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We recently bought a new TV which is one of the "Smart TVs" with some apps built in such as Netflix and Acetrax.
At the same time I've finally managed to stabilise my broadband connection so it can stream movies reliably in HD.
We've watched a couple of films on Acetrax - we got a free credit when we joined.
But the choice isn't great. Recently saw "The Pelican Brief" again and thought I'd have a look for other John Grisham films (other than The Firm), nothing on Acetrax. These films are not new blockbusters, so you'd have thought they might be in the catalogues which are seemingly rather random.
Looking at Netflix - the app just wants your card details before you can get anywhere. You can "browse selection" online, but not actually search it. When you "browse" each page has about 10 movies on it per genre.
Is that all that's actually on Netflix e.g. "browse selection" means "everything we have"?
I'm guessing that for a wider range you need something like LoveFilm but the TV doesn't have a "Lovefilm" app so I'm guessing I can only stream it to the computer (unless I connected the computer to the TV, which isn't an option as they're too far apart - the TV can access "Windows Media Server" on the PC over the network and see everything that has, though)
Am I missing something, or does home watching still involve putting stuff in your Blockbuster list online and waiting for the DVD/Blu-Ray in the post or popping down to the local rental place?
At the same time I've finally managed to stabilise my broadband connection so it can stream movies reliably in HD.
We've watched a couple of films on Acetrax - we got a free credit when we joined.
But the choice isn't great. Recently saw "The Pelican Brief" again and thought I'd have a look for other John Grisham films (other than The Firm), nothing on Acetrax. These films are not new blockbusters, so you'd have thought they might be in the catalogues which are seemingly rather random.
Looking at Netflix - the app just wants your card details before you can get anywhere. You can "browse selection" online, but not actually search it. When you "browse" each page has about 10 movies on it per genre.
Is that all that's actually on Netflix e.g. "browse selection" means "everything we have"?
I'm guessing that for a wider range you need something like LoveFilm but the TV doesn't have a "Lovefilm" app so I'm guessing I can only stream it to the computer (unless I connected the computer to the TV, which isn't an option as they're too far apart - the TV can access "Windows Media Server" on the PC over the network and see everything that has, though)
Am I missing something, or does home watching still involve putting stuff in your Blockbuster list online and waiting for the DVD/Blu-Ray in the post or popping down to the local rental place?























