First impressions today are somewhat mixed. Instant streaming on my Macbook over wi-fi functions almost flawless even with the lower average bandwidth on Argentine internet connections compared to the USA and Europe. It's a lot faster for example than the likes of (the probably not so legal, but locally very popular) Cuevana streaming service.
The available selection of movies and tv shows seems a lot smaller than the USA version for now and most annoying for me, quite a lot of series are not yet available in all languages and subtitles. This ranges from American TV series only available in a dubbed Spanish version and not the original English to movies that only come with Brazilian subtitles and no Spanish versions which does not seem very customer friendly to the local market.
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| For the moment does not yet work on Ipad! |
Hopefully the selection of movies and available languages will widen in the coming weeks, but for now it still seems a very nice addition to our regular cable tv channels here in Buenos Aires. It also works great on the iPad and iPhone, making for a very relaxing movie experience on the couch or in bed. The official Netflix app is not yet available in the local app store,
The Cinetap app only shows the US Netflix content for now, so you would need a VPN for it to work. With some trying I got the official Netflix app from the US iTunes Store to work on my iPad, but it would be very handy if Netflix urgently released the official app in the local App stores across Latin America as well. Nintendo Wii and PS3 console owners can use the service as well on their TV apparently, though I have not been able to test that yet.
All in all, it's a thumbs up, though with some reservations for now regarding content on offer and the language/subtitle issue. Give it a try for a month and see what you think.
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