Netflix

Netflix is an American-based provider of on-demand internet streaming video in the US and Canada, and flat rate DVD-by-mail in the United States. The company was established in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California. It started its subscription service in 1999 and by 2009 it was offering a collection of 100,000 titles on DVD, surpassing 10 million subscribers. On February 25, 2007, Netflix announced the billionth DVD delivery. In the Summer of 2011 Netflix announced they will expand into the international maket, starting in Spain by 2012.

Hardware supported

List of Netflix-ready devices:

    * Boxee Box set-top box
    * Insignia Blu-ray Disc players and home theater systems
    * LG Electronics Blu-ray Disc players, TVs (LH50 series LCD and PS80 plasma), and home theater systems
    * Logitech Revue Google TV Buddy Box
    * Microsoft Xbox 360
    * Nintendo Wii and Nintendo 3DS
    * Panasonic Some Blu-ray Disc players, televisions and home theater systems
    * Philips Some Blu-ray Disc players and TVs
    * Popbox set-top box (announced)
    * Roku set-top box
    * Samsung Some Blu-ray Disc players and home theater systems
    * Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD Media Players
    * Sharp Some Blu-ray Disc players
    * Sony Blu-ray Disc players, TVs, Google TV devices, and PlayStation 3
    * TiVo DVRs (HD, HD XL, Series3™, Premiere and Premiere XL boxes)
    * Viewsonic VMP75
    * Vizio Some Blu-ray Disc players and TVs
    * Western Digital WD Live plus Media Player


Software support

Supported Web Browsers by Platform:

    * Microsoft Windows: Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Vista, Windows 7 running Internet Explorer 6 (or higher), Firefox 2 (or higher) or Google Chrome 6 (or higher). New viewer requires use of the Microsoft Silverlight technology and a 1.2 GHz CPU.
    * Mac OS X.: An Intel-based Mac with OS 10.4.8 or later. Browser support is Safari 3 (or higher), Firefox 2 (or higher) or Google Chrome. Mac Netflix was added October 27, 2008, which requires use of the Microsoft Silverlight technology.

Other software options:

    * Android including the HTC Incredible (2.2), Nexus One (2.2/3), EVO 4G (2.2) and G2 (2.2), Samsung Nexus S (2.3), Motorola Droid (2.2), LG Revolution (2.2), Casio G'zOne Commando C771 (2.2). May be limited due to DRM issues Now with device check removed it will work on various devices
    * Boxee OS X and Windows versions only (beta)
    * iOS iPad,[60] iPhone,[61] iPod Touch, Apple TV
    * MediaPortal Windows using the My Netflix plug-in.
    * PlayOn Windows, from MediaMall, used with UPnP clients such as PlayStation 3, Wii and     XBMC Media Center
    * Plex media center for Mac OS X only, using the Netflix plug-in from their App Store.
    * Windows Media Center Vista and Windows 7 Media Center capable versions only
    * Windows Phone 7