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    #16
    Re: VUDU Version 1.3 Sighting

    Originally posted by mebby View Post
    I've already looked - I'll buy it as soon as it comes out. I've got the Harmony 880 so I assume that it will work perfectly. Can't wait.
    Oh yeah. And if you go into the latest update of your Harmony software you'll find the Vudu under Set Top Boxes! It's actually been there for a while now!

    A couple things to note - The Harmony has the up/down/left/right buttons. The up and down functions don't move the Vudu selector up and down but left and right. It's filed as an enhancement request to turn it into true up/down (which would be nice when entering names in searches, etc). But FWIU, it's some significant coding to add that support. The IR remote works very well and the left/right button works to jump forward by frame and back by iFrame. The FF and RW buttons scan forward and reverse at two arrow speed and if you hit it again at arrow speed. Skip back and skip ahead jump 10 minutes forward or back in either direction.

    Vudu engineering did a really nice job on this. Frankly, I thought I'd keep using the RF remote at first. I hardly touch it now - the IR works so well.

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      #17
      Re: VUDU Version 1.3 Sighting

      Just so I understand,

      The dongle works with the vudu 250gig model and the vudu 1TB model, right?

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        #18
        Re: VUDU Version 1.3 Sighting

        Originally posted by GArmbruster View Post
        Just so I understand,

        The dongle works with the vudu 250gig model and the vudu 1TB model, right?
        Yes, it works with both models of the VUDU.

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          #19
          Re: VUDU Version 1.3 Sighting

          Originally posted by GArmbruster View Post
          Just so I understand,

          The dongle works with the vudu 250gig model and the vudu 1TB model, right?
          The difference is that the dongle is included with the purchase of the TB model AFAIK.

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            #20
            Re: VUDU Version 1.3 Sighting

            I also use a Harmony remote. It's not as straight forward to set up as their promo's would suggest. But after you get past that, it's very flexible and works really well.

            It also resolves one of my issues with the VUDU remote in that the Harmony has a back light on the keys so you can see what you're doing in the dark while watching a movie.

            The extra benefit is simply the ability to get rid of another remote (not knocking the VUDU remote quality). I counted a minute ago and I am currently using the Harmony to replace 7 of my other remotes.

            Can't wait to be able to dingle my dongle!!

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              #21
              Re: VUDU Version 1.3 Sighting

              Originally posted by NA9D View Post
              The difference is that the dongle is included with the purchase of the TB model AFAIK.

              Cool. I thought I heard differently. I'm glad to be wrong. Vudu with IR is nirvana.

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                #22
                Re: VUDU Version 1.3 Sighting

                One thing I like about the VUDU remote is I never have to look at it while using it. Fortunately my I rarely have to look at my HArmony 680 either. The button placements are near perfect for me so I don't usually need to look at it.
                Much better than when I used one of those Pronto, touch screen remotes, 5 or 6 years ago. I always had to look at it to use it.

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                  #23
                  Re: VUDU Version 1.3 Sighting

                  Originally posted by GArmbruster View Post
                  Cool. I thought I heard differently. I'm glad to be wrong. Vudu with IR is nirvana.
                  I actually like RF better than IR. With my Bose stereo remote I can control my stereo located in our 1st floor living room from our 3rd floor roof deck.

                  But unfortunately, RF doesn't seem to be as universal as IR, so I've never seen a real universal RF remote. Well and plus most equipment doesn't support RF for that matter. But RF would be killer if it was standardized, but it's not.

                  Fortunately my Bose stereo supports IR commands as well as RF, just like VUDU!! So it does work with my Harmony.

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                    #24
                    Re: VUDU Version 1.3 Sighting

                    Originally posted by RobertHodge View Post
                    I also use a Harmony remote. It's not as straight forward to set up as their promo's would suggest. But after you get past that, it's very flexible and works really well.
                    OMG, I friggin' love my Harmony. Yes, it's not like using AOL, you have to think about it, but you can map ANY function to ANY button, and you can make up ANY label for any soft key (the ones next to the LCD screen). How cool is that?!?

                    I do like the VUDU remote, but to me it's not worth using a second remote, no matter how cool it is, when I can configure the Harmony however I want. Hell, I just set it up to control my Netgear MP101 that I got off eBay, and it took me all of 60 seconds.

