Comments on: VUDU Offers Higher Quality HD Downloads http://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/10/02/vudu-offers-higher-quality-hd-downloads/ TiVo, Slingbox, Android, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever other tech I feel like blogging about... Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Ben Drawbaughhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/10/02/vudu-offers-higher-quality-hd-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-25597 Ben Drawbaugh Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:43:38 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=3235#comment-25597 The movies download at a maximum of 4Mbs, and take two to four hours to download, so you do the math, but basically it is about twice the bandwidth of their normal downloads.According to Vudu the audio is Dolby Digital Plus, but since the hardware doesn't support HDMI 1.3, everything gets transcoded to DD.While it's not Blu-ray quality, the parts I've watched are very artifact free.But still most of Vudu's problems remain. Wake me up when. The box can do more for $300 then just play purchased/rented content. Can output HD via component like Blu-ray and HD DVD players can. I can buy HD content, that I can keep forever, take with me, and resell. Has a better selection than Blu-ray. An all you can eat (ala Netflix) plan is available. The movies download at a maximum of 4Mbs, and take two to four hours to download, so you do the math, but basically it is about twice the bandwidth of their normal downloads.

According to Vudu the audio is Dolby Digital Plus, but since the hardware doesn’t support HDMI 1.3, everything gets transcoded to DD.

While it’s not Blu-ray quality, the parts I’ve watched are very artifact free.

But still most of Vudu’s problems remain.
Wake me up when.
The box can do more for $300 then just play purchased/rented content.
Can output HD via component like Blu-ray and HD DVD players can.
I can buy HD content, that I can keep forever, take with me, and resell.
Has a better selection than Blu-ray.
An all you can eat (ala Netflix) plan is available.

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