Netflix Party
Consumer and social
watch party
SHOW HN2015
58points
30comments
#486of 2,565 in 2015
Top 19%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
3 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score +0.08.
Idea: 3 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for long distance couples
From 2 comments
As somebody in a long distance relationship, thank you :)
FanaHOVA on HNI'd love for this to be native in the Netflix apps and to function between accounts in two different countries. Watching TV with friends and family back home would be wonderful.
m1sta_ on HN
Objections
Relies on clicking player UI elements that Netflix can change
From 2 comments
True, but the classes that qualify the buttons can be changed by Netflix just as easily as anything else...
bambax on HN> Jiggle the mouse so the playback controls appear. Wait 10ms for the UI to respond. 1ms is apparently not enough. It doesn't seem necessary for the controls to be visible, to be…
bambax on HN
Less polished than existing alternatives
From 1 comment
My reason for asking is because I didn't see any advantages, but I wasn't sure if I was missing something. At a glance, Showgoers seems a bit more mature of a solution than…
ubertaco on HN
Requests
Native sync feature inside Netflix apps
From 1 comment
I'd love for this to be native in the Netflix apps and to function between accounts in two different countries. Watching TV with friends and family back home would be wonderful.
m1sta_ on HN
Work across accounts in different countries
From 1 comment
I'd love for this to be native in the Netflix apps and to function between accounts in two different countries. Watching TV with friends and family back home would be wonderful.
m1sta_ on HN
Questions
What advantages does it have over Showgoers
From 1 comment
My girlfriend (who lives a few states away) and I have been using http://showgoers.tv for the same thing for a bit. Are there any advantages of Netflix Party over Showgoers?
ubertaco on HN
Alternatives named
Showgoers
From 2 comments
My girlfriend (who lives a few states away) and I have been using http://showgoers.tv for the same thing for a bit. Are there any advantages of Netflix Party over Showgoers?
ubertaco on HN> Jiggle the mouse so the playback controls appear. Wait 10ms for the UI to respond. 1ms is apparently not enough. It doesn't seem necessary for the controls to be visible, to be…
bambax on HN
Togethr.tv
From 1 comment
Nice, another one exists for YouTube videos and pretty much any online HTML5 videos http://togethr.tv/
Malankov on HN
Xbox Netflix sync feature
From 1 comment
didn't the xbox do this 3 or 4 years ago?
akilism on HN