Opt-in to get Netflix Watch Instantly Now

@JJ: I'm wondering the same thing. I'm in Canada. A former Netflix subscriber when I lived in the States, so I'm wondering if I can just reactivate my account and start using the service. My guess is that it won't work unless you use a IP spoofing proxy service like the Anchorfree.com's free Hotspot Shield that gives you a US IP address. The problem with that service is that you're limited to something like 3GB bandwidth per month. I think there are services out there that give you a bigger download allowance, but they ain't free.

I asked this question yesterday at Gizmodo but didn't get a response. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

I just get a black screen - it still works fine with IE in Parallels, but I just get a black screen that says "done" at the bottom of the browser screen (in both Firefox and Safari). I tried to redownload and reinstall Siverlight, but it still doesn't work - any ideas (also Firefox and Safari are both updated).

Important Note: There is no way to OPT OUT!

I just got off the phone with NetFlix and this is a one way street. You can NOT go back to Non-Silverlight streaming after you opt in.

Don't opt in if you use PlayOn with your PS3 (or other player) as you will not be able to use PlayOn once you opt in as it's not compatible with Silverlight streming yet.

I assume you can only subscribe to Netflix if you are a US resident?
I'm located in Spain.

I've watched three movies this weekend on my Mac, in Safari, full screen on a 21" dell monitor. Great picture. Good sound. Good movies. Not a single glitch in the whole matter. I'm happy. Finally. Thanks Apple. Thanks Netflix. Thanks Microsoft.

Will either choice affect my ability to watch on my 360 when it rolls out? Because I suspect the 360 may require the older Windows Media stream.

Unless you're movie freak, the selections of movies for instant movies is really not all that good. None current or really big box office hits show up in the selections. Pretty much the same movies you get from your cable service.

I'm not a current netflix subscriber, but with this announcement I'm now considering it. Could someone give me an idea of what kinds of movies/tv shows are available for streaming?

OK, black screen in WebKit, which makes no sense. I get an error with every movie I try to watch in Safari.

SUCKS.

I think I just opted in to an empty black screen. No movies playing over here.