Even if the speed was faster to download and let say the box cost the same amount as a blu ray player. Who in there right mind would rent movies for $4 a pop. With Netflix or Blockbuster you can rent 2/mo for $3.99/4.99 a month. So prices are half the price. Sure you have to wait 24 hours to get em but Vudu its what 8 hours?
Now through a $300 box on that with no HD Sound and limited selection GET OUT! Even if the quality is BETTER its still crazy
Well it says 4 hours at 4Mbps, so if you could download at 20Mbps it means you could download the movie in less than an hour. Which also means it would be faster the realtime and you could start watching instantly.
scyber, That is part of the problem, although we have a 20Mbps connection the fastest it will download is 4Mbps. It is my understanding that this max is imposed by Vudu not the speed of your connection.
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Even if the speed was faster to download and let say the box cost the same amount as a blu ray player. Who in there right mind would rent movies for $4 a pop. With Netflix or Blockbuster you can rent 2/mo for $3.99/4.99 a month. So prices are half the price. Sure you have to wait 24 hours to get em but Vudu its what 8 hours?
Now through a $300 box on that with no HD Sound and limited selection GET OUT! Even if the quality is BETTER its still crazy
Mitchell
Or better yet, 8-12 per month for $16.
Well it says 4 hours at 4Mbps, so if you could download at 20Mbps it means you could download the movie in less than an hour. Which also means it would be faster the realtime and you could start watching instantly.
scyber,
That is part of the problem, although we have a 20Mbps connection the fastest it will download is 4Mbps. It is my understanding that this max is imposed by Vudu not the speed of your connection.
Ben,
I agree that the 4mbps limit is as serious limitation. But Mitchell start his comment with:
"Even if the speed was faster to download"
My point was that instant movie access might make $4 movies worth it.