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Comment on Netflix Beyond the DVD Player by karenrackle

karenrackle — Sun, 09 May 2010 02:31:01 +0000

Chris,
My connection is not DSL — it's Cox Cable. I have not streamed netflix movies to my PC — maybe I'll do one and see what happens. I have another silly question … I can't watch a netflix movie on my iPad unless I am connected to the internet? I thought someone said they watch netflix movies on their iPad on an airplane flight. Can that be? Thanks!

Comment on Netflix Beyond the DVD Player by Foleypod

Foleypod — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:07:23 +0000

The issue that you're having with the movie stopping is not a result of the iPad battery being under 50%. I run mine down under 10% and it still chugs right along. I suspect that your internet connection (is it a DSL connection?) is a bit wonky. Do you ever stream movies to your computer? If so, does it ever time out after, say 30 minutes or so?

Comment on Netflix Beyond the DVD Player by karenrackle

karenrackle — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:00:06 +0000

Thanks — that was valuable info! I couldn't figure out why it kept kicking me out of the movie when I tried to use the advance button. I didn't know about the lack of chapters. Now, if I press the two arrows and it flips me out of the movie to the netflix page, how do I get back into the movie? And … it stops the movie suddenly every now and then and I think it might have something to do with the fact that I'm running low on the battery (around 50%) charged. Is that what's happening, do you think?

Comment on Netflix Beyond the DVD Player by Foleypod

Foleypod — Fri, 07 May 2010 00:04:24 +0000

Hi Karen.
The controls in the Netflix for iPad toolbar are as follows:
1. the first icon rewinds you back 30 seconds, and is useful if you missed a bit of dialog, or you got up for a drink and want to review what you missed.
2. The pause/play button is pretty recognizable from other devices, such as CD players and DVD players.
3. The advance button, is common on DVD players and CD players, and advances you forward to the next chapter. Now, it should be noted that most movies on Netflix do not HAVE chapter markers, so this button usually serves to advance you to the very end of the movie, which is dumb. I'm sure that more TV shows and movies will include chapter markers in the future, and then this button will suddenly become useful.
4. The arrows pointing at each other escapes your selected video, and returns you to your Netflix menu.

In order to advance forward or rewind back in your video, use the timeline indicator at the TOP of the screen.

I hope this helps. Thanks for writing.
~Chris

Comment on iPad Best Hits by Foleypod

Foleypod — Thu, 06 May 2010 23:49:13 +0000

Hi Emily.
Thanks for writing! You'd be shocked how many boomers are absolutely confounded by new technology, and we're well aware that not everyone in that age bracket is confused.

I'm not sure if you visited Wyn's profile on our site (Wyn authored this article), but you'll note that he's 60 years old, and has been into computing since the day when it was feasible to have one in your home/office, so you're in quite good company!

At FoleyPod, we're all for technology being easy for everyone, regardless of age or level of experience. This article was intended to report some common insider observations about where the interest-level and excitement was coming from for the iPad, from Wyn's own experience working largely with the Boomer age group.

Thanks again for writing, and I'd love to hear more of your insight and experience in the future.

~Chris