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Vudu: 1,000 Movies In HD?
The Video on Demand service makes a bold promise.
By Swanni
Washington, D.C. (August 25, 2008)
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VUDU, the Video on Demand
set-top, is making promises that it will soon offer more than
1,000 High-Definition movies.
That's according to an article by
CEDIANews.com.
The Vudu set-top, which starts at
$295, enables users to download movies over a high-speed
Internet connection. The box, which can also store movies,
includes both standard-def and HDTV films.
However, Vudu has struggled to generate interest due to
competition from traditional TV services such as cable and
satellite and a general 'set-top' fatigue among Americans.
Can
Vudu woo the high-def audience?
But Mark Donnigan, national dealer channel manager, says the
company will announce "some really exciting things" at next
week's CEDIA Expo, which begins September 4 in Denver.
"In a very short time we'll have 1,000 HD titles," Donnigan told
CEDIANews.com. "That's more than Blu-ray. We have some huge
deals."
Donnigan was referring to the catalog of Blu-ray high-def discs,
which now number fewer than 1,000.
The Vudu official, however, refused to provide additional
details such as when the expanded HD lineup would be available
or if set-tops that offer it would cost more.
CEDIANews.com did report that Donnigan said the most of the new
features would be available only on Vudu's XL box which now
retails for around $1,000. The company's web site says the XL
box can now store up to 500 standard-def movies.
Donnigan also said Vudu would deliver 1080p content over
Component cables, something the studios have been hesitant to do
because of illegal copying concerns.
"We'll have (1080p) HD over component," he said.
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