They were right about StarzPlay on Netflix instant...

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#1  Edited By Jayross

Horrible!  
 
I was watching Black Hawk Down, and when it was in Native resolution, it was just a picture with 6 inches on either side of it, and like 8 inches above and below it, and this was on a 32'' tv. 
 
So I had to go to fullscreen view, and it did not look very good. But at least I was able to watch BHD I guess...

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#2  Edited By TheLawnWrangler

as long as i get to watch Punch Drunk Love, dammit.

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#3  Edited By Barrock

I haven't had much problems with it, as far as I can tell. Are you sure it is like that for all titles?

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#4  Edited By Irishdoom

The quality of Starz Play titles on Netflix is notoriously bad.  They had the same issue with their On Demand offerings through cable.  They recently added a Starz HD On Demand channel which works just peachy.  I don't know if they have improved their Netflix steaming, however. 

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#5  Edited By schizogony

I can pretty much only tolerate HD stuff on Netflix streaming (when it comes to movies, not shows or documentaries).

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#6  Edited By WickedCobra03

I noticed, that yes, it was bad, but then since I was the only one watching it on my 34inch TV, I didn't care too much.  Plus it was instant on.  Yeah, it should be better, but most of it I have been able to live with.

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#7  Edited By sickVisionz
@WickedCobra03 said:
" I noticed, that yes, it was bad, but then since I was the only one watching it on my 34inch TV, I didn't care too much.  Plus it was instant on.  Yeah, it should be better, but most of it I have been able to live with. "
That's the big draw for me.  If I really wanted ultra quality I could grab a torrent or something but the appeal of clicking a button and watching it in a few seconds overrides the fact that it's SD.  It's not even all that bad of SD.  It looks better than watching SD cable on a HDTV imo.
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#8  Edited By Deathawk

It's a mixed bag, I don't notice it a lot of the time but there are other times where it's really apparent that you're watching has been horribly compressed.
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Netflix isn't available in England so I couldn't care less.