Netflix Coming to UK and Ireland “Early 2012″
Streaming in after Christmas.
Published: 9:15, 24/10/2011 by Peter [Colossalblue].
30According to a report from Reuters, the US movie rental service is on its way to our shores. The streaming service has said that it will offer unlimited movies and TV shows via a subscription package similar to the one they host in the US.
The service is currently available on the Xbox 360, PS3 and even on the Wii in the US so we would expect it to appear on our consoles around the time of launch too.
This could potentially be great news for those of us who want an alternative to the PS3 LoveFilm’s sub-standard streaming picture quality and the PS3 and 360′s high pricing on their digital movie stores. Netflix has also become known for offering slightly older, esoteric content which often throws up some great old TV shows or movies that we would otherwise have forgotten about.
We’ll keep our ears close to the ground for pricing structure and content announcements.
Source: Reuters.
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24/10/2011 at 10:12
Member since: Mar 2010
If it’s get the same amount of quality films as the US version, and has HD streaming on PS3 for ~£10, I’m cancelling LoveFilm!
24/10/2011 at 10:36
Member since: Forever
TESTIFY!
*ahem* I mean, yes. I’ve already cancelled LoveFilm because the streaming quality was poor and the selection was awful. But Netflix like it is in the US for a similar price would be right down my internet pipes.
24/10/2011 at 13:29
Member since: Mar 2011
I’m a bit surprised that the selection was awful, we used to get dvds in the post, and I remember they had a quite good selection then. Not really surprised you cancelled if the streaming was bad though, to me at least, a bad picture just makes something unwatchable. I’d probably have dropped it even if they still had a big selection..
24/10/2011 at 10:46
Member since: Oct 2008
Well still get a whole lot out of the take disc rental Lovefilm Service but if this is priced reasonably I could be very interested.
I’ve seen better quality VHS tapes that Lovefilm’s streaming service.
24/10/2011 at 11:22
Member since: Apr 2009
Hopefully this actually comes to Ireland, unlike the video store which WAS announced by Sony for Ireland but never actually materialised. (virtualised?)
24/10/2011 at 12:22
Member since: Sep 2011
I’ll keep an eye on this. Currently have a Lovefilm account but the streaming could be better.
24/10/2011 at 16:29
Member since: Feb 2010
You guys really don’t know how much your missing out on. Netflix really is awesome.
24/10/2011 at 20:11
Member since: Oct 2009
Awww man and we in Scandinavian have yet to get any sort of movie service :( (MUBI dosen’t count…)
24/10/2011 at 23:23
Member since: Dec 2009
Although i’ve yet to be tempted to pay for streaming movies – all we’ve had so far for ps3 in Ireland is mubi and i just check that periodically for the free stuff – having a decent library to choose from as well as good quality streaming might persuade me.
25/10/2011 at 14:23
Member since: Forever
Barely use Lovefilm for streaming, I really just stick to Blu-rays, or DVDs if the title isn’t available on Blu-ray.