[spartanstew]

NEW YORK, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Building on a groundbreaking technology partnership announced earlier this year, LG Electronics and Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) today announced plans for the first Blu-ray disc player that will have the added benefit of being able to instantly stream a growing library of movies and TV episodes from Netflix directly to the TV.

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Netflix has been very busy lately. Not sure which will happen first - I drop BlockBuster or BlockBuster drops me (stops service).

 

[bigshew]

I'm not a fan of combining different technologies into a single box. What's the avg life of a DVD player? I seem to replace mine every 2 years. The new LG will probably sell for more than separate Blu-Ray and Netflix boxes.

 

[spartanstew]

I've heard it will be $400 - $500, which is about the current price for stand alone BD players.

Additionally, not sure why you've had such trouble with your DVD players, but a good one should last 10+ years.

 

[smiddy]

I have several DVD players around here that have lasted 10+ years.

I think this is an interesting twist and the wave of the future...now all we need is faster internet connections.

 

[twistedT]

It seems that Netflix has been busy. It looks like we will be able to Netflix movies to our X-box 360s too!! :biggrin:

From the X-box site: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/events/e32008/articles/0714-netflixteamup.htm

 

[spartanstew]

It seems that Netflix has been busy. It looks like we will be able to Netflix movies to our X-box 360s too!! :biggrin:

From the X-box site: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/events/e32008/articles/0714-netflixteamup.htm

Yep, that's covered HERE, and was exactly what I was referring to in the OP.

Netflix has been very busy lately.

 

[fluffybear]

I'm not a fan of combining different technologies into a single box. What's the avg life of a DVD player? I seem to replace mine every 2 years. The new LG will probably sell for more than separate Blu-Ray and Netflix boxes.

2 to 3 years????

I do not have a DVD player in my house which is less than 5 years old and at least one is closer to 10+