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                      #25
                      Re: VUDU Version 1.3 Sighting

                      Originally posted by NA9D View Post

                      - Ability to archive/delete content!
                      All TV shows and some movies (Most Indies and some major studio releases) can be archived meaning you can delete them from the box and re-download them at a later time w/o repurchase. Most major studio movies however, can only be deleted permanently, meaning you'd have to pay again if you want to watch again after a delete.


                      I'm a little confused by this... are you saying if I pay 20 bucks to purchase a movie then tell my box to delete it to make room for more movies, since I ran out of space, that I will have to pay another 20 bucks to download it again???

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                        #26
                        Re: VUDU Version 1.3 Sighting

                        Originally posted by rstone View Post
                        I'm a little confused by this... are you saying if I pay 20 bucks to purchase a movie then tell my box to delete it to make room for more movies, since I ran out of space, that I will have to pay another 20 bucks to download it again???
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                        Wow. I figured you'd like this feature.

                        Yes, if a movie doesn't have archive rights then if you delete it, you have to pay again. I'm sure Vudu would love to offer archive capability for all movies but right now, the licensing arrangements do not allow.

                        I can tell you that external storage is still certainly in the plans. I cannot say when (I don't literally know) but I do know that it is being worked on and at some point will be rolled out to customers. That will probably solve your problems.

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                          #27
                          Re: VUDU Version 1.3 Sighting

                          Originally posted by NA9D View Post
                          Wow. I figured you'd like this feature.

                          Yes, if a movie doesn't have archive rights then if you delete it, you have to pay again. I'm sure Vudu would love to offer archive capability for all movies but right now, the licensing arrangements do not allow.

                          I can tell you that external storage is still certainly in the plans. I cannot say when (I don't literally know) but I do know that it is being worked on and at some point will be rolled out to customers. That will probably solve your problems.
                          I do like the feature to make more room NA9D, but no one told me when you guys removed my 30+ movies/tv shows from "My Movies" that I would have to pay to retrieve them again. I don't even want to begin to think how much money just went down the tubes with you guys, but I'm sure it is ALOT. That's some racket you guys have going. I was always told prior to this that I would not have to pay to retrieve my items I own if there were deleted, so now you guys want me to re-pay for all those items, that's just ridiculous. I own the content and just because your box has limited space and I had to remove movies/tv shows to make room for more purchases doesn't mean I should loose ownership of things I paid for.

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                            #28
                            Re: VUDU Version 1.3 Sighting

                            Btw out of curiosity, does not Amazon Unbox allow all purchases to stored on the cloud and re-downloaded at will? Looks like the studios agreed to provide this capability to Unbox.

                            Arindam
                            PS: I know, I know, Unbox sucks!

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                              #29
                              Re: VUDU Version 1.3 Sighting

                              Originally posted by rstone View Post
                              I do like the feature to make more room NA9D, but no one told me when you guys removed my 30+ movies/tv shows from "My Movies" that I would have to pay to retrieve them again. I don't even want to begin to think how much money just went down the tubes with you guys, but I'm sure it is ALOT. That's some racket you guys have going. I was always told prior to this that I would not have to pay to retrieve my items I own if there were deleted, so now you guys want me to re-pay for all those items, that's just ridiculous. I own the content and just because your box has limited space and I had to remove movies/tv shows to make room for more purchases doesn't mean I should loose ownership of things I paid for.
                              Well, your TV shows should all be able to be gotten back. In terms of your movies, maybe some of them can be. I would address this directly with customer service. None of us where aware of the limitations until this went into beta. Believe me, we've complained and it is dumb, considering other services like Unbox allow the content to be stored on the Amazon servers.

                              You should address this with customer service.

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                                #30
                                Re: VUDU Version 1.3 Sighting

                                Originally posted by NA9D View Post
                                Well, your TV shows should all be able to be gotten back. In terms of your movies, maybe some of them can be. I would address this directly with customer service. None of us where aware of the limitations until this went into beta. Believe me, we've complained and it is dumb, considering other services like Unbox allow the content to be stored on the Amazon servers.

                                You should address this with customer service.
                                I purchased the movies, I didn't "lease" it, so therefore I should have access to it. I never signed some licensing agreement when i first got my box that stated I was not actually purchasing the movies I paid full retail price for, nor would I have allowed you guys to delete a single thing off my box if I had known I would have to pay to recover it. I was never informed of that when it was deleted nor was there anything in writing to that effect. Lastly to ask someone to pay 20 bucks to purchase a movie, then force them to purchase it again for another 20 bucks, even so they OWN the content, is asking for a lawsuit. Not to mention, horrible customer service to expect such a thing.

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