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“26 million homes in America have a Wii. That’s a whole lot of folks. We think that the desirability of watching movies instantly on the Wii via Netflix is a wonderful opportunity for Wii homes. And so we think it’s going to be very well adopted. …PS3 and Xbox users have 1 in 17 titles available in HD, and it’s streamed in 720… it’s not in 1080, and it’s not in 5.1 surround sound or anything. So, the HD experience at Netflix Instant Watching isn’t that overwhelming. It’s a little bit underwhelming. So the Wii folks aren’t going to miss that much.”

Those are the sentiments of  Netflix Vice President of Corporate Communications Steve Swasey and they’re echoed by myself.  I currently use the Netflix service on the 360 and while having shows displayed in HD on my 42″ TV it’s not necessary even now.  Most shows in standard definition are displayed in a smaller screen and it’s less apparent that they’re in standard definition compared to shows that blow the image up to the full screen.

HD is still not that prevelant in homes, despite the fact that it’s growing.  One days it’s going to be inevitable that all shows are displayed in HD, but that day still is not upon us yet.  What are your thoughts on Netflix on Wii?  Do you care that the service won’t be available in HD? 

Source: The Wiire