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VSDA Convention: DVD Hardware, Software Take Off in Tandem
Barry Willis  |  Jul 18, 1998  |  0 comments

The chicken-or-egg issue that plagued the early ramp-up of DVD may now be history. Sales of both DVD hardware and software are increasing rapidly, attendees learned at last week's <A HREF="http://www.vsda.org/">Video Software Dealers Association</A> convention in Las Vegas.

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VSDA: Movie Downloads No Threat Yet
 |  Jun 06, 1999  |  0 comments

Most Net-connected movie fans have heard of downloading films. They have sampled AVI files and found the results less than satisfying. The digital video is jerky, out of focus, and suffers from terrible pixelation effects---all caused by slow microprocessors and low frame rates. The present typical state of the art isn't high enough for most folks to take Internet video seriously.

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Vudu Adds Dolby Vision Movies for Streaming
SV Staff  |  Aug 17, 2016  |  2 comments
Dolby Labs, Vudu, and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) have announced that four Ultra HD movies with Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) imaging are now available for streaming on Vudu.com.

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Vudu Converts Discs Via Phone
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 10, 2017  |  0 comments
Walmart-owned Vudu will convert your Blu-ray or DVD titles via smartphone. Using the Mobile Disc-to-Digital feature on the Vudu mobile app, scan the barcode on the packaging. It’s not free—you’ll pay $2 per title for standard-def or $5 for high-def.
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VUDU Goes HDX
Kim Wilson  |  Oct 08, 2008  |  1 comments

VUDU Inc., has unveiled HDX, a high definition video format that delivers full HD 1080p material using the company's existing set-top box. Content is delivered over the Internet and optimized for 40 inch and larger HDTVs. According to VUDU, the HDX content is the highest quality available from any Internet, broadcast, cable, or satellite on-demand service. HDX movies are available to all VUDU customers and will be rented for the same price as standard HD titles.

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VUDU In Blu?
SV Staff  |  Sep 10, 2008  |  0 comments
Rumors are flying fast and furious that VUDU is testing downloads that are similar to Blu-ray quality. A team of users are testing out this beta service and they're downloading these ultra-high-def movies, called HDX. According to a story on...
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VUDU Releases iPhone and iPod Touch App
SV Staff  |  Jan 23, 2009  |  0 comments
VUDU has just come out with a free app for the iPhone or iPod Touch, allowing users to search through their ever increasing library. Until now, this required a VUDU or a trip to VUDU.com. You can add to your queue, but you can't add to your...
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Vudu to Offer Instant Movies
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 01, 2007  |  0 comments
Are you willing to pay $300 plus $6-10 a shot for an Internet-connected set-top download box that starts a movie as soon as you press the play button?
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VUDU to start offering HD movies to buy, not just rent
SV Staff  |  Feb 24, 2009  |  0 comments

Vudu has been streaming for over a year now, and it's a pretty nice service (just ask our own Gadget Gary Del'Abate). Get the Vudu box (now available in rack-mountable flavors for home theater buffs with a big gear closet), hook it up, and watch your favorite movies for a price.

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VUDU Ups the Ante
SV Staff  |  Oct 02, 2008  |  0 comments
The online movie rental business is quickly stepping up and offering high-quality stuff. The latest move comes from VUDU, a provider of Internet-delivered entertainment to consumer's HDTVs and home theaters. VUDU has announced 1080p"'HDX"...
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VUDU's iPad Workaround
Michael Berk  |  Aug 10, 2011  |  0 comments

VUDU debuts on the iPad today, though not quite in the way you'd expect. You won't find a VUDU app in the App Store - and for good reason.

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Vudu: More HD than Anyone Else
SV Staff  |  Nov 17, 2008  |  0 comments
The on-demand movie business is alive and well and living in the set-top box business. And competition is fierce. Climbing above the fray, Vudu is claiming to have more HD movies than anyone else. More than Netflix, Xbox 360, Apple TV, and...
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Waiting For Wireless
SV Staff  |  Jun 24, 2008  |  0 comments
What happens when you have the coolest new technology and no one cares? That seems to be what's happening with wireless HDMI. A report by ABI Research says sales for wireless HDMI systems won't hit one million until 2012, calling the market's...
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Wal-Mart DRM Downloads Are Toast
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 30, 2008  |  0 comments
Wal-Mart has become the latest online music retailer to shut down the encryption-key servers for its DRM-encrusted downloads. As a result, anyone unfortunate enough to have bought the latter will have to burn them to CDs for archiving. Otherwise it will become impossible to transfer them to other computers and players in the future.
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Wal-Mart Launches Free Streaming Service
SV Staff  |  Oct 26, 2016  |  1 comments
Wal-Mart has added a free, ad-supported service to its Vudu streaming platform.
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