Netflix Full HD Video Streaming NOT Set For 2010 [Netflix Deny 1080p HD Video Streaming Reports, But Do Confirm 5.1 Surround Sound on the Cards]

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You may have seem numerous reports stating that Netflix are due to launch a 1080p HD online video streaming service complete with 5.1 channel surround sound later this year but now it’s been confirmed that a Full HD watch instantly service is not scheduled to hit this year – regardless of a Full HD watch instantly (streaming) service being listed in the company’s 2010 development road map.

Initially reported by CNET (duly credited below), and subsequently seized upon by a vast number of tech sites, a Netflix representative has now acted to refute that a Full HD watch instantly online video streaming service is to be offered by Netflix before the year’s out, stating that it ‘incorrectly acknowledged’ 1080p streaming in their 2010 development roadmap.

However, though a 1080p Netflix on demand service is now confirmed as not set to be offered in 2010 the Netflix rep concerned did act to confirm that Netflix are to introduce 5.1 channel surround sound, as well as closed captioning, to its current HD service sometime later this year – though no specific dates have been provided.