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1. #Clicker for netflix for mac os x
2. #Clicker for netflix portable
3. #Clicker for netflix plus
4. #Clicker for netflix psp
5. #Clicker for netflix windows

#Clicker for netflix for mac os x

Here’s where things get really sticky though: Besides the TAXAN LocationFree player software for Mac OS X being rare, it falls short by not having the remote control learning feature that its official Sony PC counterpart provides (it only has a pre-programmed list of devices).

#Clicker for netflix psp

The PSP is simply one of the very best “Swiss army knives” for on the go entertainment and you won’t regret picking one up used for cheap.

#Clicker for netflix portable

The biggest drawback of this solution is controlling it, which will more than likely have you wielding a PSP in addition to your PowerBook G4 – not really a bad thing when you consider how portable it is (very easy to throw in your laptop bag) and the possibilities it presents when combined with a Mac media server at home and a PS3 (see my article series, Meshing Low End Macs with Sony Gaming Gear for more on that), not to mention that used units are cheap. After you do that, you can stream your Netflix enabled device from anywhere in the world to that machine (for the sake of this article let’s focus on using this with a PowerBook G4). Once you have everything you need, it’s as simple as authorizing your PowerBook G4 (or other PowerPC Mac 800 MHz or faster) as a registered device with your base station using the Mac OS X LocationFree software and linking up with NetAV (a Dynamic DNS server). After that, you only need to get the Mac OS X LocationFree player software as mentioned, which although extremely rare, can be found in digital form if you look around (let’s put it this way – the software is abandonware, as it is getting no support from TAXAN, and links to the direct TAXAN store are dead). Other devices such as a first generation AppleTV could also be added – provided you have a receiver or infrared controlled component video switch like this one granting you access to even more content.

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Get started by obtaining the suggested LocationFree LF-V30 (pictured left) and something like a Roku or a Blu-ray player with Component Video output such as Sony’s BDP-S580, plus Component Video (Pb/Pr/Y) and standard RCA L/R stereo audio cabling.

Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that Silverlight is a Microsoft product? Whatever the case may be, with the following solution (although somewhat complex and convoluted), you can reclaim some of that “Power” taken away by that infamous switch to Intel:įrom the rear you can see the Component Video I/O of the LocationFree, which allows for streaming video from many more modern devices with much better quality versus other base stations.

#Clicker for netflix windows

As long as you’re running Windows XP SP3 and a 1.6 GHz or better Pentium 4 from the same era as the PowerPC heyday, you can continue to get by. This was certainly proof positive that these machines were powerful enough to stream Netflix (as many point out, the Wii has a custom 732 MHz PowerPC 750CXE, essentially a G3, supporting 640 x 480 output). On the other hand, many late PowerBooks and G5 Macs sold through late 2005 and early 2006 were plenty powerful for 2007 standards, still covered by AppleCare through 2008, and not deemed “obsolete” by Apple until 20. On that note, I always wondered why there was no alternative plugin for Silverlight that would enable PowerPC users to stream Netflix? On one hand, you could say that streaming Netflix has only been around since 2007 (it feels like an eternity though) and the last PowerPC Macs had been discontinued by then, so it just didn’t make financial sense to write a plugin for an aging platform that had no real future. That’s right! The LocationFree player software for Mac OS X and a LocationFree base station such as the LF-V30 can defeat the problem of the required version of Silverlight not being compatible with PowerPC Macs. I’ve discussed the LocationFree player and base stations before, but there is one more use for these devices that many might not be aware of – the ability to control Netflix (and even a first generation AppleTV) from afar using any PowerPC G4 800 MHz or greater Mac (recommended spec for the I-O Data Mac OS X LocationFree player which was later purchased by TAXAN).