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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

, Jun 4th 2009 Discuss [0]

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

, May 5th 2009 Discuss [0]

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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