Comments on: Rumor: Has Vudu just raised more than $40M? http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/04/08/rumor-has-vudu-raised-more-than-40m/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:58:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Digital distribution red hot: LG Blu-ray player to offer Netflix streaming movies » VentureBeat http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/04/08/rumor-has-vudu-raised-more-than-40m/comment-page-1/#comment-823156 Digital distribution red hot: LG Blu-ray player to offer Netflix streaming movies » VentureBeat Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:46:42 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/04/08/rumor-has-vudu-raised-more-than-40m/#comment-823156 [...] are other options as well such as Internet streaming video startup Vudu, but the ones mentioned above seem to be the key players at this [...] [...] are other options as well such as Internet streaming video startup Vudu, but the ones mentioned above seem to be the key players at this [...]

]]> By: The Netflix Roku box tosses the freshly emerged Apple TV right back in the woods — and they’re thicker » VentureBeat http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/04/08/rumor-has-vudu-raised-more-than-40m/comment-page-1/#comment-813968 The Netflix Roku box tosses the freshly emerged Apple TV right back in the woods — and they’re thicker » VentureBeat Tue, 20 May 2008 05:55:37 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/04/08/rumor-has-vudu-raised-more-than-40m/#comment-813968 [...] another streaming-to-television video device which retails for around $300. Vudu is rumored to have raised $40 million in funding last [...] [...] another streaming-to-television video device which retails for around $300. Vudu is rumored to have raised $40 million in funding last [...]

]]> By: Anthony Ha http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/04/08/rumor-has-vudu-raised-more-than-40m/comment-page-1/#comment-802759 Anthony Ha Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:28:16 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/04/08/rumor-has-vudu-raised-more-than-40m/#comment-802759 @len nam: Very interesting. Thanks. @len nam: Very interesting. Thanks.

]]> By: len nam http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/04/08/rumor-has-vudu-raised-more-than-40m/comment-page-1/#comment-802663 len nam Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:31:09 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/04/08/rumor-has-vudu-raised-more-than-40m/#comment-802663 I believe the figure is closer to 50 million at a time when most other small or large companies can't get money for any reason. There is already national distribution, but I believe there are a number of companies getting ready to roll it out in further depth across the country. That's the reason for building the money. They are aggressive with ten times more films than Apple TV and 1080p for Vudu vs 720p for Apple. There engineers seem to be able to do a better job by far than the competitors. Netflix went with LG to develop a STB, but that's because Netflix scrapped two years of engineering that didn't work when they tried it on their own. LG is known for hard electronics, so I doubt that they will have the savy of Vudu, where their software interface is definitely superior to Apple. If Apple can't catch them in software engineering, then I doubt LG will be able. Time will tell. In the meantime, Vudu is working. They have had 12 software upgrades so far (see elsewhere on the web.) LN I believe the figure is closer to 50 million at a time when most other small or large companies can’t get money for any reason. There is already national distribution, but I believe there are a number of companies getting ready to roll it out in further depth across the country. That’s the reason for building the money. They are aggressive with ten times more films than Apple TV and 1080p for Vudu vs 720p for Apple. There engineers seem to be able to do a better job by far than the competitors. Netflix went with LG to develop a STB, but that’s because Netflix scrapped two years of engineering that didn’t work when they tried it on their own. LG is known for hard electronics, so I doubt that they will have the savy of Vudu, where their software interface is definitely superior to Apple. If Apple can’t catch them in software engineering, then I doubt LG will be able. Time will tell. In the meantime, Vudu is working. They have had 12 software upgrades so far (see elsewhere on the web.)

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