Netflix Watch Instantly Support
 

So I thought this was cool, something I've been looking for on a mobile platform for some time. Apparently WP7S with all of its Silverlight awesomeness will be able to run Netflix Watch Instantly. I'm definitely looking forward to it.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/n...hone-7-series/

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same here lets hope its available at launch

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i don't see why not if they're already showing demos at MIX, it should be ready for show time i would think

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This is cool. its something i've been looking for in a mobile platform as well. But I'm not sure its enough to sway me just yet. the more i read, it seems Windows phone 7 is looking more and more like another Iphone. No multitasking, or no removable storage for instance.

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I thought multitasking was still up in the air, and where did you hear that about no removeable storage? seems pretty dumb, the iPhone, Pre, and Pixi have all been hammered for that

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yeah no sd card is wack but i only have a 8 gig anyway & im hoping i can get a wp7 with 32 gb on deck so i can keep all my music with me & did u hear its gonna have divx support

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...8VS.92%29.aspx

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If this comes true....I might re-sign up for NetFlix (canceled because Watch Instantly has no HD on the PC).

The no SD card is going to be huge tho...almost a deal breaker for me...unless the lower end models come with 120gb...

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that's what i was thinking, with no expandable the manufacturers better be ready to shovel memory in there to keep me interested, and i hope no one gets the brilliant idea of integrating the memory card like HTC did with the Diamond, too many problems to be dealt with
minimum spec is 8GB, which yeah is quite a bit but i don't like the claustrophobic feeling that come from limited memory, it didn't take me long to fill up the Pre i had

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Does MS have a clue here ? In the real world, how much can you really fit in 8gb ? Sure maybe a few hours of music but, a minium should be 16gb and even that has it's limits.

It needs to have expandable memory, I can see it now... buy a $500+ phone then send it out to a 3rd party to add another 8gb to it for $200...

I remember this on one of my older PocketPC PDAs...

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thats what concerns me, with all these full featured apps, 3d games, netflix, etc how long is it going to take to fill up 8gb? seems to me not much, especially if we're going to load our own stuff on there too

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This could be a deal killer for me. I want flexablity, not limits with a phone. With out being able to expand it, it limits users way too much.

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Yes 8GB is the MINIMUM. Kinda low ceiling even for me, but i fully plan on splurging whatever it costs for HTC's first WM7S superphone on Sprint.

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yeah minimum, but how many phones are we going to see this year that go beyond the MINIMUM, my money is on none; but i guess we'll wait and see

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if they want to keep up with the iphone then most will, i say we see 32Gb this year & maybe 64GB

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They just announced the Zune HD with 64 GB of Flash memory available on April 12th. I'm sure the phone will have a 64GB option by the time its released

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Yea, WP7 with 64gb....$999 with a 2 year contract. I can see it now. When the 8gb will be $299 w/2 year contract but, the 32gb MiniSD is $99 at the time (we are talking release time) and the 64gb is $199.

Still cheaper for good flash memory and we need to expand. I'll admit a phone with 64gb at a fair price point would shut me up for at least a year or so :mrgreen:

Music and videos (HD videos) take up a lot of space....

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i'm betting we'll probably see pricing similar to the iphone for the devices that are just a candybar style touch screen so i would expect an 8gb to be in the neighborhood of $100 they'd have to keep the price in that neighborhood because as several editorials have mentioned, you can't have a high priced smartphone and expect to sell it to the masses (which is obviously what microsoft is targeting with WP7) when a $100 iPhone exists