Earlier in the week, Netflix updated their popular iOS based streaming app with a series of bug fixes and new features. Though the update made the app universal across the iOS device family, the most substantial addition is support for video out.
Even though this feature has been available to iPad owners since the app’s release, the 1.1.1 update brings this functionality to the iPhone and iPod touch for the first time. Unfortunately though, not all devices are supported. While previous generations of the iPhone and iPod touch are presumably compatible with this feature, it has only been enabled on the iPhone 4 and fourth generation iPod touch.
In order to take advantage of this new feature, owners of compatible devices will have to purchase one of Apple’s AV kits. Available here, the kits are come in two flavors: Component and Composite. With either kit and a data connection at their disposal, users will be able to play any of Netflix’s “Watch Instantly” titles on almost any TV.