HD Streaming Requirements?

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Permalink Reply by ewd76 on November 24, 2008 at 5:18pm

I don't think there is HD streaming.

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Permalink Reply by bigstu on November 24, 2008 at 5:20pm

I've been reading reports that with the 360 launch that HD Streaming was also started on a few select titles. I read in a thread here that Hereos was and that a few other movies were, I took a look at a list suggested in the netflix blog and picked a title that was supposed to be HD and wasn't.

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Permalink Reply by ewd76 on November 24, 2008 at 5:45pm

Could be, first I had heard about it, but I only use it on the computer.

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Permalink Reply by elving on November 24, 2008 at 6:22pm

HD streaming has only been announced for Xbox 360. If you use an Xbox 360 for streaming, you can get HD streams provided you have sufficient Internet bandwidth.

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Permalink Reply by bigstu on November 25, 2008 at 3:58am

I do have sufficient bandwidth I do have a 360. So I should just be able to select a title that should be in HD and that's it? No special markings on the video or when I start the stream on the 360? Do I need to have a HD account?

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Permalink Reply by elving on November 25, 2008 at 12:53pm

Just click play on your Xbox. If you're getting an HD stream, you'll see "Presented in HD" when the Xbox begins buffering.

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Permalink Reply by bigstu on November 28, 2008 at 9:43am

Thanks, I tried Heros again and Started over and I saw presented in HD, I didn't try the other movie again.

I'd also like to note when Heros was being views a few weeks ago that the quality looked better than SD on the computer but I've got no way of confirming that. Also yeah I think the Watch It Now service is being hammered!

Notes to others:
I don't have a HD Rental account
I have an Older 360 without a HDMI port.
No problems in viewing, used Heros Season one episode one to test.
Download is 10Mbps

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