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Vudu Now has 99 HD Titles for Rent

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  • aaronwt
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    Re: Vudu Now has 99 HD Titles for Rent

    Originally posted by NA9D View Post
    Yeah, but you see this is all changing rapidly. 12 months from now, there will be no incentive for JC Penny to sell 480i TVs as no broadcast TV will be in SD any longer. Of course, sell anything places like JC Penny and WalMart may continue to sell such sets on the unsuspecting public. But will manufacturers continue to make them long term? I doubt it.

    So people will start buying HD sets because that's all that will be available. Second BR players can play standard DVDs. Third, I image in that BR players have SD outputs. So there's really no reason other than cost ones to produce standard DVDs any longer. Once the cost of the BR players drop, there's no need to produce two sets of discs.
    There are plenty of 480P(extended defnition) sets still for sale. Last week I went to three different Bestbuy stores(looking for another A35 HD DVD player). Surprisingly the TV section that had the most people in it was the smaller TV section. The 19", 26" etc sets and smaller. Many of these
    sets are 768P and many are only 480P. They all have a digital tuner so they will be ready for the digital transistion. All OTA broadcasts will be forced to digital in 2009, although not necessarily HD.
    And one thing these people aren't going to be worried about feeding these sets is BD. The majority of people, even the ones with 1080P sets(which is still the vast minority)Most people are perfectly fine watching DVDs on their HD sets. UNless the BD studios plan to force people to use BD by not releasing the title on DVD, I just don't see the masses spending the money. And I don't see the studios walking away from all that money that DVD provides.

    But it doesn't matter anyway since all of us VUDU owners are pretty much covered.
    Last edited by aaronwt; 03-02-2008, 09:40 PM. Reason: spelling! doH!

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  • RonV
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    Re: Vudu Now has 99 HD Titles for Rent

    Originally posted by NA9D View Post
    What website? All I found today was an 800 number...

    We are WAY off topic now...
    https://www.dtv2009.gov/

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  • MaxH
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    Re: Vudu Now has 99 HD Titles for Rent

    Originally posted by NA9D View Post
    I think you need to request them. I should go do that...
    I believe they expire 90 days after you request them, so if prices drop in 4 months, you're SOL. I'm waiting until I see them free or nearly free after the coupon, and until I have read some reviews. The coupons will be offered for a while, but once you request them, the clock starts ticking.

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  • NA9D
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    Re: Vudu Now has 99 HD Titles for Rent

    Originally posted by RonV View Post
    I did the week the website went live....That would have been the first week of January....
    What website? All I found today was an 800 number...

    We are WAY off topic now...

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  • RonV
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    Re: Vudu Now has 99 HD Titles for Rent

    Originally posted by NA9D View Post
    I think you need to request them. I should go do that...
    I did the week the website went live....That would have been the first week of January....

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  • Rusdude
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    Re: Vudu Now has 99 HD Titles for Rent

    Originally posted by RobertHodge View Post
    That is one feature I did like about HD-DVD over BluRay. Every movie I rented in HD-DVD also allowed you to flip the disc over and play it on a standard DVD. It was nice because it didn't force you to go out and buy a HD-DVD player or to rent a seperate version of the movie to watch it.

    But as far as HD TVs go, Hi Def players have options to play the movies in a compatible 4:3 TV format. So I don't think that what type of TV a person owns is really an issue.
    Actually, not every HD-DVD was dual-format. If I recall, dual-format disks had a retail price about $10 (not that most people bought stuff at MSRP given all the specials).

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  • HeadHodge
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    Originally posted by aaronwt View Post
    Most people don't even have an HD set. I would be shocked to see BD even come close to replacing DVD in 18 to 24 months, if ever.
    That is one feature I did like about HD-DVD over BluRay. Every movie I rented in HD-DVD also allowed you to flip the disc over and play it on a standard DVD. It was nice because it didn't force you to go out and buy a HD-DVD player or to rent a seperate version of the movie to watch it.

