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LG add VUDU 1080p on-demand movies to NetCast HDTVs

, Jul 29th 2009 Discuss [0]

VUDU have announced that they have partnered with LG to put their on-demand IPTV system into the latter's HDTVs.  Rather than demanding a separate VUDU box, the LG "NetCast" range of TVs will be able to access on-demand rental or purchase of HD and 1080p Full HD titles, with a system that VUDU promise will see no stuttering or buffering delays.   Read The Full Story

VUDU adds HD Disney movies to offerings

Looks like VUDU got onto something valuable here. They have just added a bunch of movies from the Disney catalog, allowing people to purchase and download about 60 new titles for expanded entertainment. Read The Full Story

Vudu partners with Entone for set-top box service

Vudu will soon be offering its movies on a third-party set-top box, changing up their title and adding the function of service provider to their already able hardware manufacturer moniker. Who is this third-party company in question? That would be Entone. Read The Full Story

VUDU RIA now offers Pandora Internet Radio, freebie

, Mar 16th 2009 Discuss [0]

More online Vudu service is available to its subscribers today. The Pandora Internet radio service extends company’s Rich Internet Application (RIA) platform web-based video streaming to offer online music for its on-demand box. Read The Full Story

VUDU gets High-Definition YouTube update

, Jan 19th 2009 Discuss [1]

No press release, in fact no fanfare at all, but we're hearing that VUDU have released a minor upgrade for their Netflix streamers that allows users to watch high-definition YouTube content, rather than standard definition.  Previously, viewers were given no option to switch between the two formats (if HD was available); now, VUDU automatically prioritizes the high-definition clip. Read The Full Story

Vudu unveils Holiday Special with $200 deep discount

, Dec 23rd 2008 Discuss [3]

If you’ve been thinking about a internet streaming media player, here’s your chance to take advantage of last minute Christmas discount. Vudu has slashed $150 off of their VUDU media player along with a $50 movie credits, to offer you a limited time only internet streaming package at $149. Read The Full Story

VUDU RIA to offer web based streaming to TV, free for subscribers

, Dec 16th 2008 Discuss [0]

Just couple months ago, Vudu added its HDX video download with quality equivalent of Blu-Ray, then a high-end rack-mount version of HD media streamer a month later; the company is now hoping to secure the increasingly crowded online streaming market, with a newly launched Rich Internet Application Platform that offers total of 120 channels web based video content to its subscribers, with no extra cost. Read The Full Story

VUDU XL2 rack-mount HD download system announced

, Nov 18th 2008 Discuss [1]

VUDU's XL high-definition media streamer has only been official for a month or so, and already the company has a new version of the device.  The VUDU XL2 has the same 1TB storage, 1080p 24fps playback and compatibility with the company's higher-bitrate HDX format, but it now squashes that down into a narrower, 1U box suitable for rack-mounting.   Read The Full Story

Vudu’s HDX gets official, not a threat to Blu-ray

, Oct 2nd 2008 Discuss [0]

Just weeks ago words got out that Vudu was testing a new format of HD download with quality equivalent of Blu-Ray, and today the HDX is out officially. The new format encodes video at variable bit-rate of MPEG-4 H.264 format in 1080p at 24 frames per second, and promises to deliver twice the quality of any VOD contents currently available on the market. Read The Full Story

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