With Netflix dominating the movie rental game, and even introducing a new $99 Netlfix player, did not only open a new door for Netflix renters, but once again Netflix strikes first vs competitors. But how bout skipping the $99 part of this (if you already have a Netflix account, Vista PC, and an XBOX360). That’s right, Vista may finally be a useful OS.
Things you will need: 1. An Xbox 360 2. Windows Vista with Vista Media Center (it’s included by default in Vista Home Premium and Ultimate) 3. A Netflix subscription 4. The freeware vmcNetflix plug-in
Lifehacker put together a very detailed post/step-by-step guide to make this happen.
This is what you should expect