InstantWatcher.com (Faster Interface to Netflix Streaming)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 09:40AM InstantWatcher is a Faster Interface to Netflix Streaming
If you're a frequent viewer of Netflix's streaming fare, you're probably numb to how inefficient the rental service's browsing and search pages can be. InstantWatcher is a soothing balm of clean, fast movie browsing.
You'll still need to be logged into your Netflix account to get much out of InstantWatcher, but once you're in, you'll find dozens of ways to filter and search films. Movies featuring Clint Eastwood and Shirley MacLaine? Just type in their names. Check which films won't be available for streaming soon? Sure, just click one button.
Each page of results can be listed as straight-up titles, text with year, directors, and actors, a few lines of synopsis, or a picture-only box art view. Every result has a "Play" or "queue" link, and a left-hand sidebar offers related YouTube videos, Wikipedia and IMDB links for movie results, and nary an ad but on the right-hand side.
One of those web resources you truly hope the big enchilada it's working off of takes notice of—and soon. Free to use, no sign-up required.