Just a few days after announcing that Mac support for Netflix’s Watch Instantly service was on the way, the company has opened the door to its public beta here. With a quick install of Microsoft Silverlight 2.0, you’ll be good to go — not even a browser restart was necessary for me. I’ve been playing with it for about an hour now, and I’m really impressed. At least on my (admittedly brand-new) MacBook, it loads almost instantly, the video and audio quality is great, and the suggestions really do mesh with my taste. And none of the bizarre error messages I’ve seen in reviews of the older Windows version.
The site suggests that a 1.5 Ghz Intel chip is the minimum for Mac support. Anyone with an older machine had the chance to put this service through its paces?
Pete Mortensen is a design strategist for consulting firm Jump Associates and the co-author of Wired to Care: How Companies Prosper When They Create Widespread Empathy, a book and blog that are significantly more interesting than you might initially think. Pete’s particular Apple avocations are both around design–interface and industrial. Follow him on Twitter!
6 responses to “Netflix for Mac Beta is Live Now”
silverlight 2.0 requires an Intel chip to run, and all the macs with intel chips had a processor at or above 1.5Ghz. The only one running at 1.5Ghz was the intel mac mini’s first revision with a core solo processor
apparently it’s not out for everyone … it doesn’t seem to be available for my account yet here in the US.
Thank you for the linkâ€â€ÂI’d heard it was “open” but it’s impossible to find on their website.