If you have not yet experienced VUDU Internet streaming of movies.....now may be the time.
As you may know, I am a big fan of VUDU and now even more so. Check out my review of VUDU here.
With over 6000 movie titles in Standard Definition and High Definition....VUDU has recently introduced a new high definition technology they call "HDX".
Since I have an older HDTV (how did time go so fast?) with less resolution, I figured HDX would not give me much improvement over their HD offering or even SD which I consider better than my upconverted DVD player.
I was wrong. HDX is simply astounding.
Since I cannot take a picture (or a movie) that would do it justice (but I gave it a try...see below), the best comparision I can make is this: Go to your nearest Best Buy and watch a full 1080p Blu-Ray movie being played. HDX is just like that! Even on my less than full resolution HDTV, the picture quality is a major step up from HD and worlds better than SD. And our Bose sound system captures the robust audio from HDX like nothing we have yet experienced.
I can't wait to earn enough $ (remember...starving blogger) to get a full 1080p TV.....hmmmm, anyone need a decent videoconferencing guy?
A look at the VUDU "Most Watched" list shows that people with VUDU agree. The HDX movies are at the top of the most watched list.
The only downfall is that we have to wait about 8 hours for the HDX movie to download. With SD we can watch it instantly, and with HD we have to wait a couple of hours. So some pre-planning on our part is needed. I could always upgrade my Internet service, but, oh rats, starving blogger.....
I know I sound like a VUDU commercial....but....
Our lives with VUDU have changed. We have not gone to Blockbuster in months. We have not purchased a DVD in months. Where we once planned on buying a Blu-Ray player and start a collection of Blu-Ray movies...that plan is on hold. We are perfectly happy with VUDU spending about $5.99 for a movie rental and about $20 for a purchase. What could be better?
Tel Bit Consulting says: Internet video can (will!) change the way the world watches movies. I only hope that the Internet remains open and unrestricted.
