If you have not read my VUDU Review blog, now may be a good time. The basic VUDU unit (good enuf for me) is now selling for $149.00. Watching movies downloaded from the Internet has never been so easy and so enjoyable. I gave VUDU 5 WaterTowers a year ago and only recently had to send it back
Read moreOK, here it comes. The battle for streaming movies over the Internet has taken the turn that I have been waiting for. This article on CBS tells us that LG will embed a streaming player in HDTV sets. No additional box will be needed. How quickly this is happening! I have been covering this exciting area of technology from some
Read moreI’ve been thinking. A very dangerous thing, I know. But I was wondering how the likes of VUDU (see my review), AppleTV, the Blockbuster (see my blog entry) and NetFlix (see my blog entry) streaming video players will effect (hmmm, is that right? effect, affect?) the life of Blu-Ray. A few weeks ago, I posted a more formal
Read moreBlockbuster has announced a streaming video player made by 2Wire. This article in Information Week says it competes with Apple TV and NetFlix, but, unfortunately, it completely leaves out the one participant in this space that TelBitConsulting.com uses and loves: VUDU. No matter what, the future is clear: Watching movies via the Internet will happen and may happen, in
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If you have not yet experienced VUDU Internet streaming of movies…..now may be the time. As you may know, I am a big fan of VUDU and now even more so. Check out my review of VUDU here. With over 6000 movie titles in Standard Definition and High Definition….VUDU has recently introduced a new high definition technology they call “HDX”.
Read moreReading my past blogs on this subject, you know I believe that streaming movies via the Internet will take it’s toll on such old favorites as DVD’s, Blu-Ray, and Blockbuster / Netflix. Now buried deep in the middle of this article is an announcement by Sony that it will start an Internet streaming service for movies direct to their Bravia
Read moreIn all my years in a fledgling industry (videoconferencing) I have seen (and experienced first hand) my fair share of innovative companies that have, for one reason or another, flamed out. The general trend is as follows: Great idea–>Lots of seed money–>Marketing Hype–>Success–>Failure to keep up with changing technology–>Market share loss–>Out of business. I can name some of the companies…but
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Rating: 5 WaterTowers (nearly perfect) UPDATE Jan 2015: VUDU is now available on most Blu-Ray players, Smart TV’s, and Chromecast (and I’m sure other streaming devices / services). Wal-Mart bought VUDU a few years back. Before you read, you can watch my future Oscar winning documentary on “Using VUDU”. You will not be bored, but, in case you are
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