these will never replace traditional discs in America until the nation's broadband infrastructure gets upgraded. most homes have 1mbps-3mbps download speeds and ive seen a demonstration of vudu one a broadband line which i presume was anywhere from 1-3mbps and it did not look great at all. id compare it to DVD quality upscaled which to some (like me) are almost unwatchable
while I do not disagree with the conclusion that infrastructure has to build out, for those of us who have high-speed connections Vudu HD instant downloads are great.
I have TWC cable modem w/4820kps dl speed (or more) - easily enough to watch HD instantly.
NOW, the real problem will come when TWC starts charging me bandwidth following their test in Texas.
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chop @ Jan 31st 2008 7:33PM
these will never replace traditional discs in America until the nation's broadband infrastructure gets upgraded. most homes have 1mbps-3mbps download speeds and ive seen a demonstration of vudu one a broadband line which i presume was anywhere from 1-3mbps and it did not look great at all. id compare it to DVD quality upscaled which to some (like me) are almost unwatchable
dschell2 @ Feb 6th 2008 4:11PM
while I do not disagree with the conclusion that infrastructure has to build out, for those of us who have high-speed connections Vudu HD instant downloads are great.
I have TWC cable modem w/4820kps dl speed (or more) - easily enough to watch HD instantly.
NOW, the real problem will come when TWC starts charging me bandwidth following their test in Texas.