http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/ Engadget Comments for VUDU's 1080p movie streaming goes live on LG Netcast HDTVs http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/Sep 2nd 2009 5:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/Sep 2nd 2009 6:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/Sep 2nd 2009 6:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/Sep 2nd 2009 6:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/Sep 2nd 2009 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/http://www.vudu.com/product_specs.html):

Networking Requirements
High-speed broadband Internet connection
4 Mbps actual for instant high-definition viewing
2 Mbps actual for instant standard definition viewing
1 Mbps actual for delayed viewing

So, you can use whatever connection you want, but need 4+ megabits to eliminate the need for extended buffering/download time with HD content.]]>Sep 2nd 2009 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/Sep 2nd 2009 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/Sep 2nd 2009 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/

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This is killer... I'm done with rental stores and PPV.]]>Sep 2nd 2009 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/Sep 2nd 2009 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/vudus-1080p-movie-streaming-goes-live-on-lg-netcast-hdtvs/
The bandwidth ranges are:

SD 480p: 1 Mbps (Broadcast quality) to 2 Mbps (DVD quality)
HD 720p: 2.25 Mbps (Broadcast quality) to 4.5 Mbps (Near transparent with original)
HDX 1080p: 4.5 Mbps (Broadcast quality) to 9 Mbps (Near Blu-Ray quality)

Depending on the actual bandwidth available to the user, a corresponding quality level is used for the resolution. The more bandwidth you have, the higher the quality.

So, you can stream HDX at broadcast quality with just 4.5Mbps of bandwidth, but you would need 9Mbps to get the highest-quality near-Blu Ray HDX.

Prasanna Ganesan
CTO, VUDU Inc.
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but one question for everybody...there will surely be a charge to watch the movies...the studios are not going to give this for free.why is this so much better that comcast vod or something similar from other cable operators? the cable guys can give me this without having to buy a new expensive tv.]]>Oct 13th 2009 9:33AM