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    #16
    Re: VUDU vs Satellite

    Originally posted by RobertHodge View Post
    Great minds think alike!!
    Don't scare me like that...

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      #17
      Re: VUDU vs Satellite

      I actually have DTV and one of their new boxes, which I have hooked up to my network and do have access to their VOD service. Honestly, in my opinion, they leave ALOT to be desired. There interface is slower then my TIVO/Amazon unbox interface and sucks just as bad as my Amazon unbox interface. Also, they only have like 500 movies, which includes 8 or 9 HD movies. Lastly they only have like 4-5 movies which actually have trailers you can watch, nor do they have any cover-art so you can't be enticed by what a movie looks like. Personally, I think they have a looooong way to go before they can offer anything attractive that customers might embrace.

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        #18
        Re: VUDU vs Satellite

        Originally posted by rstone View Post
        I actually have DTV and one of their new boxes, which I have hooked up to my network and do have access to their VOD service. Honestly, in my opinion, they leave ALOT to be desired. There interface is slower then my TIVO/Amazon unbox interface and sucks just as bad as my Amazon unbox interface. Also, they only have like 500 movies, which includes 8 or 9 HD movies. Lastly they only have like 4-5 movies which actually have trailers you can watch, nor do they have any cover-art so you can't be enticed by what a movie looks like. Personally, I think they have a looooong way to go before they can offer anything attractive that customers might embrace.
        Yes, I agree what they offer at the moment is a piece of crap. That's probably why they call it a Beta version, because they know it too.

        But what I was trying to focus on is that are claiming "big" changes after their new D11 Sat goes up this month. And also, even though right now it's not very usable, they do have the infratructure in place to deliver something great.

        Whether they will do that or not remains to be seen, it depends on their priorities. But I think if you look at the investor's meeting slides, it definitely appears they have something in mind.

        They also announced that they have decided to go ahead and launch their backup Sat they purchased from Boeing (called the D12), later this year.

        Assuming the Sats get launched ok (i.e. don't explode or shot down by the Chinese), they will have some pretty tremendous capability by years end.

        There are only so many food and discovery channels available to broadcast in HD, so it makes me wonder what they're up to with all that bandwidth.

        Regards

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          #19
          Re: VUDU vs Satellite

          Originally posted by RobertHodge View Post
          But I think if you look at the investor's meeting slides, it definitely appears they have something in mind.

          Regards
          Oh... I forgot to mention that in their slides they mention their intent to totally re-vamp their UI.

          They're probably waiting for VUDU to come out with a few more releases before they decide what it should look like!

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            #20
            Re: VUDU vs Satellite

            Originally posted by NA9D View Post
            Don't scare me like that...
            Just stare at my HypnoToad Avatar for a while and I'm sure you "will" agree with me, totally!!

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              #21
              Re: VUDU vs Satellite

              Originally posted by RobertHodge View Post
              Just stare at my HypnoToad Avatar for a while and I'm sure you "will" agree with me, totally!!


              Yes Sir!

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                #22
                Re: VUDU vs Satellite

                That reminds me of the new Avatar I have in mind for Karen:

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                  #23
                  Re: VUDU vs Satellite



                  All Glory to Hypno Toad!!


                  (Are you sure you don't see the revelance of this post to this thread?)

                  p.s. If you don't agree, then this will help: http://hypnotoad2.ytmnd.com/

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                    #24
                    Re: VUDU vs Satellite

                    I like this page better... Ah, the early days of the internet boom...

                    http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelli...e50.index.html

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                      #25
                      Re: VUDU vs Satellite

                      Originally posted by NA9D View Post
                      I like this page better... Ah, the early days of the internet boom...

                      http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelli...e50.index.html
                      Cool. Reminds me of the song "Axel F" by "Crazy Frog" from Austrailia.

                      Wish I had a link to give you.

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                        #26
                        Re: VUDU vs Satellite

                        We just watched The Comebacks (Uncut) in HD and DD5.1 from Directv for $4.99

                        The movie was goofy, but I enjoyed because of all the spoofs in it.

                        It's really hard for me to quantify the quality between Directv and VUDU and ATV.

