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    Vudu Streaming Goes Live on LG BD390, With Added (Rotten) Tomatoes

    Vudu Makes LG BD390 the Ultimate Video Streaming Blu-ray Player

    Vudu 1080p Streaming Movies Come to Connected Mitsubishi TVs

    Vudu Instant 1080p Streaming Goes Live On Connected LG TVs

    Hands On With Vudu On LG: 1080p, Like, Now

    LG Shacks Up With Vudu, Brings 1080p Movie Streaming to Connected TVs

    Mitsubishi HDTVs to Include Free Vudu HD Box and $50 of Movie Credits

    Vudu Players Can Now Stream Pandora Internet Radio

    ZillionTV: Oh Jeez, Hulu and Roku Done Had Themselves a Baby

    Vudu Box Drops to $150, Leaving Us Confused
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    Image of Luke Michael Timothy Luke Michael Timothy
    09/09/09

    In reply to Vudu Makes LG BD390 the Ultimate Video Streaming Blu-ray Player
    1080p video streamed over the internet will never match the quality of a BD. In that respect I'd say BD was safe.
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    Image of Junginator Junginator
    09/09/09

    @Luke Michael Timothy: Never?
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment Junginator was starred Junginator was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    09/09/09

    @Junginator: Eh, kinda. At least, not anytime soon. Giz had an article on it a while back that explained the technical details of it ([gizmodo.com]) but basically, until our bandwidths are much fatter, we'll still be settling for a less-good HD than Blu-Ray when using streaming/downloads.

    That being said, I think most customers that aren't videophiles care more about availability and price than they do about bitrates and resolution. That being said, Blu-Ray has plenty to worry about in terms of market dominance, though it's certainly gonna be the high-end physical format of choice for a while.
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    Image of Luke Michael Timothy Luke Michael Timothy
    09/09/09

    @OCEntertainment: By the time 1080p streaming overtakes Blu-Ray, there'll probably be some other format out which makes Blu-ray obsolete. And it'll take even longer to surpass that. I mean, Japan is looking into Ultra-HDTV aren't they? That's gonna be a bitch to stream.
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment Luke Michael Timothy was starred Luke Michael Timothy was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    09/09/09

    @Luke Michael Timothy: Ha. You're not kidding.

    DVD standard comes in at around 5Mbps. HDTV at 8-15 Mbps. Blu-Ray clocks in around 40Mbps (which means my new internet connection clearly won't have a chance at handling that). When we start moving to some kinda 4K tech in the next decade or two, what kinda bitrate is that gonna have? If we can assume the same kind of 8-10x jump, we'd be sitting somewhere around 3200-4000Mbps, or 3-4 Gbps.

    Yeah. Suffice to say, streaming has a hard road of beating any kind of physical format.

    Then again, how long will it be before we've got Supra-ultra-mega-higher-def-o-vision... movie cubes?

    Edit: My math sucks. An 8-10x jump from Blu-Ray's 40Mbps would actually be 320-400 Mbps. Given that it's at least theoretically possible for CERTAIN countries to get Gbps speeds, Supra-Def might have a bit of a shot. But I'm unrealistically hopeful.
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    Image of Luke Michael Timothy Luke Michael Timothy
    09/09/09

    @OCEntertainment: I'm not so sure that they can update the definition of movie/TV content much further. It's going to reach a point very soon where there is literally so little difference that no one will want to buy into it. I mean, would you be able to tell the difference between, say, 2160p and 1080p on a 37" TV?
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    09/09/09

    @Luke Michael Timothy: Not really. But when has practicality ever deterred customers from buying or manufacturers from selling? :-P
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    Image of Luke Michael Timothy Luke Michael Timothy
    09/09/09

    @OCEntertainment: I suppose so.. but there is definitely a limit to all this. Of course, there'll always be new display technologies to sell, like OLED and SED.
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    Image of slaughter33 slaughter33
    07/29/09

    In reply to Hands On With Vudu On LG: 1080p, Like, Now
    You all are such noobs. 120Hz has absolutely nothing to do with the weird smooth soap opera effect. That would be the trumotion, cinemotion or whatever the manufacturer calls it. Learn about the technology before you speak or write articles....
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    07/29/09

    In reply to Hands On With Vudu On LG: 1080p, Like, Now
    Dear John,

    You do know that you can turn that down a notch? Most 120hz TVs allow you to set the amount of enhancement. Typically, demos like to set everything on HIGH. It is your job to play around with it and reduce picture settings DOWN so that it's normal. That's the first thing I do whenever I get to play with a TV.
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    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    07/29/09

    @Noobs-R-Us: Vudu reps couldn't turn it off, so until I hear otherwise that's the story.
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    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    07/29/09

    @Noobs-R-Us: Actually, they brought this up as a concern before I did, and said they're looking for a solution for future sets. I mean, I hope there's an option to notch this down, but for now I don't think there is.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    07/29/09

    @John Herrman: Dear John,

    by the time you read this note -- i'll be gone.
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    Edited by Nick at 07/29/09 12:10 PM Nick was starred Nick was unstarred
    Image of Nick Nick
    07/29/09

    In reply to Hands On With Vudu On LG: 1080p, Like, Now
    i was playing with my roommates TV, which is a 120Hz set, and noticed a funny difference between his and mine. it did have a camcorder feel, but it didn't click in my head it was due to the interp. oh, and btw -- geek squad did his tv calibration (don't ask me why he paid for that)and it looks like utter crap. that is why i was messin' with it.
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    Image of Jay Beezy Jay Beezy
    07/29/09

