Netflix On The Wii Is Awful, Something Needs To Be Done

I don't know what Netflix is doing with the Wii but holy cow is it bad.

I've been watching content for about an hour and a half of all kinds and they're all horribly compressed to the point of unwatchable for fast action scenes and there's tons of artifacts.

The Wii is the 4th device I've used the "watch instantly" service on and it's easily the worst and there's no reason for it.

I urge everyone to submit the quality rating after each video you watch and also Email them and complain about this shoddy service on the Wii. These is no excuse for this kind of quality anywhere. All content looks bad no matter what you watch. Know the way that bad cable service makes HD look because it doesn't give the channel enough bandwidth? Multiply that by 10 and you have this quality

Make sure you speak up to Netflix. They ask you after every single thing you watch and don't settle for the "the Wii only does 480p" excuse, this is not a result of that

EDIT: A picture is worth 1000 words? Well then these are at least 3000 because they're Godzilla!

Picture 1, super duper compression

Picture 2, compression AND artifacts

Picture 3, more compression

First time hearing of this based off of other impressions. I'll see for myself tonight. My disc should've come by now.

Oh good, I guess fears that Netflix wouldn't be good on the Wii were unfounded... :P

Oh good, I guess fears that Netflix wouldn't be good on the Wii were unfounded... :P

GabuEx

Well the 480p is obvious, we knew it was going to have a ceiling

The compression and artifacts? There's no excuse for that this badly.

In Godzilla Final Wars when both Godzillas fight the screen just just a bunch of colored blocks

sucks right when will netflix have watch instantly on High quality even the one on the device and consoles look bad and when will they have blu ray delivered to your home

Maybe it's just you, it looks fine on mine.

sucks right when will netflix have watch instantly on High quality even the one on the device and consoles look bad and when will they have blu ray delivered to your home

gugler990

Their HD content "elsewhere" isn't that bad

There's no artifacts and very little compression.

This on the other hand is the exact opposite

You thought Netflix on the Wii would be good?

i got my disc today. i havent tried it yet,

You thought Netflix on the Wii would be good?

aransom

I expected it to be like standard def cable

It's much lower quality

How is your bandwidth? Maybe it gets ugly when there's low bandwidth?

How is your bandwidth? Maybe it gets ugly when there's low bandwidth?

dameon51

Super, I'm getting 15 down and 5 up

I mean I had all 4 devices taking turns checking out the same content and this is more then 480p on the Wii, the compressions is atrocious. Maybe it's something to do with the Wii's memory but there has to be another choice. If this was my first experience with the Netflix watch it now I'd think it was garbage. This is not doing Nintendo or Netflix any good right now.

Wow are you guys kidding me? I've put mine in now, and it's AWESOME. The quality is crisp and clear, and load times are quick even for a full length movie. I actually thought it wouldn't be this good but I'm very impressed.

I just watch bluerays or dvds still guess I'm the most old fashioned 16 year old in the world

i have read from a lot of other people that netflix works good on the wiielbert_b_23

[QUOTE="elbert_b_23"]i have read from a lot of other people that netflix works good on the wiiteknic1200

I just placed the request for my disc, but if this isn't just an isolated case with you, Jason, then I'm disappointed. My house used to use my PS3 for Netflix while I used my 360 at school for Netflix and both of those worked excellently. My PS3 broke (it no longer registers any disc put in, be it video game, CD, DVD, Netflix disc, etc.) so my family is going to be relying on the Wii as their Netflix hookup. When i read your description of how the picture look, I couldn't stop thinking, "We're in the future! I can live stream VHS's."

I use Netflix on my PS3, and it looks great, almost Blu-ray quality. I ordered and received a Wii Netflix just for the heck of it, but haven't come around to trying it out yet. That's bad to hear that it's terrible on the Wii. paradigm68

I don't know what Netflix is doing with the Wii but holy cow is it bad.

