OT: Netflix and Linux and LAN

[Stephen]

I have an 80 some dollar Blue Ray player that has netflix support that
works, as does the Wii that we have.

you might want to maybe look at some of the various blue ray/dvd players maybe.

On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:28 AM, Mark Phillips
<mark at phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote:
> I am thinking of getting Netflix, and I am trying to figure out how to
> distribute it to several TVs in the house, and I was wondering if anyone
> else has solved this problem. We currently have cox Internet and cable.
>
> The options I found revolve around buying one of a variety of "boxes" for
> each TV and have them access netflix via WiFi. The boxes include googleTV,
> ROKU, Wii, etc. It looks to me that the ROKU boxes are the least expensive
> and offer access to the most services. Anyone have any experience doing
> this? Any major pitfalls to watch out for? Is WiFi fast enough for streaming
> video, or should I get the more expensive boxes and use a wired LAN?
>
> Are there any Linux options for distributing Netflix shows over a LAN? I
> read that the DRM software used by Netflix is incompatible with Linux, so
> perhaps this is a non-starter?
>
> Thanks for sharing any experiences you may have had with Netflix, Linux, and
> LANs.
>
> Mark
>
>
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