blackhawkrush Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 On our computer, Netflix has a search bar, but on the right side it only has an X sign which deletes anything written in the search bar. We can't look for a movie because there's nothing to press to get a result. Does anyone have the same problem and/or know a solution to it. I mean, what's the point of a search bar when the thing's completely useless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) You don't have the little magnifying glass in the upper right hand corner? That is what is showing on our computer. When I click on that, a search box comes up and You can search by title, genre, etc. Once I type in the title a little x is on the right but that is just to clear the title for another search; the search box still stays there. So, I'm not much help. Maybe log out and log back in again and see if the magnifying glass shows up in the upper right? I dunno, I got nuthin'. I hope search starts working for you! Edited May 5, 2020 by blueschica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 On our computer, Netflix has a search bar, but on the right side it only has an X sign which deletes anything written in the search bar. We can't look for a movie because there's nothing to press to get a result. Does anyone have the same problem and/or know a solution to it. I mean, what's the point of a search bar when the thing's completely useless? OK, I started typing in the box and got more results. When you start typing the search term, all different kinds of thumbnails should pop up on the screen that are the closest answer to your search term. On our computer (Mac) you didn't have to hit return or anything to have it start happening, all you had to do was start the search term. You can finish it if you want better results, but you don't have to hit return or search or anything for the thumbnails to show up. I hope it works for you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 On our computer, Netflix has a search bar, but on the right side it only has an X sign which deletes anything written in the search bar. We can't look for a movie because there's nothing to press to get a result. Does anyone have the same problem and/or know a solution to it. I mean, what's the point of a search bar when the thing's completely useless? OK, I started typing in the box and got more results. When you start typing the search term, all different kinds of thumbnails should pop up on the screen that are the closest answer to your search term. On our computer (Mac) you didn't have to hit return or anything to have it start happening, all you had to do was start the search term. You can finish it if you want better results, but you don't have to hit return or search or anything for the thumbnails to show up. I hope it works for you!Believe it or not, you've been very helpful. It's really my wife who uses Netflix so I decided to see if there's a log-out option. When I went to the site's home page, guess what I found? The magnifying glass at the top of the screen. When you click on it, the search strip appears. After that it's kinda straight forward. What puzzles me is why you don't have that option while watching a movie. Also, just the fun of it, I typed "Die Hard". Every possible action movie was listed except the Bruce Willis classic. Go figure. Anyway, thanks very much, blueschica. :cheers: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 I have a weird Netflix question... I must be missing something, but is there a way to see movie/show info? Every time I click on on movie, it starts, when all I'm looking for is info or a trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 I have a weird Netflix question... I must be missing something, but is there a way to see movie/show info? Every time I click on on movie, it starts, when all I'm looking for is info or a trailer. I would like to know that, too! It's hard to browse without running into all the trailers. Our library also has an online streaming service called Kanopy, and when you browse there, you can see a plot synopsis and length of the movie. I often have something in mind when I go to Netflix, though, so maybe there is a better way to browse and I don't know about it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 I have a weird Netflix question... I must be missing something, but is there a way to see movie/show info? Every time I click on on movie, it starts, when all I'm looking for is info or a trailer.You may have to go to Wikipedia or YouTube for that. ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
launchpad67a Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Type your search in the bar, then hit Enter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Type your search in the bar, then hit Enter.I'm afraid that's a no go, but thanks anyway. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I have a weird Netflix question... I must be missing something, but is there a way to see movie/show info? Every time I click on on movie, it starts, when all I'm looking for is info or a trailer. There isn't a little/lower case "i" (in a circle, I think) near the film title? That's "information." My problem is the button is pretty small, and it's easy to accidentally start or select the movie. On my Android app. Or if you hover the mouse over the title, it doesn't pull forward and give you a down arrow? That's what my PC does . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 I have a weird Netflix question... I must be missing something, but is there a way to see movie/show info? Every time I click on on movie, it starts, when all I'm looking for is info or a trailer. There isn't a little/lower case "i" (in a circle, I think) near the film title? That's "information." My problem is the button is pretty small, and it's easy to accidentally start or select the movie. On my Android app. Or if you hover the mouse over the title, it doesn't pull forward and give you a down arrow? That's what my PC does . . .My wife says when you start playing a movie click pause and info will appear. For what it's worth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 I have a weird Netflix question... I must be missing something, but is there a way to see movie/show info? Every time I click on on movie, it starts, when all I'm looking for is info or a trailer. There isn't a little/lower case "i" (in a circle, I think) near the film title? That's "information." My problem is the button is pretty small, and it's easy to accidentally start or select the movie. On my Android app. Or if you