VUDU's custom installer network balloons to 1,000

The rumor mill was really churning back in August about VUDU's potential demise, but the company has really been firing on all cylinders ever since. First came the introduction of the Blu-ray-rivaling HDX format, and now comes word that the company has 1,000 custom installers in its ever expanding network of allies. In just seven months of shipping the VUDU XL, over 1,000 professional home installation companies have signed on to distribute the movie set-top-box, though it didn't bother sharing how many units those very vendors had sold. At any rate, it ought to be pretty easy to find someone locally to get one of these in your home, but there's always the DIY option if you're skilled with tools and gifted with time.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 20th 2008 11:05PM]

I can say I know 1 box is installed in a home somewhere around here.. I was at a service call and they had the Vudu service.. The box itself was just a little bigger than a Cable Modem.. and from what I could see of it, it was shiny and had lights.. :) Didnt get a good look at it but a AV company in our area sells them and they LOVED theirs.. Once she got talking about it, it sounded pretty cool.. All I got to see was the screen saver "VUDU" moving about on the screen but wasnt jaggy a bit..

Just thought Id drop that lil tid bit from my 1st encounter w/ a VUDU box..

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 20th 2008 11:06PM]

Oh Yeah.. Forgot to mention, this was just a week or two ago...