Andre Yoskowitz
9 Feb 2010 13:45
According to Cnet, Netflix will add 5.1 surround sound and closed captioning to their Watch Instantly streaming service soon, with 1080p playback coming later in 2011.
Current requirements for streaming include a 5Mbps connection, and it appears that that requirement should not change until 1080p streaming becomes available, even given the extra bandwidth necessary for a 5.1 audio stream.
Microsoft Silverlight, the technology used for the streaming, has supported 1080p streaming since March.