Remember when you could watch Netflix videos without an internet connection? With something called "DVDs"?
Well, now you can again, and you don't even need those circular shiny things. Netflix has finally made movies and TV shows available to download, so you can watch them offline, whenever you want, wherever you are.
In IT Blogwatch, we can't decide what to binge watch first.
So what exactly is going on? Laura Roman has the background:
On Wednesday, Netflix announced and implemented...the ability to download TV and movie titles on mobile devices.
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At no extra cost...Netflix subscribers will now be able to save select content to their iOS or Android devices, then watch on the go without the need for an internet connection. Say goodbye to...in-flight movies, Netflix is now airplane-mode compatible.
(Score: 3, Informative) by r1348 on Saturday December 03 2016, @11:34AM
I assume it will have some DRM built in, and yes you can only watch it with the proprietary app... like anything on Netflix. The file format is irrelevant.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by opinionated_science on Saturday December 03 2016, @11:39AM
this. Netflix has made convenience sufficient, the community doesn't feel the need to crack it.
We all know their catalogue ebbs and flows...so we've come to terms with what we need to acquire elsewhere....
This is neat for flying though - they make their own stuff, which for an 2x4 hour flight is pretty decent.
Let's not forget the airlines charge $10/min for wifi....(ok maybe $10 a flight, but they wont let you access Netflix - united want you to use their buggy app to access *their* catalogue...).
So all in all, a +ve move....
(Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday December 03 2016, @06:45PM
Netflix has been cracked in the past as a source of 4K rips.
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(Score: 2) by opinionated_science on Saturday December 03 2016, @08:24PM
ah ok. I hadn't been following because *mumble mumble* online sources....