Netflix is the world’s largest online DVD movie rental service, offering more than 8 million members access to more than 100,000 titlesâ”for a flat monthly fee.
Plans start at $4.99
No due dates or late fees
Free shipping both ways
Cancel anytime
First things first. Head on over to Frog Circus for the Netflix Fee Calculator and select information. The summary will include rental cost per DVD, Daily late fee per day except and maximum rentals DVDs per month. The analysis will breakdown the information even more which will assist you pin picking the best Netflix program for your dollar.
Now that you have Netflix, it is about getting the most entertainment value from Netflix.
5. Jinni
Jinni is a Taste Engine. We look at film through the lens of what makes you love or hate anything you watch. With a Taste Engine, you don’t search by what you’re looking for, you search by what you like. The recommendations are based on analyzing your preferences, not statistics.
The images of the movies or sizes are easy picks towards relavance. The images in the collage are sized by relevance. So the first page of results shows the most relevant titles, from biggest (most relevant) to smallest.
Search option include: All, Movies, TV, Shorts, Free Online and Netflix Only.
You can set Jinni to search only Netflix or Netflix Instant only.
Jinni has a blog to keep film fans informed of all that is available. The Jinni blog is to talk about movies, TV, and video. It is about choosing, watching and reated technologies. Keeps you updated on whatâ’s changing, whoâ’s innovating, and the ways that we at Jinni aim to improve the user experience. Jinni‘s blog is going for a good mix of practical and theoretical and promise to keep the blog short and free of tongue-tangling jargon.
4. InstantWatcher
Instantwatcher helps you find what you want to watch from Netflix’s huge streaming catalog. instantwatcher.com uses the Google AJAX Search API to pull in relevant YouTube clips and trailers. It also uses The New York Times Movie Reviews API to associate NYT movie review content with Netflix instant streaming titles wherever possible.
In addition, there are a few premium features on Instantwatcher that require a paid one-year subscription to Instantwatcher Premium. But you don’t need to a purchase premium Instantwatcher subscription to browse, search, and queue Netflix titles on instantwatcher.com to your Netflix instant watching queue.
The Instantwatcher is also available as an app for your iPhone or iTouch for $.99 which can be easily installed via 
.
3. Netflix Applications
Netflix crosses all barriers, which means that any PDA, Phone or gadget with a wifi or data plan can access Netflix Applications. What makes these Applications worth the install? How many times have you read a review, heard a review or a peer rave about a film and you forget the name by the time you get to the computer to add it to your Netflix Queue?
iPhone Apps
iPhlix $2.99 |
PhoneFlicks Free! |
iRentMovie $2.99 |
Instant Queue $0.99 |
Queuetastic $0.99 |
MovieFlick $1.99 |
Retro $0.99 |
PocketFlicks  $1.99 |
Pagephlix Pro $2.99 |
Pagephlix Free! |
Windows Mobile or Blackberry
SmartFlicks: Mobility for NetFlix
Palm Pre
MyQ For Netflix |
QuickQueue |
Cell Phone / PDA With Browser
Netflix has a launched a special version of the Netflix website for cellphone and PDA users at www.Netflix.com/Mobile. You don’t need a cellphone to try it, just click on the link. Netflix Mobile lets you view your queue, search for movies, and even add movies to your queue.
Netflix Mobile is a simple and well designed destination which now makes it much easier to search for new DVDâ’s, add movies to their queue as well as read a short synopsis for each title while on the go.
2. Netgear Digital Entertainer Live
This kicks your cable bill to the curb.
With the power of Netgear Digital Entertainer Live you can enjoy some of the same entertainment you love on your computer on your big screen TV. From your own digital media stored on your computer or external USB drives to YouTubeâ„¢, online videos and streaming live Internet TV – Netgear Digital Entertainer Live turns your TV into a hub for your favorite entertainment.
- Play movies, video, music and photos stored on USB drives, computers or NAS devices
- Enjoy YouTube on your TV, without a computer
- Watch pay-per-view release movies on-demand (U.S. only)
- Watch streaming video from popular websites & live Internet TV via VuNow.
- Browse and play popular movies and TV shows from Hulu, Netflix, CBS and more using PlayOn (PlayOn has a one-time $39.99 payment, and will enable unlimited access to all of the services available in PlayOn.)
- Search for Internet video using keywords
1. Roku Device
There are three Roku Devices:
Roku SD  $ 79.99 |
Roku HD $ 99.99 |
Roku HD-XR $ 129.99 |
Roku plans to offer access to even more great channels from other partners. Without doing anything, your Roku player will automatically receive periodic updates that will add more new “channels” for you to enjoy. MediaFly, Blip.tv, Revision3, TWiT, Motionbox, and MHz Networks have been confirmed as Roku channels.
It is not just about movies, MLB.com and Roku have teamed up to bring your favorite team instantly to your TV. Watch Major League Baseball games LIVE, from anywhere in the country. Or catch up on a great game from earlier in the week. With your MLB.TV Premium subscription and your Roku player, live and archived baseball games are now at your fingertips.
I contacted Roku‘s press office concerning more sports.
Question: Now that MLB is successful, I being one of the MLB subscribers, will Roku take advantage of NFL, NHL, Nascar, WNBA or other online streaming sports and incorporate it into the Roku. Note: The NFL is streaming internationally from NFL.com. Getting an option like the NFL would make any other device nothing more than a paperweight.
Roku’s Brian Jaquet’s Response: “Weâ’re talking to a number of sports leagues, but nothing to report at this time.”
Get Roku and watch what you want, on your schedule. It’s the ultimate in instant gratification.
Final Thoughts
Cable and Satellite television is getting more expensive with content you can’t control. Going for simple solutions is best. Netflix has a growing catalog for mailing and instant watching. Have fun and I hope this collection of Netflix TMI (too much information) was worth the long read.