Netflix Watch Instantly for Mac exits beta

By on Dec 4, 2008 at 5:20 PM
Services December 4, 2008

Back in October we told you that Netflix had plans to bring Watch Instantly to Mac users and after a surprisingly brief opt-in beta period, game on. The service is now officially out of beta and all Intel-based Mac owners who subscribe to Netflix can begin enjoying computer downloads. Woo hoo! Netflix’s ever-increasing download catalog packed full of movies and television shows is available to all though it has been a long time coming, it was worth the wait for plenty. Netflix blamed the delay on Apple, claiming that lack of support from Cupertino made Silverlight compatibility a bit of a pain. No matter though, Mac users are now good to go. Hit us in the comments section and let us know how it’s working.

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  • Rach

    I’m puzzled. I got the email about this at about 8AM, but every time I’ve checked on the play instantly page I still see this:

    Your system is currently incompatible for PC viewing.

    I’m using Safari. Am I just missing something obvious here?

  • http://www.deafmac.org Deaf Users Left Out

    Deaf people and others with hearing loss are still missing out on Netflix because there’s still no closed captioning support for both PC and Mac online streaming.

  • Gary B

    Works great ! It’s about time !!!!!

  • Amar

    Getting the same error as Rach said above, too. happens regardless of whatever browser I use (Safari, Firefox, Minefield)

  • Scott

    I started using the Silverlight version of Netflix for Windows. Works MUCH, MUCH better than the previous whatever it was technology. I was shown how to “opt in” by one of the Netflix support people.

  • Mat

    I have a lot of trouble with poor audio sync – the sound can be way behind the video, 20+ seconds. Anyone else seeing this – try season 1 of the original Twilight Zone…

  • Stephen

    No G5 support? They can release Office 2008 as a universal binary but not silverlight? WTF!

  • Kyle

    Only Intel-based Macs work with Netflix streaming. If you have a 4 year old Powerbook G4 like me, you’re still out of luck.

  • Rach

    My MacBook is less than a year old and it is Intel-based. I can use instant play here on the desktop Macs in my school’s computer lab… how weird. There’s got to be a setting I’m just missing on my Macbook.

  • Nemo

    I was trying to view The Twilight Zone tonight and noticed that problem. I was looking for a solution when I found your comment. I’ve had something else on Netflix do the same thing but I can’t remember what it was. I wonder if it’s just certain titles?

  • pross

    I had exactly the same experience with the Twilight Zone, first season. I’ve got an Intel-based Mac; other ‘watch instantly’ titles work fine. What’s the solution?

  • akat

    clockwork orange is off too. not as far off as twighlight zone but bad. (you have to watch a bit into the movie before you notice it because so much is VO). on my boyfriend’s newer mac it’s fine and didn’t make us dl silverlight. go figure.

  • Mitchell

    works great!!! Now blockbuster needs to add mac!! I chose netflix because of this!

  • Birds

    I have a mac, downloaded the needed program, and most of the time it works great. The big issue I have is the audio problems some of you seem to be describing. Half the time I click on a film to watch, I don’t know if the sound will be lined up correctly or not. It is very, very frustrating. I’ve called once about it already, and all they had to say was that they were aware there was a problem.

    Recently I’ve had problems with The Orphanage, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Soylent Green, and Fatal Attraction.

  • http://banapana Russell W

    Yeah. I have this problem with a lot of videos, especially any of the old Dr. Who episodes. I know it has nothing to do with bandwidth–I’ve got about 9000kbps. Phooey!

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