Dork Reports

I just received the Netflix streaming disc for the Wii before Netflix does a full release. This makes me happy because a) I’ve been waiting for this to happen for a long time and b) now that I have hooked up my Wii in my room, this means I can switch from watching instant movies on my computer (20″) at an angle to watching on my TV (40″) straight on from pretty much anywhere in my room and most importantly, from bed.

I’ve only briefly tested out the functionality, but it looks like the Wii lets you browse from your instant queue as well as browse the regular menus without having to have all your movies pre-queued from a computer. That alone is pretty neat. While I won’t be able to stream any HD movies since the Wii is limited to 480i, I’m pretty happy that Netflix finally made it to the Wii because I don’t have a PS3, the XBOX 360 I once had access to required a Gold Live membership, and I’ll take what I can get.

I don’t watch all that much TV anymore. The few shows I do pay attention to I often forget to watch. I don’t have cable, so when I forget to watch those few shows, it pretty much means I forget to watch TV. And then I get bored reading the same news headlines online. Now this means I can stick on a movie, and depending how much I really care about it, I can do other stuff, like my creepy little exercises or pack with some mild entertainment. I used to love doing other stuff while vaguely paying attention to Law & Order, and now tons of their seasons stream instantly. So, depending on the show or movie, I’m either going to be getting a lot done now that I’ve got something to keep me going, or I’m going to get nothing done if I get completely immersed in Netflix. Either way, I’m probably going to be getting a lot out of my $9/membership. Yay.