Netflix to allow downloads

I tried it.....worked great. Great picture.

For fun I downloaded a tv show. Then I restarted my tablet. The file disappeared.

And the files will be really large, a single TV show in low res will be about 250MB and high res twice that. A movie will be a gig or more. So your device better have a LOT of storage space. You can only download these to mobile devices. Chuck

You can buy an OTG cable for 3 bucks and hook it up to your flash drive and have a lot of storage

pianotuna wrote:
Unfortunately the app only allows downloads on tablets and cell phones. Has anyone tried moving the file to a laptop to watch it?

They're encrypted, and keyed to a specific device, just like Google and Amazon's downloads.

Depending on your tablet or cell phone, it might support one of these options for TV playback:

1) Miracast / Googlecast - WiFi screen mirroring, anything Android 4.4 or above
2) MHL (an hdmi format) Sony, some Samsung
3) Slimport (another hdmi format) A few LG and most Amazon devices

2 & 3 are best quality, at least 720p or better.

And the files will be really large, a single TV show in low res will be about 250MB and high res twice that. A movie will be a gig or more. So your device better have a LOT of storage space. You can only download these to mobile devices. Chuck

Unfortunately the app only allows downloads on tablets and cell phones. Has anyone tried moving the file to a laptop to watch it?

Gee. only thing I download is Ham Nation and AmateurLogic.TV, both are filmed specifically for download. So far it's been profitable downloading Ham Nation... You see, each week they ask a question, most of 'em are from tests I have taken and passed so....... I win prizes. :)

Not only limited to how many you can have, but the number of "participating" movies and tv shows is severely limited too. It's a far far far cry from Amazon or Google which let you download anything you have access to... but Amazon and Google I guess have H U G E resources compared to little old Netflix.