Client News: VUDU Teams up with LG to Stream HD Movies Directly to Your TV.
July 29th, 2009 by emilyIt’s fairly apparent to us that the era of physical media for delivering content is nearing its end, with the Internet replacing the need for tapes, disks, cartridges, and virtually anything else. VUDU first hit the scene with a custom “Internet set-top box” a couple of years ago, and made amazing progress building the world’s largest library of HD movies available for streaming on demand. The company is now thinking, wait for it, “outside the box” (sorry, we couldn’t resist) and is embedding their service directly into next-generation TVs.
Today VUDU- the best possible service for streaming HD movies- is in New York showcasing their new service alongside their first TV partner: LG. This alliance means VUDU is now embedded on all broadband HDTVs from LG. No more box, no more wires, no new things to plug in. Just a really smart high definition television set that has it’s own “virtual video store” inside.
Some of the key features:
* Users can rent or purchase movies in full 1080p resolution with Dolby 5.1 surround sound (both are unique to the VUDU platform)
* An elegant, super-responsive UI that’s extremely easy to use, with built-in movie discovery features
* Virtually no buffering (typically about 3 seconds or less) means movies that start playing instantly or long wait times for downloading (yes, even in high def!).
* There are no monthly fees for the service
News:
August 1st, 2009 at 7:45 pm
You guys are repping Vudu (again?), and I didn’t hear a peep? Shocked!
August 2nd, 2009 at 6:53 am
Even more astounding when you consider I’ve had several conversations with Tony Miranz how Sutherland Gold was failing them. Not to mention, he also reached out to me last year with a potential employment opportunity to help Vudu spread the word. Didn’t hear anything on Redux either. And I wonder why Emily stopped following me on Twitter a few months ago. How’s a blogger supposed to react to that? :p
August 4th, 2009 at 10:47 am
I find it funny that people were equating the battle between Bluray-HDDVD to the Betamax-VHS struggle of yore, when service providers like VUDU are now poised to snatch the golden idol away while everyone was preoccupied.
VUDU’s willingness to explore product integration is a very smart move, and I really hope it doesn’t stop here. DRM is an incredibly wily mistress, so I’m not sure if this is possible, but I think it would be awesome if VUDU could continue to reduce or eliminate the cost of entry and focus on providing digital content through VUDU capable products.
Imagining the ability to stream 1080p HD content from an iPhone, laptop, or even a VUDU-enabled hotel room gives me goosebumps.
Even if that’s not possible though, just knowing that there’s no disc for me to scratch up or lose makes me one happy go-lucky puppy.