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OMG!!! PS3 Now Streams Netflix in 1080p

Netflix, Dolby and Sony have announced that starting today, you can download a small app from the Playstation Store and stream Netflix to your PS3 without the use of a disc.  More importantly, they announced that some programming will be able to stream in full 1080p and 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound!!

I know that I just touted the new Roku players as being a far better experience than AppleTV, but the PS3 has come back as possibly a better device than both of them.  Impressive for a machine that is ancient by all technological standards.  Think about it...it's a superior gaming machine, it plays BluRay, It offers 7.1 surround sound, it has built in wifi, bluetooth, it now plays 3D movies and games, streams Netflix, offers Hulu Plus, has a built in movie rental store that offers new releases...what more do you want?  When their commercials say that it does everything, they're not lying.

For a machine that is years old, it feels like the newest/coolest thing in my home!!  Good work Sony.
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