I’ve been obsessively following the Moxi HD DVR AVS thread these last few weeks while awaiting my loaner Moxi Mate. (It’s here, I’m pleased.) And it’s amazing the things one finds in the forums. A ding against Moxi, compared to a cableco DVR or TiVo, has been a lack of video-on-demand (VOD) offerings. Now it looks as if that need is about to be addressed. Somewhat. By CinemaNow.
Although Roxio’s CinemaNow on Moxi web page has been pulled. But I’ve been blogging long enough to take a snapshot prior to reaching out to the press relations folks. As I did yesterday. Because things companies aren’t ready to discuss have a tendency to disappear and emails go answered. All reinforced yesterday. And if my chopped up screengrab (above and below) isn’t sufficient evidence of what’s coming, Google’s cache still contains the hard evidence.
While I’m quite happy to see Moxi round out their offering with VOD (in the near future?), the reason I say ‘somewhat’ above is due to this little fact from the FAQ:
- Are High Definition (HD) programs available from CinemaNow?
- No. High Definition movies are not supported at this time.
Haven’t we already been down this path with Amazon and TiVo? It’s 2010 folks, anything other than HD is a disappointment. But, perhaps, this is why Roxio and Moxi(o) aren’t ready to make an announcement. And HD is on the way. I’m crossing my fingers.
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