[ubuntu-uk] Netflix and Love Film

2012-08-23 Thread scoundrel50a
Does anybody know if these are going to be available to play on Ubuntu? I've tried both but it wont play.it gives this reason for netflix not to run on Ubuntu Instant Watching System Compatibility Complete System Requirements To watch instantly, you'll need a computer that meets

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netflix and Love Film

2012-08-23 Thread scoundrel50a
On 23/08/12 11:16, scoundrel50a wrote: Does anybody know if these are going to be available to play on Ubuntu? I've tried both but it wont play.it gives this reason for netflix not to run on Ubuntu Instant Watching System Compatibility Complete System Requirements To watch

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netflix and Love Film

2012-08-23 Thread paul sutton
On 23/08/12 11:16, scoundrel50a wrote: Does anybody know if these are going to be available to play on Ubuntu? I've tried both but it wont play.it gives this reason for netflix not to run on Ubuntu Instant Watching System Compatibility Complete System Requirements To watch

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netflix and Love Film

2012-08-23 Thread Alan Pope
On 23/08/12 11:16, scoundrel50a wrote: Is there any way I can get it to work on Ubuntu at all? No. Or yes if you install Windows in a virtual machine and watch via that. Not ideal, but about the only option. Cheers, -- Alan Pope Engineering Manager Canonical - Product Strategy +44 (0)

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netflix and Love Film

2012-08-23 Thread Alan Pope
On 23/08/12 11:21, paul sutton wrote: Is chrome OS Linux based, if it is then there should not be any reason why they can't make it work on other Linux based systems. Not true. Chrome OS is a proprietary operating system based in part on Linux and GNU tools. They add in bits to enable

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netflix and Love Film

2012-08-23 Thread scoundrel50a
On 23/08/12 11:22, Alan Pope wrote: On 23/08/12 11:16, scoundrel50a wrote: Is there any way I can get it to work on Ubuntu at all? No. Or yes if you install Windows in a virtual machine and watch via that. Not ideal, but about the only option. Cheers, Kind of defeats then object of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netflix and Love Film

2012-08-23 Thread Andy Partington
snip Kind of defeats then object of running Ubuntu, if you have to install windows doesnt it..is it something that might happen in the future, or is it not going to happen... /snip It's down to the hosts though, Lovefilm and Netflix, I know on one of the sites ( Lovefilm i believe )

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netflix and Love Film

2012-08-23 Thread Andy Partington
On 23 August 2012 11:39, Andy Partington andy.parting...@gmail.com wrote: snip Kind of defeats then object of running Ubuntu, if you have to install windows doesnt it..is it something that might happen in the future, or is it not going to happen... /snip It's down to the hosts

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netflix and Love Film

2012-08-23 Thread Gareth France
On 23/08/12 11:39, Andy Partington wrote: snip Kind of defeats then object of running Ubuntu, if you have to install windows doesnt it..is it something that might happen in the future, or is it not going to happen... /snip It's down to the hosts though, Lovefilm and Netflix, I know

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netflix and Love Film

2012-08-23 Thread James Morrissey
While its certainly true that stuff is increasingly available on Linux, it looks like Netflix might still be some way away This is from February: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/02/netflix-no-plans-to-support-linux j On 23 August 2012 11:46, Gareth France gareth.fra...@gmail.com wrote: On

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netflix and Love Film

2012-08-23 Thread Alan Pope
On 23/08/12 11:45, Andy Partington wrote: - We currently provide the LOVEFiLM Video on Demand service on various models of Samsung and Sony TV and Blu-Ray players Why would I want to go and replace my brand new HD TV jsut so I could stream movies from pre selected outlets? This is a waste of my

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netflix and Love Film

2012-08-23 Thread Dave Morley
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 23/08/12 11:49, James Morrissey wrote: While its certainly true that stuff is increasingly available on Linux, it looks like Netflix might still be some way away This is from February:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netflix and Love Film

2012-08-23 Thread Alan Pope
On 23/08/12 11:46, Gareth France wrote: I also know there are people who don't use Linux because they can't use them. I have Linux on all my computers, and yet I know I have at least 4 devices which can view NetFlix. All the while that it's possible to use NetFlix on Wii, Xbox, PS3, iOS,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Netflix and Love Film

2012-08-23 Thread bumaw
To install Ubuntu and XBMC Media Center http://mirrors.xbmc.org/releases/XBMCbuntu/xbmcbuntu-11.0.iso http://xbmc.org/download/ Than it is back to netflix with a quick overlook on how the install process of that will go. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyF0Xp3lXCo --