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post #91 of 95
3/26/13 at 11:45am
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How can I stand it? Well, it looks exactly the same as Blu-ray. It's sounds exactly the same as Blu-ray. It doesn't smell the same, since Blu-ray cases are made out of a different plastic than Ethernet cables, I'll give you that. Streaming is fantastic. With VUDU HDX, I get full Blu-ray quality delivered instantly, with Amazon and iTunes I get varying quality levels (I FAR prefer Amazon over iTunes, even with only 720p), but the same convenience, and an even lower price.

I think VUDU has the best PQ for streaming content. Lets make that clear. If VUDU offered a streaming plan (i have no they haven't yet) i would drop netflix immediately.

I just don't think it, or any streaming service, compares to bluray. The quality is night and day. To me anyway.
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post #92 of 95
3/26/13 at 4:22pm
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I wouldn't say it looks the same and they don't have lossless audio.

Not paying for gimped A/V even if it is more "convenient."

But it's not gimped. That's why I use VUDU HDX.
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I think VUDU has the best PQ for streaming content. Lets make that clear. If VUDU offered a streaming plan (i have no they haven't yet) i would drop netflix immediately.

I just don't think it, or any streaming service, compares to bluray. The quality is night and day. To me anyway.

They have mostly stuff that is newer and thus per rental, and not as much TV. They are really a movie-centric rental service.
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post #93 of 95
3/27/13 at 11:43am
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But it's not gimped. That's why I use VUDU HDX.
They have mostly stuff that is newer and thus per rental, and not as much TV. They are really a movie-centric rental service.

Not to mention digital pre-releases that come free with a Blu-ray purchase. Django Unchained is just such a movie - I bought the pre-release version of the Blu-ray. The Vudu HDX digital copy goes live April 2, the Blu-ray itself arrives in the mail April 16th. I'm not waiting for the disc; I'll watch the movie twice.
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post #94 of 95
3/27/13 at 11:47am
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But it's not gimped. That's why I use VUDU HDX.

If the A/V isn't overall as good as Blu-ray (more compression issues and no lossless audio), I'd still say it's gimped. The price for an HDX download that you "own" can be as much or more than the Blu-ray version itself (no disc had to be pressed and no packaging made for the download file). That's not value for my money.
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post #95 of 95
3/27/13 at 6:02pm
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Not to mention digital pre-releases that come free with a Blu-ray purchase. Django Unchained is just such a movie - I bought the pre-release version of the Blu-ray. The Vudu HDX digital copy goes live April 2, the Blu-ray itself arrives in the mail April 16th. I'm not waiting for the disc; I'll watch the movie twice.

I just don't believe in owning movies. Call me cheap, but over the long run, it is so much cheaper to just rent and stream everything that I can as opposed to owning.
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If the A/V isn't overall as good as Blu-ray (more compression issues and no lossless audio), I'd still say it's gimped. The price for an HDX download that you "own" can be as much or more than the Blu-ray version itself (no disc had to be pressed and no packaging made for the download file). That's not value for my money.

I would never buy on VUDU, that makes me nervous. If I were to buy something, I'd buy on BD. I rent a lot on VUDU though, as $6, I rent, and I'm done, without paying $20+ for the BD of something that I'd never watch again. Once in a while I might end up then buying it, but that's fine, over the course of many movies, I still come out way ahead.
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