Renting movies has never been so easy, with so many choices these days it’s enough to make your head spin—and see Netflix, Blockbuster, Amazon, iTunes, CinemaNow and other on-demand options while you’re spinning.
Just two months ago we took a look at how Netflix was extending its “Watch Instantly” reach from the computer to the living room, including a preview of things to come later this year with connected TVs from LG and Vizio that will incorporate Netflix when they arrive.
In the meantime, more Blu-ray players offering Netflix streaming and more software that brings the service to particular devices—headlined by Microsoft’s announcement of its Media Center capability—continue to make it a snap to tap into the “Watch Instantly” on-demand service.
Yup, we’ve come a long way in the short time since the Roku Player started this whole craziness. Hey, we’ll take 12,000-plus movies and TV shows, including a growing number in high-def, any way we can get ‘em these days.
Click here to view 5 more easy ways (and a bonus prospect) to connect your living room to Netflix.

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I recently permanently connected the Study PC to a 46” LCD and using basic desktop cloning to view Netflix on demand. For under $30 in cables and outlets (for clean install) I’m getting on-demand movie & TV series that equals or exceeds standard def FiOS. Not up to Hi-Def but for free (or within my existing Netflix plan) you can’t beat it!