Netflix app now available on LG WebOS TVs

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code15

198 posts

Master Geek

#167448 13-Mar-2015 22:08

Downloading now, hopefully it works with a US account + UnoTelly.

Slightly annoying because I just bought an apple TV two weeks ago!

NZtechfreak

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#1258199 14-Mar-2015 00:16

Do feedback about whether it works with a US account, from Netflix stance on these things I would think it will work.

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code15

198 posts

Master Geek

#1258224 14-Mar-2015 08:30

Works fine with US account. I haven't needed to block Google DNS servers either, just changed the TVs one to UnoTelly's.

The app is really fluid, much easier to navigate than the Apple TV.

sultanoswing

814 posts

Ultimate Geek

#1258246 14-Mar-2015 09:14

See - this is why Lightbox needs to get their A into G....it's only pre-launch, and LG already has a Netflix app, but no Lightbox one.

code15

198 posts

Master Geek

#1258249 14-Mar-2015 09:22

To be fair all Netflix had to do was make the existing app available on the NZ LG store... But I know what you mean.

TVNZ on demand have done an exclusive samsung deal too for the smart TV app too. Do they want us to use their service or not??

sultanoswing

814 posts

Ultimate Geek

#1258250 14-Mar-2015 09:29

Yup... silly TVNZ too. Stoopid "exclusives" in fact do nothing but exclude customers. As I've written in other posts, it may not be "fair" to compare NF to local providers, but that's where the local guys need to be fleet and nimble, not plodding & tying themselves to excluders.

hashbrown

463 posts

Ultimate Geek

#1259354 14-Mar-2015 15:54

No sign of an update for our 2011 LG. Not holding my breath.

peejayw

1839 posts

Uber Geek

#1259373 14-Mar-2015 16:45

Just found it on my 2014 model, interesting.

I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder and harder for me to find one now.

steve98

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#1260106 16-Mar-2015 11:08

I have a LG 55LM6700 - think it's from 2012 or 2013. Netflix not on there yet but contacted LG via Facebook and they tell me that NetCast 3.0 systems, which includes the LM series of smart TVs, will have the Netflix app added on or just before launch day.

pom532

149 posts

Master Geek

#1261385 18-Mar-2015 07:45

Netflix showed up on my 2012 LG TV

kiwifidget

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Lifetime subscriber

#1261390 18-Mar-2015 08:13

Netflix is now on my PS3.

Delete cookies?! Are you insane?!

pom532

149 posts

Master Geek

#1261392 18-Mar-2015 08:18

It's an old app on my 2012 LG tv :-( cannot change profiles

Dunnersfella

4083 posts

Uber Geek

#1261459 18-Mar-2015 10:06

sultanoswing: Yup... silly TVNZ too. Stoopid "exclusives" in fact do nothing but exclude customers. As I've written in other posts, it may not be "fair" to compare NF to local providers, but that's where the local guys need to be fleet and nimble, not plodding & tying themselves to excluders.

Exclusivity will bite TVNZ on the bum.
Standard definition picture - that bites the users.
In this time and age, even at no charge, standard definition is just poor.
Imagine trying to watch that on their 78" UHD TV...

steve98

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#1261484 18-Mar-2015 10:27

pom532: It's an old app on my 2012 LG tv :-( cannot change profiles

I noticed lack of profile support too. Not sure it's an "old" app as the new logo comes up and profiles pre-dates to the new logo. Will go to LG with this and see what they say.