Obviously the entry level cost of the hardware is not really the problem. it's the cost of the content that seems to be my main issue. Price per movie is still an issue for me and going subscription, maybe even just free access to the SD content and a discounted HD fee, would push me over the fence to buy in. Having access to a large part of the Disney catalog saves me from buying and backing up dvd's. My kids have their favorites and will ask to watch them in part or in whole numerous times a month. Sticking to RedBox/DVDPlay/Netflix for now.
New movie prices are actually cheaper on vudu at $20. A good example is dark knight for $20. However, fry's had it for $15 and amazon had it for $22 last week. I would rather have the disc for $22 than from a download service at $20. Its also cheaper on most movies that retailers sale at a high price, but its more expensive for catalog titles compared to amazon. I would also rather watch about 10 movies a month from netflix at $17 than the $40 it would cost me for rentals from vudu.
A subscription fee would be the way to get me to buy in.
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now if only we can get them to drop the per movie price.... just like bluray thats the real issue with vudu.
Still cheaper than BD, I am grabbing one, sorry BD you have officially missed my sale, no second chances!
Well, i might be a sucker but I just bought one at that price.. now i have a apple tv and vudu...
maybe a subscription option as well as adding other services like netflix and hulu
Obviously the entry level cost of the hardware is not really the problem. it's the cost of the content that seems to be my main issue. Price per movie is still an issue for me and going subscription, maybe even just free access to the SD content and a discounted HD fee, would push me over the fence to buy in. Having access to a large part of the Disney catalog saves me from buying and backing up dvd's. My kids have their favorites and will ask to watch them in part or in whole numerous times a month.
Sticking to RedBox/DVDPlay/Netflix for now.
New movie prices are actually cheaper on vudu at $20. A good example is dark knight for $20. However, fry's had it for $15 and amazon had it for $22 last week. I would rather have the disc for $22 than from a download service at $20. Its also cheaper on most movies that retailers sale at a high price, but its more expensive for catalog titles compared to amazon. I would also rather watch about 10 movies a month from netflix at $17 than the $40 it would cost me for rentals from vudu.
A subscription fee would be the way to get me to buy in.