                        But I thought the picture and sound quality was very good. When I stick my eyeball on the TV screen, I can see artifacts from all 3 services, but it seems that the better picture quality seems to me to have better picture contrast. I'm not really sure if that means it's a sharper picture that causes this effect. But the movie was pretty good with good picture contrast. And there was no macro blocking whatsoever that some of the other posters on this forum have predicted there would be.

                        I did not get the movie via broadband but via satellite. I ordered it on the internet yesterday and had it downloaded to my DVR. It wasn't available to download until 3 am last night, but I was asleep anyways when it did.

                        Just some hopefully constructive feedback from my viewing experince.

                        Regards

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                          #27
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                          I don't doubt it was good service. It is certainly not on demand though!

                          I think the PQ of all the services is going to be just about equal. The thing I noticed when comparing the Vudu SD and HD versions of Transformers was constrast and color depth. So I think you are on to something. The color depth is also much better - colors seem to just have more of themselves. It's also why I liked Vudu's HD PQ better than ATV. ATV didn't have quite the color depth.

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                            #28
                            Re: VUDU vs Satellite

                            Originally posted by NA9D View Post
                            I don't doubt it was good service. It is certainly not on demand though!

                            I think the PQ of all the services is going to be just about equal. The thing I noticed when comparing the Vudu SD and HD versions of Transformers was constrast and color depth. So I think you are on to something. The color depth is also much better - colors seem to just have more of themselves. It's also why I liked Vudu's HD PQ better than ATV. ATV didn't have quite the color depth.
                            I have a feeling the winner of this whole game will be the one with the most content.

                            However, if everyone has the same content, then it would be who has the best content quality (i.e. who has the HD uncut version with DD as opposed to the SD/Stereo version)

                            If that is also equal, then price will probably be the deciding factor.

                            I could be wrong, but I'm still unconvinced that the ability to watch the movie instantly would be the deciding factor in someone's decision to choose one service over the other.

                            The Comebacks is a good example of what I mean. VUDU has it available for rent at $3.99 but only in Widescreen (not HD). VUDU has the movie available for instant viewing, while I had to wait until the next evening to watch it from Directv and it cost a dollar more at $4.99. But Directv provided the movie in HD with DD and an option for the regular or uncut versions.

                            So I ended up renting the title from Directv instead of VUDU. I might just be a consumer anamoly and these things might not be important to others, but that was my decision process. Food for thought anyways.

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                              #29
                              Re: VUDU vs Satellite

                              Here is an article describing DirecTV's new VOD offering:

                              http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/to...on-demand.aspx

                              It explains how it will use a combination of satellite and broadband. It is kind of lukewarm and uses phrases like "not exactly "true" on-demand".

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                                #30
                                Re: VUDU vs Satellite

                                Originally posted by redwein View Post
                                Here is an article describing DirecTV's new VOD offering:

                                http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/to...on-demand.aspx

                                It explains how it will use a combination of satellite and broadband. It is kind of lukewarm and uses phrases like "not exactly "true" on-demand".
                                I hate the word VOD, because it's such a mangled term with many different meanings. We could probably create a thread with long debates about what VOD really means.

                                But for me, VOD just means I'm able to pick and choose content that "I" want to watch without having to wait for it to be broadcast at a certain date and time (assuming that it would ever be braodcast at all).

                                Too me it doesn't mean that it's "instantly" available for viewing, just simply available for me to obtain and view.

                                But I must say if Directv's intent is simply to compete with cable offerings then I doubt I would be interested in it anyways. Cable may provide "Instant" viewing of content but they certaintly don't have a library of content that contains what I want to watch on demand.

                                For example I really like Ghost in the Shell. But there is no way with cable that I can get all the epsisodes, just simply whatever episodes they decide they want to make available. They do rotate episodes over time, but then we're right back to the situation of having to wait for it to become available.

                                If Directv's plan is just to provide re-runs of old tv shows with their VOD service, then I would not only be a little surprised but also a lot dissapointed in them.

                                Glad I have VUDU!!!

                                B.T.W. The launch for D11 is on schedule for this coming Tuesday, so BEWARE!!!

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