Netflix Adds HD-DVD Rentals
Posted Mon Mar 13, 2006 at 10:49 AM PST by
With little fanfare, Netflix has added the ability for its customers
to set
up their accounts to rent HD-DVD discs. The company had announced earlier this year that it was planning to rent both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs this year.
As the weblog Hacking Netflix
describes in detail, customers can access the setup option from the "Your Account"
page, and after adjusting the preferred default format to DVD or HD-DVD,
a new column called "Format" appears in their queue.
This news comes on the same day that Warner announced probable delays
in its first HD-DVD disc releases, which were originally expected
March 28. So while it's great for high-def DVD enthusiasts to
have an HD-DVD rental option at Netflix, it will be even greater once
there are actually a few titles available to rent. Here's hoping that's soon.
