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Samsung has added Netflix to its SmartTV connected telly UI.

From today, a Netflix icon will appear in the SmartTV UI's Recommended section. To accompany the addition, Samsung has also updated its connected TV firmware from version 001018 to 001021, but this may not happen before your see the Netflix icon and are tempted to click.

Netflix on Samsung SmartTV

Source: GoneDigital.net

Reg Hardware writer and IPTV specialist Nigel Whitfield suggests updating the firmware before you do anything else. You can read his recommendations on his Gone Digital blog.

Netflix launched its UK service earlier this week. Beyond a free trial period, the streaming package costs £6 a month.

Other gadgets are adding links to the service: WD's WD TV Live box got a similar Netflix-enabling update this week. ®

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I'm waiting too...

This is not impressive Samsung... Announce that 'it is available' and I'm still waiting...

For NW benefit, it's a 6530 40"-er... Just done a manual update via USB to the latest FW available from Samsung for my tv, took it to ....018... brilliant. and it was dated today!

Not impressed Samsung, not impressed...

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Anonymous Coward

An update was available for our D7000 on Wednesday.

Haven't tried Blinkbox or Netflix yet - am busy with a Lovefilm trial at the moment. We don't seem to have a broad enough band for HD video on demand though :(

From the instructions with the Blinkbox subscription, you put in the voucher code Samsung supply when you rent/buy and the price will drop to zero....

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Blinkbox

Anyone managed to get Blinkbox to work?

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