i've streamed movies and netflix.com before.  as far as movie choices go, it was short on the big, new blockbusters and long on the documentaries, foreign films, older and/or independent films.

i happen to like indie films, so i happily watched mira nair's "monsoon wedding". but, i've had technical problems with the playback on every movie i've tried to watch online since then.  apparently there's some glitch with computes using MS Vista that makes movies appear as frame-by-frame slideshows while the audio runs unaffected.  i called customer service, but they weren't able to resolve my issue.  very frustrating and not at all a good movie watching experience.

also, it's not possible to compile a queue of the movies you want to watch online, which is the best part of the mail order site. instead you're stuck trying to remember which movies are available online and which aren't for later viewing.

Netflix streaming works great, and their library is quite extensive from mainstream fair to really obscure titles you might have a hard time finding elsewhere.

Netflix Rocks!!! I have streamed 4 movies over the last month or so and streaming is pretty good if you have a good internet connection. If you are on a DSL you may have trouble and not a very good experience. They can improve features on Pause and play and stuff like that. But the service is good.

The only negative comment I would have is that there are not a whole lot of GOOD movies on there yet but if my guess goes right they should be on there in a few months.

I have used the service when I'm visiting my parents and don't want to watch 24 hours of CNBC. I liked it! I watched shows from the pay cable networks I don't have access to.

I have streamed movies from Netflix over a cable modem broadband connection. With the exception of "stopping and loading" it was not that bad of an experience. The list of movies that can be streamed is fairly substantial, but most are older movies or little known movies. I believe my plan allowed 7 hours of streaming per month so the lifting of the limit will be welcome while I am waiting for movies to arrive in the mail.

I think you hit the nail right on the head there.  First off I love Netflix.  For myself its a great value living in a small town with one movie rental source that may carry 2-3 titles of the hottest movies--sometimes it can take 6-7 weeks after release before you stumble on a copy of Spiderman 3, Transformers or any new release sitting on the shelf.  However, Netflix's online streaming selection is mediocre at best.  The television selections seem decent, but I have yet to use up the 25 hours of online reviewing I'm granted on my plan on movies.  Actually, being with them nearly a year, I can honestly say I've viewed less than 10 movies total on line simply because what fills the online library is junk.

My hgh speed connection allows the streaming to work well. My complaint is the mix of movies available. Many are "B" movies or worse. It seems NETFLIX is providing mostly movies that people could care less in seeing.

We have watched several movies on Netflix... it's not bad, but you need a decent Home Theater PC with the proper sound/video connections to really get the equivalent DVD experience. For most people, this is not realistic. It's going to have to be the set-top box solution if there is going to be wide spread adoption.

Having a Media Center PC in our Living Room, we have been able to use the Netfilx service and it is great.  Its like having the DVD only without the noise of the disc spinning.  If you stop the movie, it restarts where you left off, minutes, hours, or days later.  I would not do this in my home office on a 19" monitor, so having the Living Room Media Center is essential  

I recently discovered that this was available and started watching movies online and it's pretty cool.  They have a decent selection minus some of the most popular movies and tv shows but still more than enough to watch.  Since I'm using netflix to repace cable, I definitely appreciate the documentaries. Awesome service!