I've been watching content for about an hour and a half of all kinds and they're all horribly compressed to the point of unwatchable for fast action scenes and there's tons of artifacts.

The Wii is the 4th device I've used the "watch instantly" service on and it's easily the worst and there's no reason for it.

I urge everyone to submit the quality rating after each video you watch and also Email them and complain about this shoddy service on the Wii. These is no excuse for this kind of quality anywhere. All content looks bad no matter what you watch. Know the way that bad cable service makes HD look because it doesn't give the channel enough bandwidth? Multiply that by 10 and you have this quality

Make sure you speak up to Netflix. They ask you after every single thing you watch and don't settle for the "the Wii only does 480p" excuse, this is not a result of that

Jaysonguy

This comes as absolutely no surprise...

I have used netflix on both the 360 and PS3 and it works pretty awesomely on both those consoles.

My netflix disc will get here in a day or 2 so I can't judge it till then but I am gonna hold it up to the standards of the other platform when using it!

Hope it holds up well....

Don't worry kids, this thread is a joke and completely untrue. My disk arrived today and the quality is better then I expected. In fact my picture is great. If you have trouble netflix analyzed your connection and decided it is bad.teknic1200

I'm glad you think it's good but that's because you haven't had better

I've run it on a 40 HD set and a 27 SD set and got the same result. Then I hooked up the other units and checked the quality

The Wii version is awful

nope your not the most old fashion maybe 16 yr old but at that age i was still watching vhses more then dvd,

now i watch on all 3 formats dvd being the prominant one cause more movies are available on it ,

vhs because certain movies just havent been translate or i havent found a dvd version of a movie i own on vhs plus their dirt cheap

heeey what do you know... jayson doesnt like something on the wii that isn't EA Sports Active or Petz: Monkey Madness. garrett_duffman

I improved your post.

Compression? yuck

godzilla final wars rocks btw

heeey what do you know... jayson doesnt like something on the wii that is EFFING FREE. garrett_duffman

O.o! nintendo spies forums and is teaching Jason a lesson for being a troll !!!?? :P

[QUOTE="garrett_duffman"]heeey what do you know... jayson doesnt like something on the wii that is EFFING FREE. wiifan001

Really the instant watch is an addition to your Netflix subscription service. Its sort of an extra, but streaming it to devices is definitely a freebie. So no room to complain really, Plus the quality from what I saw it excellent. I watched a episode of South Park, Mythbusters, and Plan 9 from Outer Space. I think that covers my bases.

[QUOTE="wiifan001"][QUOTE="garrett_duffman"]heeey what do you know... jayson doesnt like something on the wii that is EFFING FREE. Jamisonia

Really the instant watch is an addition to your Netflix subscription service. Its sort of an extra, but streaming it to devices is definitely a freebie. So no room to complain really, Plus the quality from what I saw it excellent. I watched a episode of South Park, Mythbusters, and Plan 9 from Outer Space. I think that covers my bases.

I just watched the last available episode of Spartacus season 1 (awesomes show by the way). The quality was just fine for a SD device such as the Wii. Keep in mind it also depends on the movie that you watch, some run at a higher quality than others. I wander what movies did JaysonGuy test so that I can see for myself. So far so good for the Wii. Of course I don't expect it to look better than the PS3/360 output.

Prior to getting the Wii disc. I had my laptop hooked up to my HD TV and the quality was better than the Wii's. But I guess that's to be expected as well. Since my laptop doesn't have a remote, I think I will get accustomed to using my Wii to watch Netflix since I don't have to get up to control the movie!

[QUOTE="garrett_duffman"]heeey what do you know... jayson doesnt like something on the wii that is EFFING FREE. wiifan001

[QUOTE="wiifan001"][QUOTE="garrett_duffman"]heeey what do you know... jayson doesnt like something on the wii that is EFFING FREE. garrett_duffman

I don't know what Netflix is doing with the Wii but holy cow is it bad.

