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jswinden · 12-21-2011, 01:41 PM

Sadly, I have to say that Netflix was a total washout on the Fire and on my TV as well. On both I get VCR quality video that is choppy, freezes a lot, and the sound is out of sync with the pictures. It is rally gosh awful. I'm glad I got a free one month trial which I'm going to cancel.

Okay, just to make sure you understand that I've got good equipment and good internet speed, I'm including the specifics for my systems:

Internet is high speed 20 MBips (wired to Blu-ray player, wireless to Fire)
Blu-Ray player is brand new Panasonic DMP-BDT210 connected with ethernet cable (wired)
TV is Sony Bravia 40" HDTV 1080p capable

As a comparison, I've also got Amazon Prime Instant Video on my Blu-Ray player/TV and on my Fire and on my PC. Amazon Instant Videos look excellent and play wonderfully on all my equipment. Netflix is horrible on all my equipment. Supposedly Netflix provides 720p, but it looks like a 480i broadcast channel on an HDTV--looks like pooh in other words. And it sounds terrible as the audio is so out of sync.

I guess you get what you pay for. Netflix is unlimited at $7.99/month whereas with Amazon you pay a significant amount for each video. Bottomline is Amazon is very watchable and pleasant but Netflix is unwatchable.

12-21-2011, 01:41 PM	#1
jswinden Nameless Being	Netflix app on my Fire doesn't sync video and audio well Sadly, I have to say that Netflix was a total washout on the Fire and on my TV as well. On both I get VCR quality video that is choppy, freezes a lot, and the sound is out of sync with the pictures. It is rally gosh awful. I'm glad I got a free one month trial which I'm going to cancel. Okay, just to make sure you understand that I've got good equipment and good internet speed, I'm including the specifics for my systems: Internet is high speed 20 MBips (wired to Blu-ray player, wireless to Fire) Blu-Ray player is brand new Panasonic DMP-BDT210 connected with ethernet cable (wired) TV is Sony Bravia 40" HDTV 1080p capable As a comparison, I've also got Amazon Prime Instant Video on my Blu-Ray player/TV and on my Fire and on my PC. Amazon Instant Videos look excellent and play wonderfully on all my equipment. Netflix is horrible on all my equipment. Supposedly Netflix provides 720p, but it looks like a 480i broadcast channel on an HDTV--looks like pooh in other words. And it sounds terrible as the audio is so out of sync. I guess you get what you pay for. Netflix is unlimited at $7.99/month whereas with Amazon you pay a significant amount for each video. Bottomline is Amazon is very watchable and pleasant but Netflix is unwatchable. Last edited by jswinden; 12-25-2011 at 02:18 PM.