http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/vudu-set-top-box-review-round-up/ Engadget Comments for Vudu set-top box review round-up http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/vudu-set-top-box-review-round-up/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/vudu-set-top-box-review-round-up/Oct 1st 2007 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/vudu-set-top-box-review-round-up/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/vudu-set-top-box-review-round-up/Oct 1st 2007 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/vudu-set-top-box-review-round-up/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/vudu-set-top-box-review-round-up/Oct 1st 2007 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/vudu-set-top-box-review-round-up/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/vudu-set-top-box-review-round-up/
They could give the box away for free and this service STILL wouldn't be worth it.

Gosh, sign me up now.]]>Oct 1st 2007 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/vudu-set-top-box-review-round-up/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/vudu-set-top-box-review-round-up/
I will just wait for my HD cable to broadcast it and DVR it..

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I've had the privilege of being involved with the Vudu box for about 6 months now. I've seen this thing evolve and I am tremendously impressed. The video quality is truly AS GOOD OR BETTER than DVDs and is definitely better than cable or satellite. That said, I'll add a caveat: The video quality is as good as the source material received from the studios. Some movies have lousy source material. Others, like 300, which was a direct digital transfer are simply amazing on this box.

Where else can you go to rent or purchase 5000 movies instantaneously? And it IS instantaneous. It leaves all other OnDemand services in the dust. It will change the way you rent and possibly purchase movies.

Yes, it is a bummer that there is no content portability. And that will deter purchases of movies. However, it's not a fault of the box or Vudu. At present the studios have mandated that movies stay on the box and on the box only. Hopefully this will change over time and if content is licensed to be played on other devices, then I would expect this to be supported pretty quickly. The studios do a lot of strange things in regard to this box that hopefully will change (some movies can be purchased but not rented, others rented but not purchased, etc.). Still, it's worth purchasing the box if you like movies but hate going to the video store, hate your cable's on demand selection or hate waiting for mail from Netflix. I plan on using my box as my primary movie delivery service.

Vudu is a company that is very receptive to our requests and demands as customers. They want customer feedback and will take everything seriously. I know this because I have seen it happen with requests I have made. They are VERY responsive. So now, when this product is new, you have a chance to influence it. Come over and visit http://forum.vudu.com for more info.

And for the record, I am not a Vudu employee nor paid by them. I've just been involved with the box since last March.

Jon]]>Oct 1st 2007 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/vudu-set-top-box-review-round-up/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/vudu-set-top-box-review-round-up/I'm mostly worried that the company will be gone in a year or the movie companies will change their minds about letting anyone download them and I'll be stuck with a $400 boat anchor.]]>Oct 1st 2007 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/vudu-set-top-box-review-round-up/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/vudu-set-top-box-review-round-up/Oct 1st 2007 4:23PM