Netflix - Video on Demand (i.e. "watch it now")

I've subscribed to Netflix for many years now. It wasn't until I really had time to look at the website I started to use the "Play Now" feature. This is essentially the first step into movies on demand, and has been out for a few months now. It's part of youy Netflix membership (which I didn't know until I discovered the feature on Sunday).

It works well, and seems to have a decent library of movies behind it. I watched a very good 30 mins of "House of Cards", a great drama I had not seen for ages. Moveis, tv shows (Dexter, for example, The Office - both US and UK versions) - a good selection.

It takes some setup time. First you need to install the Netflix video player (which plays in IE), then Windows Media Player 11, which takes ages. Once that is done, streaming a movie or tv show is easy. Full screen mode looks great.

Obviously you don't get the DVD extras, but that shouldn't worry you since they are normally not that good.

The downside: 1) It can't play on TV, which is where I really want to watch shows, 2) Not working on the Mac (though I am sure that is being worked on), 3) It is streamed. So you can't save some on your PC and watch them on a long flight. Despite all of these, it's very good and I had no glitches at all.

Try it here. It's part of your Netflix membership.

Tags: netflix, video on demand, vod, willspeaking

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