Comments on: Video Streaming Box Announcements of the Week http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-09/video-streaming-box-announcements-of-the-week/ All your digital media goodness. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:57:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ron http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-09/video-streaming-box-announcements-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-89945 Ron Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:39:40 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=11861#comment-89945 What is great about embedding all these options into the TV or DVD players is that these services get more eyeballs...the more eyeballs the more likely the content owners will finally take the VOD market as a serious revenue stream and invest more into it. What is great about embedding all these options into the TV or DVD players is that these services get more eyeballs…the more eyeballs the more likely the content owners will finally take the VOD market as a serious revenue stream and invest more into it.

]]> By: Todd http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-09/video-streaming-box-announcements-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-89940 Todd Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:53:28 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=11861#comment-89940 @Dave Zatz "...Todd, if the content is the same does it matter if you get it from Amazon, CinemaNow, or Vudu? I suspect their movie catalogs are similar. Amazon has more television offerings, though." Its the pricing that matters most to me, content second. Unbox seems to be way cheaper on a per movie basis, no monthly subscription fees, pay-as-you-go with my existing amazon account that I have been buying books with for 10 years. I could really care less if Transformers 5 - Revenge of Michael Bay is available "furst" on whichever CDN. :P @Dave Zatz

“…Todd, if the content is the same does it matter if you get it from Amazon, CinemaNow, or Vudu? I suspect their movie catalogs are similar. Amazon has more television offerings, though.”

Its the pricing that matters most to me, content second. Unbox seems to be way cheaper on a per movie basis, no monthly subscription fees, pay-as-you-go with my existing amazon account that I have been buying books with for 10 years.

I could really care less if Transformers 5 – Revenge of Michael Bay is available “furst” on whichever CDN.

:P

]]> By: Ron P http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-09/video-streaming-box-announcements-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-89936 Ron P Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:44:23 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=11861#comment-89936 Hey Dave! How goes it at the new home location? I have been using the Netgear EVA2000 and have been very pleased with it. The size is nice, the remote is nice and small and fits comfortable in your hand. While there are certainly allot of these hitting the market it still seems to carry a sufficient bang for the buck. The biggest thing for me is fast Menu response. You can move around the different areas quite well without allot of lag and . or lockups. Overall at $150 (I bet around $129 street) I would say its a go if asked by someone for a recommendation. Hey Dave! How goes it at the new home location?

I have been using the Netgear EVA2000 and have been very pleased with it. The size is nice, the remote is nice and small and fits comfortable in your hand. While there are certainly allot of these hitting the market it still seems to carry a sufficient bang for the buck.
The biggest thing for me is fast Menu response. You can move around the different areas quite well without allot of lag and . or lockups. Overall at $150 (I bet around $129 street) I would say its a go if asked by someone for a recommendation.

]]> By: TiVo Steve http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-09/video-streaming-box-announcements-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-89933 TiVo Steve Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:28:38 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=11861#comment-89933 If it works as poorly as the DMXNV1 Bravia Video Link that came bundled with my Sony Bravia KDL46WL140, I think I'll take a pass... If it works as poorly as the DMXNV1 Bravia Video Link that came bundled with my Sony Bravia KDL46WL140, I think I’ll take a pass…

]]> By: Dave Zatz http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-09/video-streaming-box-announcements-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-89932 Dave Zatz Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:38:16 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=11861#comment-89932 The LG looks pretty good - $280ish on Amazon for a solid Blu-ray player with these additional capabilities is compelling. Especially for those who don't have other Netflix and VOD solutions readily available. (Although, the space looks different now that the PS3 is available for $300.) The VuNow/Netgear box doesn't much interest me much. There's going to be a monthly VuNow service fee of some sort, PlayOn isn't free, wireless isn't included, and local media streaming may be limited to PCs (with WMP11). Todd, if the content is the same does it matter if you get it from Amazon, CinemaNow, or Vudu? I suspect their movie catalogs are similar. Amazon has more television offerings, though. I haven't yet seen video delivered via Vudu's new CDN and without local storage (as opposed to their P2P stand-alone boxes with hard drives), so I can't do a quality comparison at this time. (All of Panasonic's new connected Blu-ray players this year will have Amazon VOD.) The LG looks pretty good – $280ish on Amazon for a solid Blu-ray player with these additional capabilities is compelling. Especially for those who don’t have other Netflix and VOD solutions readily available. (Although, the space looks different now that the PS3 is available for $300.)

The VuNow/Netgear box doesn’t much interest me much. There’s going to be a monthly VuNow service fee of some sort, PlayOn isn’t free, wireless isn’t included, and local media streaming may be limited to PCs (with WMP11).

Todd, if the content is the same does it matter if you get it from Amazon, CinemaNow, or Vudu? I suspect their movie catalogs are similar. Amazon has more television offerings, though. I haven’t yet seen video delivered via Vudu’s new CDN and without local storage (as opposed to their P2P stand-alone boxes with hard drives), so I can’t do a quality comparison at this time. (All of Panasonic’s new connected Blu-ray players this year will have Amazon VOD.)

]]> By: Todd http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-09/video-streaming-box-announcements-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-89931 Todd Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:37:04 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=11861#comment-89931 No Amazon Unbox luv :( No Amazon Unbox luv :(

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