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Console Owners Love Their Streaming Video

12:40AM Mike Fahey | A study conducted by market research firm In-Stat indicates that video game consoles are the preeminent device for delivering web video to televisions in the U.S., generating $US2.9 billion in revenue by 2013. More »

Got Vista Premium? You Can Stream Netflix To Your 360

2:30PM Luke Plunkett | Yeah, that question will rule a lot of you out, but for those it doesn’t this should be something of a rare delight. If you’ve got a copy of Vista Premium, and install the vmcNetflix plug-in, you’ll be able to rent streaming movies from Netflix (currently only available to Windows PCs) and – with a little jiggering – beam them over to your 360. It’s apparently a little buggy, but hey, in the absence of an official deal, it’s as good as you’re going to get it for the moment. vmcNetFlix [vmcNetFlix, via Gizmodo AU] More »