Comments on: Netflix Beyond the DVD Player

By: Foleypod

Foleypod — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:42:00 +0000

Hello.
I think I know what’s going on here, but I can’t say for sure.
Try these 2 steps:
1. Make sure that you’re currently running the newest software for your Wii.
Once you’ve done that,
2. Go into your Wii Settings, and under Screen, make sure that your Screen Burn-In Protection is set to OFF. I suspect it’s currently set to ON.

The purpose of the Screen Burn-In Protection is to sleep your Wii when your controller hasn’t delivered an input signal to the device for a certain period of time. This is usually to protect your TV screen from small children who get distracted and wander away in the middle of playing a game.

This feature really SHOULD be called “Auto-Sleep” or something like that, so that it’s easier to figure out why the Wii is going to sleep 10 minutes into a movie!

Do let me know if this does not solve your problem.

By: Suteran

Suteran — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 01:51:00 +0000

so we are streaming on our tv using wii, but it stops every time our remote times out… how to stop that? Thanks!! Great info!

By: Car DVD Players

Car DVD Players — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:45:00 +0000

This is a great item to have on long trips in the car or on a plane – keep those kids entertained!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 08 May 2010 21:31:00 +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!

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?

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?

By: Foleypod

Foleypod — Fri, 07 May 2010 19:07:00 +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?

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

By: Foleypod

Foleypod — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:04:00 +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

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:37:00 +0000

I’m streaming netflix movies on my iPad, but I can’t figure out how to advance the movie scene by scene — what do the two arrows mean that are pointing at each other (far right) — also, what is the symbol third from the left — two arrows pointing to a vertical bar? Thanks!