Netflix and Hulu [Was Re: Computer hardware for sale, cheap]

[Benjamin Scott]

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 2:05 AM, Dan Jenkins <dan at rastech.com> wrote:
>>  http://www.netflix.com/BrowseSelection
>>  Use the "Watch Instantly" box in the lower left to limit to diskless
>>  content.
>
> FYI, the above only works if you are not logged in to a Netflix account.
> If you are logged in, it redirects to WiHome page.
> Choosing SciFi category, for example, shows 17 titles when not logged in.
> Logging in to Netflix, shows 167 titles under that genre.

  Ah.  I specifically logged out to get that link, but didn't drill
down to make sure it had the same number of titles.  I confirm similar
behavior here.  Crud.

  Playing around, <http://www.netflix.com/AllGenresList> will get you
all the titles, but won't filter for diskless content.  Rather dumb of
them -- especially since they expose that info via a publicly
documented web API (that's how InstantWatcher.com works).

-- Ben