As I start to build the object map of my app that will be built on the Android SDK, I begin to think of what APIs I would like to use. Google’s set is a no brainer but what about other tools? A silly thought crossed my mind on how cool it would be to watch 30 Rock or Heroes on the G1 from Netflix. No sooner did that nugget hit my grey matter, Engadget posted that Netflix will open it’s API to all developers. My mind is flooded with possibilities. NO MORE MS IE for instant watch (I hope anyways). Life is golden.

I complained a lot on why anyone would stream movies over the Internet, especially services that claim to stream true HD (the key here kiddies is TRUE HD). Well, over the last couple of months, I took a very old laptop that had a decent video card and hooked it up to my Sony 52XBR4 set. I have two wireless access points, one upstairs in the master closet and one downstairs in the office to ensure I have no dropouts. I hate to admit but the quality was actually not that bad on the set and there were no buffering issues streaming Netflix movies over a wireless connection on the LCD. I also love the fact that any movie we stopped midway through to watch at another time will start where we last left off. As much as we enjoy the convenience of streaming our movies, I am not sure a Netflix stream would look good blown up to 106″ but I will like to give it a try. It seems I may have the opportunity as there is some talk out there that Netflix may be thinking of giving PS3 owners a disc to fire up the movie stream. I know Sony is about to release their own service so I am curious on how this will all pan out. It may just noise but if it does turn out to be true, I will be first in line to pick up a disc.

Netflix and LG are teaming up to make a set-top box to stream movies directly from the web to your TV. The streaming services is already part of my subscription to Netflix and we tried it for the bedroom. It worked as well as expected. Nothing close to DVD quality but viewable and we did not have to wait for our mailer to show up. That was a nice feature if you want to watch a movie in the spur of the moment. Now with news of a hardware solution for the TV, this should simplify many setups like mine and allow movies to be streamed from a click of a button. I would love to find the specs on this box. It would be killer if it will support HD. Every LCD/projector in my home is wired for broadband so it just a matter of adding this box, or boxes, to each tv. Oh I pray the cost will be in the low hundreds or this could get expensive quickly.