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Half of Netflix users connect through Xbox 360, Playstation 3 or Wii

Half of Netflix users connect through game consoles, says study
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(CBS/AP) - It appears that gamers make up a huge chunk of Netflix users.

A Nielsen survey of 12,000 online interviews finds half of all Netflix users connect through gaming consoles, such as the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 or Nintendo's Wii.

Netflix users mostly watch video on their TVs rather on their computers, with only 42 percent watching on computers.

Compare that to eighty-nine percent of Hulu users who watch on their computers. Nearly three-quarters of Hulu users primarily watch TV shows, while only 11 percent of Netflix users watch TV shows.

More than 15 billion videos were streamed in May, an all-time high.

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