a bluray anyway, so it turns on by itself. I have a 4 (5?) port USB hub connected to the front, so I’m not losing any USB slots. And could you tell me your settings? Because I played with all of them, and Lost Pilot Part 1 is 4:3. Maybe your disc is a bluray and mine is not? ---
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-netflix-streaming-on-ps3-yet/516655/24 "2009-11-12T17:39:47Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > I have the Nyko IR dongle, and it works fine. I have to turn it on with a controller, but I’m putting in a bluray anyway, so it turns on by itself. > > I have a 4 (5?) port USB hub connected to the front, so I’m not losing any USB slots. > > And could you tell me your settings? Because I played with all of them, and Lost Pilot Part 1 is 4:3. Maybe your disc is a bluray and mine is not? Yeah, I’m not sure what the issue is - I played the ep again, and my AV Settings did not have any aspect ratio options. Maybe some setting in your XMB? Or possibly, if your bandwidth isn’t high enough, maybe it reverts to a standard-def version that’s in 4:3? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-netflix-streaming-on-ps3-yet/516655/25 "2009-11-12T18:03:39Z")
Aha. From [netflix.com](http://netflix.com): > [@](#): > > Instant watching titles are available in multiple levels of video quality. Netflix automatically determines the level you receive by analyzing your current Internet speed. You can’t select the video quality level yourself, and the level will change from time to time depending on actual network conditions. ---
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-netflix-streaming-on-ps3-yet/516655/26 "2009-11-12T22:16:55Z")
Well that sucks - at least they could keep the low-rez versions in widescreen. So far, all HD-enabled titles have been in HD for me. Like I said, I’ve got a pretty quick connection, so I guess I’m lucky. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-netflix-streaming-on-ps3-yet/516655/27 "2009-11-13T03:46:29Z")
Yeah - I’m just not sure if I want to spend any more money on my internet connection. I doubt I’ll watch more than my once-at-a-time blurays right now. It is good to hear that they base the quality off the connection - they should really pair up with internet providers and advertise that. ---
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-netflix-streaming-on-ps3-yet/516655/28 "2009-11-15T09:07:48Z")
Update - today, after several hours of watching Farscape eps and then _The Dark Crystal_, the Netflix disc **stopped fricking working**. Just stopped. We tried to get to the Netflix interface from the end of the movie, and got a “Video cannot be played” PS3 error (like when you try to play a video, and the file’s in the wrong format). So I tried to eject the disc - no dice. I did a hard shutdown, then started up - disc ejected fine. But when I put it back in, nothing. Tried other Blu-Ray discs and PS3 games, and they work fine. I did notice that when you put the Netflix disc in, for a few seconds you can hear the drive motor pulsing, like it’s trying to spin up, but won’t - I can’t hear the same sound with other discs however. Inspecting the disc, I saw no scratches or fingerprints, but it looks like the center of the disc has begun delaminating! There’s clearly something that looks like an irregularly shaped, mostly round air bubble, and one of the edges overlaps with the very inner tracks of data. I’m surmising that the heat of the PS3 (cause after a few hours, it does indeed get hot) may have caused some problem that made the disc info unreadable, thus the failed spin-up attempts. It’s odd, though - while the PS3 can get quite hot, I have never had heat-related issues, either with the hardware, or the discs. Anyway, I ordered up a replacement disc online, then called Netflix to report the issue, and see if they’d had any other similar complaints (they haven’t - firsties! I love being a pioneer). I’ll keep you posted if I have further issues once I get the new disc. ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-netflix-streaming-on-ps3-yet/516655/29 "2009-11-16T11:49:36Z")
Just watched the pilot episode of Buck Rogers. Gil Gerard cannot dance. That is all. ---
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-netflix-streaming-on-ps3-yet/516655/30 "2009-11-22T03:47:16Z")
Ok, I’ve got an update - the new disc arrived while I was out of town this week on a trip to SF, and my wife caught up on _Farscape_. She said after several hours of viewing, the disc (and in turn, the Netflix interface) was working perfectly. The kids are in the living room as I type this watching _Legend of the Seeker_, with no issues at all. So I guess it was just a bunk disc that slipped through QA (phew!). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-try-netflix-streaming-on-ps3-yet/516655.md?page=1)