I suppose that I could try grabbing more RAM and running a persistent VM, but that really eliminates the use of having a Linux machine in the first place. It is just several more layers of complexity that I need to keep running when I could just use a Windows box and save myself some hassle. <br>
<br>Bummer.<br clear="all">--<div>Dave<br></div><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Topher <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:topher@codeventure.net">topher@codeventure.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On Fri, 21 Oct 2011, Steve Romanow wrote:<br>
<br>
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Is netflix worth all this?<br>
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Netflix has worked flawlessly in my XP/Virtualbox and now works flawlessly in my Win7/Virtualbox, even full screen seamless mode. Since I need those machines anyway for testing and photoshop, it's a freebie for me, with no extra effort at all.<br>
<br>
At that point it's certainly worth it.<br><font color="#888888">
<br>
topher</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br>
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 12:48 PM, David Wise <<a href="mailto:davidn.wise@gmail.com" target="_blank">davidn.wise@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I am kind of hoping to avoid running a VM to get it though. I'm really<br>
wanting to be able to let my wife just fire it up and watch something while<br>
she knits and chats (like she currently does in Windows). Do any of the<br>
media players work at all (Boxee etc.)?<br>
--<br>
Dave<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Rob Steenwyk <<a href="mailto:rsteenwyk@gmail.com" target="_blank">rsteenwyk@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<br>
Good idea, except the Android VM runs terribly slow on x86.<br>
<br>
On Oct 21, 2011 12:44 PM, "Michael Mol" <<a href="mailto:mikemol@gmail.com" target="_blank">mikemol@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<br>
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 12:38 PM, David Wise <<a href="mailto:davidn.wise@gmail.com" target="_blank">davidn.wise@gmail.com</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
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That stinks. I've read something about ChromeOS having a plugin that<br>
supports Netflix, I was wondering if it's possible to use that with<br>
Chromium<br>
or not. Again, I suspect I know the answer, but am hoping someone will<br>
be<br>
able to prove me wrong.<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
Steve's reply just gave me an idea for a really hacky workaround that<br>
might actually work.<br>
<br>
Grab the Android SDK, run Android in a VM, install and use the Netflix<br>
Android app.<br>
<br>
When you run Android in a VM in the SDK, you're running bona-fide<br>
Android. So, yeah, it might work. You might need to do some kind of<br>
workaround for 'device compatibility', especially if you want to fill<br>
a 720p or 1080p display...<br>
<br>
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