Yahoo! Pipes & Netflix
I've just started playing with the new Yahoo! Pipes service, and noticed that a number of people are using the Netflix RSS feeds to create Pipes. Brandon from Speaker City wants a Netflix-DVR Mashup, "I’d like the DVR to just pull down everything in my Netflix Queue and record it automatically. I know what your thinking. If Netflix did this, then why would you need Netflix. The simple answer is not everything I want to see is going to be broadcast soon.
I would love to see a Yahoo! Pipe (or program) that set my Windows Media Center to automatically record movies from my Netflix queue, and then remove them after they are successfully recorded (am I asking too much?). For example, the Turner Classic Movie channel is many of the Academy Award winners, so why should I rent them?
Blockbuster, why don't you offer RSS feeds?
I am still waiting for the Yahoo! Hookah service myself....
Posted by: hawk5391 | February 20, 2007 at 02:02 PM
That's a hell of an idea. If there were something that useful, I might be willing to pay for cable again.
Posted by: machinegunn | February 20, 2007 at 02:38 PM
Brilliant idea. Another reason to stick is that if you cancel you lose the ability to record from queue going forward – maybe all scheduled recordings as well. They should do this provided the cost is reasonable.
Posted by: Firstlawofnature | February 20, 2007 at 02:42 PM
Just use IMDB.com to feed an Oracle 10g database (free download) and drive the DVR off your queue table that's in your local Oracle instance. You wouldn't have to pay the monthly 'protection' money to either Netflix or Blockbuster.
Posted by: Edward R Murrow | February 20, 2007 at 08:39 PM