Just What Remote Controls Need -- A Netflix Button!
Just What Remote Controls Need -- A Netflix Button!
Posted 01/05/2011 at 6:03am
| by Paul Lilly
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You have to really put a lot of effort into setting up a home theater without some form of Netflix integration, even if you're not an account holder. Netflix, now primarily a streaming service, has muscled its way onto a plethora of home entertainment devices, including gaming consoles, set-top boxes, televisions, Blu-ray players, and more. The only thing missing at this point is a dedicated button on your remote control.
That won't be the case for long. Announced at CES, Netflix said it's working with hardware manufacturers to implement a red button sporting the iconic logo on remote controls for "certain new Blu-ray disc players from a vareity of companies including Best Buy's in-house Dynex brand, Haier, Memorex, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba."
In addition, Netflix says Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba will also place a Netflix button on select Internet-connected TVs. The button will offer one-click access to Netflix and underscores just how big the company has grown in the streaming media sector.
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bling581
January 06, 2011 at 10:57am
"Netflix, now primarily a streaming service..."
Since when? This is there future plan but a majority of their content still remains on disc only.
skelleman
January 05, 2011 at 6:11pm
I'm not really opposed to the Netflix button. It's unlikely I'll use it, but at this time... well it doesnt truly bug me... yet... you see, thats how junkware on premanufactured PCs started. One or two or three or 30 "free" trial programs that eventually overcrowded your PC so bad... It would not run properly. You bought a PC and you effectively had to re-install a clean copy of the OS to avoid being besieged by so much crap! Are TVs the next medium that will suffer the crapware invasion? will I buy a new tv that will be so loaded with crap i dont want, need or asked for, that I will literally have to call the manufacturer to learn how to blank it out? will the manufacturer cooperate? will 2nd or third parties join the fray? *sigh* Why cant we just get what we want without having to play this game? for every 3 people that actually fall for this marketing thing, 5 end up hating that product/brand. Stupid.
Adontain
January 05, 2011 at 7:04am
Just wish Netflix would worry more about getting all of their content available via streaming instead of putting buttons on remotes.
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