Beobuddy wrote:

I've recently bought a WD Live TV mediaplayer to play with. It has also Netflix like ATV. But the number of app's pre-installed are ihmo to much and causes a chaotic interface. Less is more..

That plagues most SmartTVs. My Sony W6 has probably a three-digit number of apps, with no visible description apart from the title (which you have to wait to scroll if it's longer than two or three words). It would probably take a full working day of clicking and waiting just to find out what each of them does. And I use two or three of them. At least you can select which ones appear in a quick menu...

Beobuddy wrote:

Netflix is or will be just an app in B&O's own app store. Customers should be able to make their own choice and customize their own userinterface.

No app's which they never use.

I've recently bought a WD Live TV mediaplayer to play with. It has also Netflix like ATV. But the number of app's pre-installed are ihmo to much and causes a chaotic interface. Less is more..

rob08 wrote:

 What I really hope for is that B&O choose to offer Netflix access direct via a source button just like Spotify. That would be a true competitive advantage

Or even better, every installed app automatically via the List button.

My retailer also said that Netflix charged to much for their licenses! I think it is absolutely absurd that Netflix charges for this. Netflix makes money on customers and when the customer does not need to purchase special equipment this means they will gain more customers. 

Of course Netflix should be the ones to blame here and I think we all should email them about it. The BV smart tv uses a platform that is very similar to other tvs so it is not a big problem to put it in the code of the BV-tvs.  

berlin2010 wrote:

So actually to get Netflix requires no coding whatsoever the app has been around for years on other "Smart TV" alliance members' products, it's simply a case of B&O choosing to limit (severely) the apps we can access. To get an idea of what's are available, go to a big box retailer and play around with an LG, there's literally hundreds of apps - Hulu, Amazon instant video, Netflix, Crackle etc.

Quite the contrary. It requires some heavy coding actually. Netflix is not available on B&O TVs solely due to technical reasons (Netflix app not compatible with B&Os platform).
The Smart-TV Alliance doesn't help much there apart from working together common goals and standards. It does not mean that all apps work out-of-the-box on every platform.

PapaJustify wrote:

Quite the contrary. It requires some heavy coding actually. Netflix is not available on B&O TVs solely due to technical reasons (Netflix app not compatible with B&Os platform).

The Smart-TV Alliance doesn't help much there apart from working together common goals and standards. It does not mean that all apps work out-of-the-box on every platform.

This is indeed correct and what I hear from good sources. Netflix has no problems towards B&O, but B&O has to design the application for Netflix in home, Netflix will not write it.

Then - why does Netflix run on other 'SmartTV Alliance' platforms like on the Philips tv's?

MM