hover the mouse over the title, it doesn't pull forward and give you a down arrow? That's what my PC does . . .My wife says when you start playing a movie click pause and info will appear. For what it's worth.Thanks, I’ll check it out! I appreciate it. :) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 I have a weird Netflix question... I must be missing something, but is there a way to see movie/show info? Every time I click on on movie, it starts, when all I'm looking for is info or a trailer. There isn't a little/lower case "i" (in a circle, I think) near the film title? That's "information." My problem is the button is pretty small, and it's easy to accidentally start or select the movie. On my Android app. Or if you hover the mouse over the title, it doesn't pull forward and give you a down arrow? That's what my PC does . . .My wife says when you start playing a movie click pause and info will appear. For what it's worth.Thanks, I’ll check it out! I appreciate it. :)Let me know how it went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Has anybody had problems watching movies on Netflix lately? My wife can't get any movies to play for the last four days. I thought maybe there was an overload because of the weekend, but today is Monday and still all she gets is a black screen after selecting a feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) It's easier on my macbook to watch because I'm getting buffering problems with Roku a lot when I try to finish the last season of Crazy Ex Girlfriend and streamed Streets Of Fire (1984) months ago. :banghead: Edited August 13, 2021 by invisible airwave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 There's a way to turn off that auto-start crap but I don't recall how, I do recall that I used Google to find out what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Auto-playing - you can stop it. Go to the Profile and Parental Controls page, found in Your Account. Click the down arrow - v - and select Playback Settings, and uncheck the box for "Autoplay previews whilst browsing on all devices". You need to do this for each user unless you want to be spiteful :tsk: You can also just mute the previews by clicking on the volume icon. This is near the right corner of the home screen if you scroll to the top, next to the content age classification icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 There's a way to turn off that auto-start crap but I don't recall how, I do recall that I used Google to find out what to do. I wish Tubi would do that when I watch MST3K on there. I don't want to transition to some random movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 Has anybody had problems watching movies on Netflix lately? My wife can't get any movies to play for the last four days. I thought maybe there was an overload because of the weekend, but today is Monday and still all she gets is a black screen after selecting a feature.Turns out Netflix has a problem with Microsoft Edge. Nothing will play using that browser. We had to switch to Firefox. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Has anybody had problems watching movies on Netflix lately? My wife can't get any movies to play for the last four days. I thought maybe there was an overload because of the weekend, but today is Monday and still all she gets is a black screen after selecting a feature.Turns out Netflix has a problem with Microsoft Edge. Nothing will play using that browser. We had to switch to Firefox.Although my Chromebook doesn`t give many options I use it on other devices now. I have an aversion to Firefox as the database at my last job ran on that :fuckinputer: but I like the logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Has anybody had problems watching movies on Netflix lately? My wife can't get any movies to play for the last four days. I thought maybe there was an overload because of the weekend, but today is Monday and still all she gets is a black screen after selecting a feature.Turns out Netflix has a problem with Microsoft Edge. Nothing will play using that browser. We had to switch to Firefox.Edge sucks, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted August 27, 2021 Author Share Posted August 27, 2021 Has anybody had problems watching movies on Netflix lately? My wife can't get any movies to play for the last four days. I thought maybe there was an overload because of the weekend, but today is Monday and still all she gets is a black screen after selecting a feature.Turns out Netflix has a problem with Microsoft Edge. Nothing will play using that browser. We had to switch to Firefox.Edge sucks, imo.Surely not as bad as Internet Explorer. :facepalm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Has anybody had problems watching movies on Netflix lately? My wife can't get any movies to play for the last four days. I thought maybe there was an overload because of the weekend, but today is Monday and still all she gets is a black screen after selecting a feature.Turns out Netflix has a problem with Microsoft Edge. Nothing will play using that browser. We had to switch to Firefox.Edge sucks, imo.Surely not as bad as Internet Explorer. :facepalm: Yes, actually. Its worse. A pile of shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 Has anybody had problems watching movies on Netflix lately? My wife can't get any movies to play for the last four days. I thought maybe there was an overload because of the weekend, but today is Monday and still all she gets is a black screen after selecting a feature.Turns out Netflix has a problem with Microsoft Edge. Nothing will play using that browser. We had to switch to Firefox.Edge sucks, imo.Surely not as bad as Internet Explorer. :facepalm: Yes, actually. Its worse. A pile of shit.And what leads you to that conclusion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Has anybody had problems watching movies on Netflix lately? My wife can't get any movies to play for the last four days. I thought maybe there was an overload because of the weekend, but today is Monday and still all she gets is a black screen after selecting a feature.Turns out Netflix has a problem with Microsoft Edge. Nothing will play using that browser. We had to switch to Firefox.Edge sucks, imo.Surely not as bad as Internet Explorer. :facepalm: Yes, actually. Its worse. A pile of shit.And what leads you to that conclusion?IE was at least unobtrusive. Edge sucks and works in overdrive to show you how shitty it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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