    But as far as HD TVs go, Hi Def players have options to play the movies in a compatible 4:3 TV format. So I don't think that what type of TV a person owns is really an issue.

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  • NA9D
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    Re: Vudu Now has 99 HD Titles for Rent

    I think you need to request them. I should go do that...

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  • RonV
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    Re: Vudu Now has 99 HD Titles for Rent

    Yes but they can be outfitted with digital converters so your old 13" B&W will still work in a HD world. I am still waiting for my coupons.
    Last edited by RonV; 03-02-2008, 02:52 PM.

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  • NA9D
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    Re: Vudu Now has 99 HD Titles for Rent

    Originally posted by aaronwt View Post
    Most people don't even have an HD set. I would be shocked to see BD even come close to replacing DVD in 18 to 24 months, if ever.
    Yeah, but you see this is all changing rapidly. 12 months from now, there will be no incentive for JC Penny to sell 480i TVs as no broadcast TV will be in SD any longer. Of course, sell anything places like JC Penny and WalMart may continue to sell such sets on the unsuspecting public. But will manufacturers continue to make them long term? I doubt it.

    So people will start buying HD sets because that's all that will be available. Second BR players can play standard DVDs. Third, I image in that BR players have SD outputs. So there's really no reason other than cost ones to produce standard DVDs any longer. Once the cost of the BR players drop, there's no need to produce two sets of discs.

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  • aaronwt
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    Re: Vudu Now has 99 HD Titles for Rent

    Originally posted by NA9D View Post
    I doubt that Vudu will have any unique HD content that isn't on BluRay. While a format war was going on there was always a chance that some studio would opt to put an HD movie out in neither format, but not now. BluRay is now the standard and in probably the next 18 to 24 months will completely replace the standard DVD. I'm not going to try to snow you and tell you that perhaps there will be some unique content. I have no clue what the arrangements are between Vudu and the studios, but I can't imagine a studio not putting out BR versions of every film from this day forward.
    Most people don't even have an HD set. I would be shocked to see BD even come close to replacing DVD in 18 to 24 months, if ever.

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  • aaronwt
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    Originally posted by RonV View Post
    There are a few movies that are HD on the VUDU that aren't on HD-DVD or Blu-Ray. I found another one today. Its called Bug, also there is the Star Trek moives, and popeye.
    The Four Feathers is another one. I watched it last night.

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  • HeadHodge
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    Re: Vudu Now has 99 HD Titles for Rent

    Originally posted by RonV View Post
    There are a few movies that are HD on the VUDU that aren't on HD-DVD or Blu-Ray. I found another one today. Its called Bug, also there is the Star Trek moives, and popeye.
    Popeye??? That's proof that the studios took too much LSD and Grateful Dead back in the 70's. That explains all the WIERD stuff they do.

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  • NA9D
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    Re: Vudu Now has 99 HD Titles for Rent

    Originally posted by Charles R View Post
    So until I get the impression they will offer unique HD content (new releases for me) I decided to hold off. Now if they come out with a monthly rental plan (before Apple does) I'll order one for the den. For casual rentals downloads are hard to beat.
    I doubt that Vudu will have any unique HD content that isn't on BluRay. While a format war was going on there was always a chance that some studio would opt to put an HD movie out in neither format, but not now. BluRay is now the standard and in probably the next 18 to 24 months will completely replace the standard DVD. I'm not going to try to snow you and tell you that perhaps there will be some unique content. I have no clue what the arrangements are between Vudu and the studios, but I can't imagine a studio not putting out BR versions of every film from this day forward.

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  • Charles R
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    I was already to order a Vudu for my theater after using an Apple TV in my den figuring the image quality would be a little better until I thought of what would I be viewing.

    In there I pretty much just watch movies and the convenience factor isn't a big deal since I don't use the theater often. I decided if I can get the same movies via Blu-ray I'd rather view them via Blu-ray for the improved quality.

    So until I get the impression they will offer unique HD content (new releases for me) I decided to hold off. Now if they come out with a monthly rental plan (before Apple does) I'll order one for the den. For casual rentals downloads are hard to beat.

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