Maybe You Can Help-Budget

[wgwtgb]

So this is a question I would normally ask in the budget board, but for some reason I can't get to it and I would like some opinions.
I am looking to replace the TV's in my DD and DS's bedrooms. I was hoping for a 19" for both.
Then I saw this deal:
Walmart offers the Toshiba 22" 720p LCD HDTV/DVD Combo, model no. 22LV610U, for $288. Shipping costs $9.97, or opt for free in-store pickup. That's the lowest total price we can find by $62, though we saw a similar HDTV/DVD combo system for $78 back in June (since expired). Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include 1366x768 (720p) resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio, 800:1 contrast ratio, 400 cd/m2 brightness, 5 ms response time, one HDMI port, and more.

Now I know nothing about technology. I would eventually love to get these TV's hooked up so that they can support Netflix streaming. Would this be possible, or do I need a special DVD player.

I guess my real question is... do I get the 19" (that Black Friday predictions predict to be around $99) and a DVD player that will be Netflix-enabled OR do I get this deal???

I hope someone can help... I'm so confused.

 

[kwelch10377]

In order of the TV's to be Netflix enabled you would have to have a device that supported Netflix hooked up to it. For example I have a Wii and I have the Netflix dvd for it. Some other gaming systems have this option as well. There are also blue-ray players that have Netflix capabilities.

You would also need one for each TV or you would have to switch back and forth between TVs and you could only use Netflix on them one at a time. You also need to have wireless internet.

Now when it comes to the TV specs I can't really offer any advice. Have you looked on Amazon.com at all?

ETA - many times the deals that they offer on Black Friday are not really great brands and there may be a greater chance of them not lasting as long.

 

[wgwtgb]

Thank you very much.... it seems you know a lot more than me ...can you tell me this? If I got DVD's that are netflix enabled for each room, can we all watch a movie at the same time from Netflix, or just one... I hope that made sense.

 

[kwelch10377]

Thank you very much.... it seems you know a lot more than me ...can you tell me this? If I got DVD's that are netflix enabled for each room, can we all watch a movie at the same time from Netflix, or just one... I hope that made sense.

That I do not know.....I know it has been asked her before, but I don't remember the answer and I couldn't find the answer on Netflix.com.

 

[wgwtgb]

Ok. Thanks for all of your help! Maybe someone else knows

 

[jel0511]

Now maybe I'm wrong, but if I am someone will correct me. You need more than a DVD to enable streaming for Netflix. It works on Wii, because it is a network ready device and the disk you're given basically allows you to log onto your Netflix account and access your "instant play queue" You can only access this from one device at a time, i.e. you can't watch two different movies from your instant queue at the same time in different rooms. To do what you want, you'd need to have a Wii or other type of DVD player that has the Netflix option built into it, but you still couldn't have both kids accessing Netflix at the same time.

 

[wgwtgb]

This is the blu ray player I'm talkin about:

Blu-ray was originally all about pristine, high-def video quality, but--somewhat ironically--the format is spurring the popularity of low-resolution streaming services like Netflix. Samsung and LG have included Netflix streaming on all of their standalone Blu-ray players this year, making it easy to mix the eye candy of Blu-ray with the instant gratification of streaming video.

The ratings of these players reflect their overall capabilities as Blu-ray players. If we were judging them strictly based on Netflix performance, they'd get identical scores, as we've found the Netflix streaming experience to be virtually identical on all the products we've tested. In other words, if you just want a basic Blu-ray player that streams Netflix, feel free to go cheap.

As for the Netflix experience overall, we're generally fans, although be forewarned that the selection of movies available for streaming is much smaller than Netflix's DVD catalog. That being said, the selection of TV shows is improving, with content deals from ABC and CBS bolstering an already strong library.

Image quality ranges from mediocre to near-DVD (the "HD" content comes closest, but it's still a minority of the selections offered), assuming your Internet connection is fast enough to stream at full quality. It doesn't come close to Blu-ray, but for most people we'd say it's well within the critical "good enough" marker.

If paying a monthly subscription fee for Netflix isn't your style, Panasonic features the pay-per-view Amazon Video On Demand streaming service on its recent Blu-ray players. LG also offers CinemaNow and Vudu streaming.

If you're still not ready for Blu-ray, but want to get Netflix streaming, you can get the service on both the Roku Digital Video Player and Xbox 360--though the latter requires an additional yearly Xbox Live fee above and beyond the Netflix subscription.

 

[MnMomtoboys]

We have netflix on 3 computers and the wii. We opted for the $8.99 package which is 1 dvd at a time. With this package you can only stream 2 movies at once. I'm not sure what the streaming limit is on the other packages, I keep thinking I should find out but never do.

 

[golfgal]

We have netflix on 3 computers and the wii. We opted for the $8.99 package which is 1 dvd at a time. With this package you can only stream 2 movies at once. I'm not sure what the streaming limit is on the other packages, I keep thinking I should find out but never do.

That's good to know. We have the same package and I think we have streamed 2 movies at once-on the TV and on a computer but never tried to do any more than that. DS18 has watched some on his computer in his dorm room on our plan too-which is REALLY nice for him.

 

[LuvOrlando]

I don't know about the idea that Black Friday only gets you off brands. My DH and I got both of our kids amazing deals for TV's this past year. I don't remember the price but both kids got 32" SONY TV's for a hundred + off the normal price at Wal-mart.

The DVD's Netflix offers to allow streaming are not plain old regular DVD's. The DVD's for this purpose are specially made to work with a particular device. Having a DVD player on your TV's is not the same thing as having a device capable of streaming the video so if i understand you correctly, having TV's with DVD's connected will not allow you to stream in TIVO. However, TIVO does have a list of streaming compatible TV's on the website. Your post made me go and do a little checking, lots of interesting stuff going on.

We actually have 4 devices hooked up to the TIVO streaming. We have a Wii, the MAC, DH's laptop and the I-pad but since I'm the only person who ever really uses it it's never been stressed by demand. I don't know if the number of devices using it at one time would be an issue or not.