2013-06-13, 01:04
(2013-06-13, 00:26)sambul25 Wrote:(2013-06-12, 00:48)fogcity Wrote: Anyone up for the challenge?I think you're missing the point here. Most people don't have a computer attached to their TV. Instead, their TV is either network aware and has DLNA client, or a network player or stick is attached to the TV. Many such players are purchased outside of US retail networks, for example on Ebay, or in Europe. They don't have Netflix, Hulu, Pandora and other services already included. That's why people are looking for a DLNA Server like XBMC Server to stream Netflix content from their PC to the TV or player.
The problem is, Netflix doesn't want people to stream their content across the house, because they make money on licensing Netflix access rights to network player manufacturers. This leaves out of Netflix most of the world, because Chinese players don't come with Netflix or Hulu. On the other hand, Netflix doesn't want to turn away large pull of XBMC & Plex users. So they create invisible problems in a way that most users can't link them to Netflix or blame Netflix for intentional desktop users blockage. Only Netflix partners like MS benefit from that, since they have no problem streaming Netflix content from WMC to Xbox.
Thanks for the reply. The explanation of the why-it-doesnt-just-work was interesting.
That said, my post was specific to OSX users of XBMC, although it could apply to Windows too... so I don't think it's relevant whether those platforms represent a majority of the XBMC user base. Also, the XBMC Flicks instructions sure mention Windows and OSX, and many of the endless number of people who cannot get this plugin to work mention they're running XBMC on those platforms.
So, acknowledging that people running XBMC on a stick attached to their TV are going to be left out, does anyone have a suggestion for or solution to my original problem which is how to best cause a link from the netflix website to be saved to a specific folder (like a Dropbox folder)? Once that is solved, we would have a Netflix solution that would work for all OSX and WIndows users, and even Netflix could endorse it because it doesn't involve "streaming content across the house".