One more set-top box, this one from Blockbuster
Andrew Wallenstein of The Hollywood Reporter writes:
(CNET's News.com has some additional analysis.)
My belief is that most of us will likely never purchase a device that *only* delivers digital movies (like Vudu, for instance, and potentially this new product from Blockbuster). It'll have to serve multiple purposes, like providing WiFi access to your entire home, acting as a DVR, storage hub for your digital files, etc. It'll probably come from your cable or satellite provider, much as we loathe those guys.
But it's admirable to see Blockbuster moving so definitively in a digital direction, after buying the Movielink download marketplace last August.
The home video giant [Blockbuster] is developing a set-top device for streaming films directly to TV sets and is expected to announce the offering sometime this month.
(CNET's News.com has some additional analysis.)
My belief is that most of us will likely never purchase a device that *only* delivers digital movies (like Vudu, for instance, and potentially this new product from Blockbuster). It'll have to serve multiple purposes, like providing WiFi access to your entire home, acting as a DVR, storage hub for your digital files, etc. It'll probably come from your cable or satellite provider, much as we loathe those guys.
But it's admirable to see Blockbuster moving so definitively in a digital direction, after buying the Movielink download marketplace last August.
Labels: Blockbuster, Movielink, set-top boxes, Vudu
posted by Scott Kirsner at
2:52 PM
3 Comments:
Another yawn. The big companies don't get it. The consumers are already past this one. You can get everything on your computer. Why get another piece of hardware?
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GB, at 3:43 PM
Your blog is very interesting and informative. Blockbuster, Inc. is an international company providing in-home entertainment. It is the largest video rental chain in the world. Blockbuster has been of great frustration to me. I never got the ordered items. However, my friends are rather satisfied with the company. I have posted my comments and reviews to www.pissedconsumer.com. Hope others will not be tricked in.
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