Comments on: Will Vudu Cause A Movie Rental Revolution?

By: trademark search

trademark search — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:45:59 +0000

I don’t think Vudu has been marketed or advertised effectively. Very few people have heard of it…

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By: Copyright Infringement

At the very least, it will make a dent in sales. I’ll be watching these people closely.

By: I Love Tivo: It's Still Not a Good Business

I Love Tivo: It's Still Not a Good Business — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:02:47 +0000

[...] see ridiculous nonsense like: “Next, it’s quite apparent TiVo is feeling the heat from Vudu,” it definitely gives me [...]

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By: len namrow

len namrow — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:50:56 +0000

My buddy has this in beta and it’s got a great interface, it’s slick and fast. Click and the movie is running. I thought Netflix was the best until I saw and used this. All of the media guys who have actually used it seem to agree (NYT, Forbes, PCMag, etc).
They are high def capable and look far better than Apple and the DVDs and the cable companies.
But the real difference is in content. They got all 8 major movie studios to give them content, versus only two for Apple. Apple may be cheaper, but you don’t have the content. I gather from some articles two weeks ago that the movie companies were actually backing away from Apple because downloads from iTunes are hackable and the movie guys aren’t going to let that happen and they now have the muscle to deny movies unless the company locks it up somehow. VUDU has done that.and that may be why its going to cost us somewhat more.
In the real world, most people will give up the limited download selection on Apple, Comcast, Blockbuster, etc. and pay the bucks to get the movie of their choice, without having to watch it or stream it over 40 minutes to or from your computer. Click, and it’s playing on your TV.
I would never know how to hack it and people who want to steal it one way or another will do it. But as a simple consumer who loves movies, this is a giant step above what we’ve been used to.
len nam

By: Pierre Col - UbicMedia

Pierre Col - UbicMedia — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:09:52 +0000

I agree with you, price is the key issue for the growth of Internet VOD market,

My opinion is that

downloading movies is a good solution for VOD ou NVOD.
using P2P networks is a very clever way to reduce the cost of downloading for the VOD platforms, and consequently to reduce the price paid by the consumer: I firmly believe that a large part of consumers could accept to wait a few hours for P2P downloading if they have lower prices in return. They will just have to choose their movies on a web site and then to launch the P2P downloading of the few movies they have chosen for the coming 2-3 days...
if you imagine a smart technology to allow recommendation/redistribution by allowing consumers to pass the movies they like to friends but with those copies having a teasing part and a scrambled part, unscrambling of the movie being under the control of the right owners with tools to set up innovative business models, from free sponsored content to paying content, then you could have the beginning of a solution to really boost the VOD business on the Internet.

See what I mean ?

Just go to http://exemple.pumit.com to have an example.

By: Bill G

Bill G — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:08:54 +0000

I hope their objective is an IP sale to someone like Motorola, Scientific Atlanta, or maybe a cable MSO.

As a stand alone business relying on $400 box sales to enable a rental/purchase revenue stream, they have absolutely no chance.

By: Wagster

Wagster — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:07:06 +0000

David...

I watch around 6 movies per week and it would be great to simply download them instead of mailing and waiting, I would watch even more.

If you have a PC, you can. (I'm a Mac person, so I don't have the option.) Netflix has a new service that allows you to download movies to your computer, at no additional charge. Perhaps a Netflix deal with Apple to allow Netflix downloads on AppleTV would vastly increase the value of both products.

By: David Mullings

David Mullings — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:05:21 +0000

I am also a Netflix subscriber and until a company provides such a vast library at the same or lower cost, then I won't be switching.

I watch around 6 movies per week and it would be great to simply download them instead of mailing and waiting, I would watch even more.

Maybe Netflix can buy one of these start-ups and provide a much larger library.

By: Matt Brown-Reugg

Matt Brown-Reugg — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:14:11 +0000

Can you down load in 1080i or P ? If so how long does it take?

By: Matt Hendry

Matt Hendry — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:41:52 +0000

I know of one P2P CDN that is developing a HTTP based distribution service that will play on any device that can render a web page so a STB like VUDU is way overpriced for the experience it provides .

Laptops with S-video out will provide a similar experience and you can play video from a Multitude of sources including Bittorrent downloads with no restrictions .

Give me ad supported streaming content that I can play anywhere and this box might be worth buying .

By: Wagster

Wagster — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:31:44 +0000

Price is the sticking point. I get a similar value from Netflix in terms of renting movies, so what is the premium that Vudu is offering? It’s not choice: Netflix offers close to 100,000 titles, not just 5,000. Is it being able to make up your mind about the movie you see at the last minute? Avoiding that exhausting walk to the mailbox? Fine, but that’s not worth $400 to me.