I've been watching content for about an hour and a half of all kinds and they're all horribly compressed to the point of unwatchable for fast action scenes and there's tons of artifacts.

The Wii is the 4th device I've used the "watch instantly" service on and it's easily the worst and there's no reason for it.

I urge everyone to submit the quality rating after each video you watch and also Email them and complain about this shoddy service on the Wii. These is no excuse for this kind of quality anywhere. All content looks bad no matter what you watch. Know the way that bad cable service makes HD look because it doesn't give the channel enough bandwidth? Multiply that by 10 and you have this quality

Make sure you speak up to Netflix. They ask you after every single thing you watch and don't settle for the "the Wii only does 480p" excuse, this is not a result of that

Jaysonguy

360 is that way>>>>>.

But really, you seem to be the only person that has problems with Netflix on Wii. Maybe your Wii hates you :P

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

I don't know what Netflix is doing with the Wii but holy cow is it bad.

I've been watching content for about an hour and a half of all kinds and they're all horribly compressed to the point of unwatchable for fast action scenes and there's tons of artifacts.

The Wii is the 4th device I've used the "watch instantly" service on and it's easily the worst and there's no reason for it.

I urge everyone to submit the quality rating after each video you watch and also Email them and complain about this shoddy service on the Wii. These is no excuse for this kind of quality anywhere. All content looks bad no matter what you watch. Know the way that bad cable service makes HD look because it doesn't give the channel enough bandwidth? Multiply that by 10 and you have this quality

Make sure you speak up to Netflix. They ask you after every single thing you watch and don't settle for the "the Wii only does 480p" excuse, this is not a result of that

the-wii-gamer

360 is that way>>>>>.

But really, you seem to be the only person that has problems with Netflix on Wii. Maybe your Wii hates you :P

As much as he hates on the Wii, I couldn't blame his Wii for hating him...lol.

Jayson, i think theres something with your Wii, Disc, or TV. Maybe ask for a new disc? Mine works perfectly and it's great!

I'm glad you think it's good but that's because you haven't had better

I've run it on a 40 HD set and a 27 SD set and got the same result. Then I hooked up the other units and checked the quality

The Wii version is awful

Jaysonguy

[QUOTE="garrett_duffman"]heeey what do you know... jayson doesnt like something on the wii that is EFFING FREE. wiifan001

[QUOTE="garrett_duffman"][QUOTE="wiifan001"] Netflix is a monthly subscription. If your only access to Netflix is by playing them on the Wii then the consumer would want to get its money's worth. A problem? Consumers should complain about the service if it's busted...or just unsuscribe.wiifan001

Probably the biggest factor in Netflix quality streaming is internet connection. If you have a slow connection Netflix is going to be lower quality. I like the fact that the Wii is wireless. My networked blu ray player is not, and I don't have the router in my room because I live with roommates. But the thing is, if you have slow internet, its not going to matter whether you stream from your PS3, Xbox, Blu Ray Player or Wii, its all going to be the same. Maybe if you have quality issues with your Wii try using a wired connection

There are no compression artifacts. teknic1200

Godzilla says, hey can you see me behind all this compression and artifacts?

As I said before, I get 15 down and 5 up, I also use watch instantly on 3 other devices (4 if we count the PC and laptop separately) and I use the laptop and "other console" wirelessly and don't get this.

i watched two hours of the Office and it didn't look that bad, it looked 480p. and i'm running a 2-3Mb connection at the lowest

i get different results on my laptop depending on which side of my house I'm on. If I watch it near the router it looks great. If I watch it in my bedroom it looks bad, it's so bad the frame rate stutters. there are variables here, and your experience appears to be isolated. therefore you cannot blame netflix, and your rant is blown out of proportion. teknic1200

true. i've gotten pretty bad playback from my PS3 and 360 sometimes, i think there are alot of variables here we don't count

Who would want to watch movies on the Wii anyhow? Its not even HD output or close to it.TheLordMagnus