    @Nick: DeusExMach needs a star: Actually if the installer was ISF certified which most are and they used the right tools, the LCD screen would look darker but more true aka more like a plasma. You're probably just used to the bright lcd screens and their vivid and dynamic modes, which while more eye grabbing, they actually suck.
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    Nick: DeusExMach needs a star promoted this comment Jay Beezy was starred Jay Beezy was unstarred
    Image of Nick Nick
    07/29/09

    @Jay Beezy: actually, i don't know if they were certified and i could use the "right" tools as well on any project. BUT the proof is in the puddin' and this guy did a crap job. the biggest error was the fact the brightness was turned up higher than a cosmetics counter at macy's
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    07/16/09

    In reply to Mitsubishi HDTVs to Include Free Vudu HD Box and $50 of Movie Credits
    Whatever happened with their laser rear projection TVs?
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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    02/09/09

    In reply to Vudu Box Drops to $150, Leaving Us Confused
    They hired the McCain/Palin campaign's spin people.
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    Image of davezatz davezatz
    02/09/09

    In reply to Vudu Box Drops to $150, Leaving Us Confused
    The ghost of Akimbo past.
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    02/09/09

    In reply to Vudu Box Drops to $150, Leaving Us Confused
    Well, in that case, I hope everybody becomes more successful so that I can afford more stuff.
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    Image of Monty Monty
    02/09/09

    In reply to Vudu Box Drops to $150, Leaving Us Confused
    When it becomes a $50 USB to Xbox 360 add-on, we will know that they have truly arrived at the "we smoke used cigarette butts" queue.
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    Image of Shooting a monkey is now a hate crime Shooting a monkey is now a hate crime
    01/05/09

    In reply to Vudu Box Now $99 Straight Up
    This is a failed business model if I have ever seen one. So let me get this straight. I purchase a cow, but you will charge me for every time I want to get milk from said cow? Yeah, no thanks.
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    Image of Bueller Bueller
    01/05/09

    @DeadhousepIants: Do you mean failed business model as in DVD Player where you have to buy the box AND the media it plays??


    Just like a DVD player, this thing comes with no media. But, it does allow you get free streaming TV shows and youttube according to the website, you just have to rent MOVIES or buy MOVIES or TV Episodes you may want to own. So what exactly are you bitching about?

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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    01/05/09

    @Bueller: perfect response
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    12/23/08

    In reply to Vudu $200 Off
    Roku is just ridiculous, so price cut or not, these guys are done for.
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    Image of pdditty pdditty
    12/23/08

    @UnderLoK: you talking about Roku or Vudu?
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/23/08

    @pdditty: Interesting point. What exactly is the difference between Roku, Vudu, and Hulu?


    Can I play Hulu on a box from Roku or Vudu? And are any different than say your average TiVo box?

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/23/08

    In reply to Vudu $200 Off
    But still - do I really want another box in my TV console?
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    Image of Monk E. Rotica Monk E. Rotica
    12/23/08

    In reply to Vudu $200 Off
    It's hard to read whether this is desperation or just a good deal


    Why does everything have to be either/or with you people?

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    Image of matt buchanan matt buchanan
    12/23/08

    @Monk E. Rotica: Can it be anything but?
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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    12/23/08

    @Monk E. Rotica: In this case if it's both, then it's more of a risky deal than a good deal. So desperation wins.
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    Image of crabbygeek crabbygeek
    12/23/08

    @Monk E. Rotica: What do you mean "you people"
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    crabbygeek was starred crabbygeek was unstarred
    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    12/23/08

    @crabbygeek: No, what do you mean, "you people"!?!
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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    12/16/08

    In reply to VUDU Offering 120 Channels of Free Media with New App Platform
    They had to do this or they had no chance of staying viable. Good move.
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    Image of stryder100 stryder100
    11/20/08

    In reply to Neuros Releases the Link, an Open Source, Web-Savvy Set-Top Box
    I want something like this but with an HD tuner and hard drive, in other words a DVR. Oh, yeah and a Blue-ray reader/burner. So, sorry, no.
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    Image of hexydes hexydes
    11/20/08

    @stryder100: Blu-ray? Seriously? What's the point. It'll be gone in a year or two anyway. The future is streaming, and it will be here before Blu-ray ever catches on with the masses. This device is just one more example of that fact.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/20/08

    @hexydes:


    i think you are forgetting that:


    the number of people who rent movies > the number of people who will have internet connections capable of downloading gigantic media files in a reasonable amount of time, in the near future.


    As of a month ago, only 55% of those with internet access had broadband. And as we all know, it's not really all that broad.


    There will be, for quite a while, a market for people who either can't or aren't willing to deal with intangible media. One BD is what, 30-40 gigs? (im not up on BD)


    I dunno, call me when we have gig/sec speeds.

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    Image of Sora57 is rendering Sora57 is rendering
    11/20/08

    @hexydes: Blu ray may not catch on with the masses for a few years, but neither will streaming. Most people still don't have decent broadband and with the economy in the toilet, that will not be on their list right now. The future is streaming, but that future is still several years away.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/20/08

    @nutbastard:


    ok i have to retract that last part because i haven't had coffee yet, ugh i do realize that streaming doesn't present quite the issues that downloading does, but still requires unrealistic bandwidth if it's going to make BD obsolete enough to abandon this early.


    *goes and gets coffee*

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