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2013-12-09 14:24 »

I'm unsure if this still works or not but I found it at Manually force HD playback on Netflix watch instantly and thought it's good to cache it over here as well.

Netflix's Watch Instantly is a great way to catch up on movies and tv shows, but sometimes it's automatic selection of your video's bit rate (quality) can leave you with something less than your connection can actually handle. To manually select your quality (and hence, force HD playback), click on the video once it's started to ensure that it's your top window, and then press:

Control + Shift + Option/Alt + S

Now, at Rewatchable HQ we have ludicrous-speed Internet, so I always just choose the lowest option to ensure that I'm pulling the best version of the stream that Netflix has to offer (most movies seem to top out at 1750kbps - a speed that even most cheap DSL lines can handle), but you can tune the manual selection to your available connection to find that perfect quality / performance combination that works for you.

Thanks to Jud Stephenson for the tip.

Silly that you even have to search for this stuff. It should be a visible option in Netflix if you ask me. :?