2013-05-25, 05:04
Xmmm... Instant Queue and Recommended work for others, and Instant Queue and Search work for you. None of the options work for me. WTF... Based on this difference, I'd suggest not to remove for now any Netflix options from XBMCFlicks. It looks like Netflix just playing the game with users based on their IP region.
The other thing to note, while the dev credentials are borrowed from Plex, Netflix doesn't work on Plex for most new users now - it just hangs indefinitely on red screen when downloading a movie. Its kind of strange, same credentials would work for XBMC, when they don't for Plex. Or, may be official Plex release uses different credentials?
Btw, anyone knows how to change credentials in a similar way in Plex Server? What files need to be edited? Sorry for offtop, just looking for ANY solution with Netflix working on a PC, as I need to stream it to a network player for playback on a TV.
Important thing to mention - all API options now work well on Netflix DVD Rental page, when accessed through XBMCFlicks. It sounds kinda strange - how they can work, if refer to the same DB? Or its a different Netflix Movie DB (ODATA) for DVD Rentals?
And the last question:
when Netflix is streamed over LAN by XBMC Server, is it re-encoded to a different type of stream compare to what comes from Netflix? I ask because the stream coming from Netflix requires MS Silverlight to decode and playback. Many network players don't have Silverlight as part of their firmware, just use DLNA Client and hardware decoding. So, can such player recognize and play correctly a Netflix movie streamed by XBMC Server, just like it plays a movie streamed from a PC HDD?
The other thing to note, while the dev credentials are borrowed from Plex, Netflix doesn't work on Plex for most new users now - it just hangs indefinitely on red screen when downloading a movie. Its kind of strange, same credentials would work for XBMC, when they don't for Plex. Or, may be official Plex release uses different credentials?
Btw, anyone knows how to change credentials in a similar way in Plex Server? What files need to be edited? Sorry for offtop, just looking for ANY solution with Netflix working on a PC, as I need to stream it to a network player for playback on a TV.
Important thing to mention - all API options now work well on Netflix DVD Rental page, when accessed through XBMCFlicks. It sounds kinda strange - how they can work, if refer to the same DB? Or its a different Netflix Movie DB (ODATA) for DVD Rentals?
And the last question:
when Netflix is streamed over LAN by XBMC Server, is it re-encoded to a different type of stream compare to what comes from Netflix? I ask because the stream coming from Netflix requires MS Silverlight to decode and playback. Many network players don't have Silverlight as part of their firmware, just use DLNA Client and hardware decoding. So, can such player recognize and play correctly a Netflix movie streamed by XBMC Server, just like it plays a movie streamed from a PC HDD?