Macintosh Home Theatre buffs will be happy about this one.  A simple Front Row plug-in that will let you watch your instant que on NetFlix or shows on Hulu.  Introducing Understudy from Google Code.  Understudy is a stable application, but is still in development.  There are a few bugs, but those are documented on the Google site.

The nicest part is that the code is from Google, so you know it will continue to be developed and refined. That is, unless Apple decides to introduce this functionality in the next Apple TV & Front Row.

Understudy at Google Code.

Thanks to Tom M. for spotting this one.

And thanks to Tom H. for pointing out that it is NOT part of Google, rather just hosted by Google.

UPDATE, March 6th, 2009:

Understudy has been updated to version 0.6.3 yesterday, which fixes the issue some users were having with the service not working.

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written by ctan, March 04, 2009

I'm getting an error now also.

Seems like there might be an issue. I'd report it and wait a few days to see if a new update is made available.

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written by JesseBright, March 04, 2009

I downloaded it and installed it, doesn't seem to work. I keep getting an error code. I have netflix and that would be convenient to have working. Thanks.

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written by ctan, February 16, 2009

Okay, Tom. Rather than go into the detailed description of why I put that, I'll just say that it a misunderstanding on my part at the time of posting.

It is NOT part of Google, only hosted on Google. Hope you're happier now.

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written by Tom Harrington, February 16, 2009

Chris, you're kidding, right? Tell me you're kidding.

You went so far as to say "The nicest part is that the code is from Google, so you know it will continue to be developed and refined."

What does having a home page at code.google.com have to do with that? Anyone can set up a project there, and it doesn't imply any connection to Google as far as long-term development and support go.

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written by ctan, February 16, 2009

It's from Google the same way I would say something is from SoureForge.

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written by Tom Harrington, February 16, 2009

This is not a Google project, it's just got a Google code hosting site. That's like GMail for open-source software. Saying this code is "from Google" is like saying that anyone with a GMail address is an official Google spokesperson.

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written by RB, February 14, 2009

Looks like Boxee has some potential competition. Not a bad start. Needs login access while within FrontRow instead of loging in to the website first. Looking forward to it's development.

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