[SOLVED] netflix download playback?

[mark467]

can you download the netflix movies and watch them on mythbuntu?

[finer recliner]

netflix's instant play feature only works on windows right now. there is no hack/workaround because of DRM issues.

EDIT:
in addition, i suggest you vocalize your request for linux support by posting a comment on their blog:

http://blog.netflix.com/2007/08/instant-watching-on-mac-firefox-and.html

[mark467]

thanks for the info i will go there now and post

[CGW]

Rumor is you can now view Netflix via Silverlight on Mac. Which I believe the Linux counterpart is Moonlight?

Can anyone verify this? If so, does it really work?

[Engmar]

http://www.netflix.com/silverlightoptin

[yonkiman]

I'm able to watch Netflix streaming movies on my Ubuntu system using VirtualBox running Windows XP. I put VirtualBox in full screen mode, and the movies look and sound as good as they do on Windows. That's the easiest solution for me...

[Shadowfire]

Here is the website and download for Moonlighting -


http://www.mono-project.com/Moonlight

http://www.go-mono.com/moonlight/

I have tested it. Even though I have the correct browser and Moonlighting, due to the fact that the website on Netflix is recognizing the Linux OS it is not allowing the direct downloading. I am sure their is a way to make the OS checking verify different, but I don't the time or immediate knowledge to change that.

Anyone want to take a crack at it the info you need is above. Enjoy!

[sgtstadanko]

i have the playback working fine on a mac. messed around with mono but it was a pita to build. if you want to test it with your build you could try faking how your browser reports itself. I know you can do this in Konqueror and I bet there is a plugin in for Firefox that does it. Just tell it your are OSX, Firefox.