http://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/08/hands-on-with-vudus-movies-on-demand-stb/ Engadget HD Comments for Hands-on with VUDU's movies-on-demand STB http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/08/hands-on-with-vudus-movies-on-demand-stb/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/08/hands-on-with-vudus-movies-on-demand-stb/Sep 8th 2007 4:10AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/08/hands-on-with-vudus-movies-on-demand-stb/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/08/hands-on-with-vudus-movies-on-demand-stb/Sep 11th 2007 12:14PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/08/hands-on-with-vudus-movies-on-demand-stb/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/08/hands-on-with-vudus-movies-on-demand-stb/Sep 8th 2007 9:56AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/08/hands-on-with-vudus-movies-on-demand-stb/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/08/hands-on-with-vudus-movies-on-demand-stb/Sep 8th 2007 10:05AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/08/hands-on-with-vudus-movies-on-demand-stb/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/08/hands-on-with-vudus-movies-on-demand-stb/I read that little VUDU closed deals with all 8 majors movie studios and 20 independents, whereas the studios that own the content don't like Apple or the Apple store and provide content from only 3 of the major studios. (See the first NYTimes article.) I think the much greater content with VUDU will make a difference. I read (NYT) that VUDU will launch with 5,000 films and have 10,000 loaded in less than a year. I am sure they will also have the 50,000 TV shows (24 hrs a day times 40 years) that Blockbuster and Netflix say they have as part of their big numbers brag. I think the movies will count and the TV will not be big, for anybody. Apple will be a strong and worthy competitor and may or may not be the winner, but they only have 3 studios. You can't forget that Apple weakness. I love Apple generally, but like to see more competitors in any field. Competition is good for consumers. Maybe VUDU is raising the bar with instant downloads, high def, better graphics, more content, and you don't have to stream through the computer. That's pretty good for a startup to be able to provide all of that.]]>Sep 13th 2007 1:11PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/08/hands-on-with-vudus-movies-on-demand-stb/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/08/hands-on-with-vudus-movies-on-demand-stb/Sep 14th 2007 1:47PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/08/hands-on-with-vudus-movies-on-demand-stb/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/09/08/hands-on-with-vudus-movies-on-demand-stb/
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