Comments on: Fixing netflix instant watch MediaError(1231) http://inventorsgarage.com/blog4/2009/06/17/fixing-netflix-instant-watch-mediaerror1231/ making your ideas real.... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:05:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ron Amundson http://inventorsgarage.com/blog4/2009/06/17/fixing-netflix-instant-watch-mediaerror1231/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Ron Amundson Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:49:58 +0000 http://inventorsgarage.com/blog4/?p=375#comment-175 Ah... but you are a developer, not a user, there in lies the difference. As a developer years ago, there were many fine tools I held as favorites, albeit archaic by todays standards. The thing is, the best tools in the world, are worthless, if they don't produce a product in line with the customers need. That being said, friends of mine were involved with Silverlight for the Olympics, and not only did they sing its praises as developers (well, minus the early squaks of a new tool) but also how well it worked out for the users. Even I was impressed with the implementation. The problem with netflix may not necessarily be Silverlight, it could just be a terribly misguided application specs, or inexperienced programmers way out of their league. I don't know the internal dynamics of their company, but either way, its is coming across as junk from a users point of view. Fwiw, the hack quit working for me, and thus instant viewing is no longer an option. I'm half tempted to get a set top box, or drop them entirely. If I knew they would support the embedded player for a 3 year period, I'd do it. Otoh, there are no guarantees, and the last thing I need is a useless paper weight if they change the technology and obsolete it in 6 months. Ah… but you are a developer, not a user, there in lies the difference. As a developer years ago, there were many fine tools I held as favorites, albeit archaic by todays standards. The thing is, the best tools in the world, are worthless, if they don’t produce a product in line with the customers need.

That being said, friends of mine were involved with Silverlight for the Olympics, and not only did they sing its praises as developers (well, minus the early squaks of a new tool) but also how well it worked out for the users. Even I was impressed with the implementation.

The problem with netflix may not necessarily be Silverlight, it could just be a terribly misguided application specs, or inexperienced programmers way out of their league. I don’t know the internal dynamics of their company, but either way, its is coming across as junk from a users point of view.

Fwiw, the hack quit working for me, and thus instant viewing is no longer an option. I’m half tempted to get a set top box, or drop them entirely. If I knew they would support the embedded player for a 3 year period, I’d do it. Otoh, there are no guarantees, and the last thing I need is a useless paper weight if they change the technology and obsolete it in 6 months.

]]> By: Edgar http://inventorsgarage.com/blog4/2009/06/17/fixing-netflix-instant-watch-mediaerror1231/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Edgar Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:05:59 +0000 http://inventorsgarage.com/blog4/?p=375#comment-162 This is the dumbest thing I've ever read. I've been developing for Silverlight for 9 months now, and it is one of the best run-times I have ever developed for. Silverlight sports a rich programming model that allows you to develop software using C#, VB.NET, Ruby, or Python, personally I opt for Python. Xaml is a fantastic UI technology that allows developers to build rich user interfaces with ease. Silverlight has excellent support for communicating to the server using standards based Web Services. In short it is a fantastic piece of technology. Even Microsoft haters such as the CEO of Zoho have come out and said it's an excellent piece of technology. The fact that you would call it "junk software" is a true demonstration of your lack of expertise in this area. This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever read. I’ve been developing for Silverlight for 9 months now, and it is one of the best run-times I have ever developed for. Silverlight sports a rich programming model that allows you to develop software using C#, VB.NET, Ruby, or Python, personally I opt for Python. Xaml is a fantastic UI technology that allows developers to build rich user interfaces with ease. Silverlight has excellent support for communicating to the server using standards based Web Services. In short it is a fantastic piece of technology. Even Microsoft haters such as the CEO of Zoho have come out and said it’s an excellent piece of technology. The fact that you would call it “junk software” is a true demonstration of your lack of expertise in this area.

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