This has nothing to do directly with points and miles, but is something that I know a lot of flyers (myself included) have been hoping for. Netflix is finally adding offline playback! This means you will be able to download and save content from Netflix for your next long-haul flight, or for watching abroad. This is huge, especially in light of the fact that Netflix said, literally, “it will never happen” to offline viewing less than 2 years ago. Never say never!
While many global airlines have a decent selection of in-flight entertainment—heck, you can even take a class while in the air—that’s not universal. Sometimes you can get stuck on a 16-hour flight with just one episode of 10 different TV shows, or on a United 747 with just mains screen programming. In-flight Wi-Fi is getting faster, and some airlines like JetBlue will even let you stream content live, but you’re mostly out of luck on long haul flights. Finally, nothing beats your personal selections.
I have been renting and buying TV episodes from iTunes, or downloading selections from Amazon Instant Video
Of course, with the ability to download shows, you can also save them for viewing once you’re abroad, which may not have the same selection.
You can now download selected content from Netflix for offline viewing.
The functionality will be available on smartphones and tablets, and will require an app update. The update is already available, but Netflix says it might take a while to appear in the app stores. There will be two quality options for downloads, Standard and High Quality, though Netflix didn’t specify the resolutions.
Are you excited about the ability to watch Netflix videos offline?
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Real question is will Netflix on Kindle Fire download to SD card?
I have continuing problems on my kid’s Fire, with internal memory filling up. Some apps seem to refuse to use the SD card, in spite of OS settings that it is preferred.
Huh. Just downloaded iOS app, yes it has download.
But the Kindle store app doesn’t have it yet.
This is good news. I currently use VUDU offline to watch the free movies they host, rent stuff or watch the digital copies I own. It works well also. Netflix gives me another choice.
I used to use Apple but with recent IOS updates they have all but “bricked” my Ipad Mini and the movies are more expensive to buy there in my experience. I have a few in my library I access sometimes though.
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