Friday, May 29, 2009

Netflix-ready gadgets

After pretty much kicking the snot out of the brick-and-mortar DVD rental chains, Netflix is about to get all disruptive on the entire market for physical DVDs via its streaming service. But rather than shun Netflix as a threat, the smart players are enabling their gaming devices, TVs, and Blu-ray players to be compatible with Netflix streaming. The list of devices is growing by the week, so to help you handicap which products are worthy of your Amex card, we compiled a complete list with all the good, bad, and ugly details.
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May 29, 2009
Scott Ard
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Netflix-ready gadgets
After pretty much kicking the snot out of the brick-and-mortar DVD rental chains, Netflix is about to get all disruptive on the entire market for physical DVDs via its streaming service. But rather than shun Netflix as a threat, the smart players are enabling their gaming devices, TVs, and Blu-ray players to be compatible with Netflix streaming. The list of devices is growing by the week, so to help you handicap which products are worthy of your Amex card, we compiled a complete list with all the good, bad, and ugly details. Read more

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