Netflix watch instantly issue

I recently read that netflix' watch instantly option can work on macs. I used a link for the silverlight "opt in" option. The website said "congragulations the new media player is enabled."
When I try to watch a movie though, it says my OS is not compatible. However, according to their Mac Requirements, I am.
I have an intel Macbook Pro, OSX 10.5.5, Firefox 3, and 2 gigs of ram.
These are the requirements on the netflix site:
* An Intel-based Mac with OS 10.4.8 or later
* Safari 3 or higher; or Firefox 2 or higher
* 1 GB RAM
Anyone have any suggestions?

My only other suggestion would be to try using Safari to watch something on Netflix. If neither browser works, I would suggest downloading the plugin directly from here:
http://silverlight.net/GetStarted/
If you click on the "Mac Runtime" link on the right, it will give you the disk image to install the plugin, so hopefully it will bypass the browser when installing. There might just be some issue with the browser thinking the plugin is there when it isn't, or the plugin may be corrupt.
Other than that I am at a loss. I remember having this issue a while back with Firefox and ABC's web player, and I don't recall figuring it out, other than going back to Safari.

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