VUDU Goes Upscale With New Internet Movie Player

VUDU Inc. today introduced the VUDU XL2, a new Internet movie player designed specifically for professional and custom home theater installations that it says demand the highest quality picture and a product that occupies just one rack of space.

In addition to providing access to hundreds of titles in VUDU's proprietary HDX format and with a large HD library available on demand, the XL2 will allow home theater owners to choose from more than 10,000 titles for instant viewing.

VUDU delivers Internet entertainment to consumers' HDTVs and Home Theaters. VUDU's 1080p Internet Movie Players, the VUDU HD, VUDU XL and VUDU XL2 are designed to deliver movies and TV shows directly to HDTVs.

VUDU is looking for ways to team with service providers to expand delivery of its service as was evidenced by a keynote speech given by one of its top execs at the annual TelcoTV show last week in Anaheim.

The address covered the challenges and opportunities associated with delivering video content over the web. It included candid talk about the potential impact of monthly bandwidth usage caps from ISPs and more.

Back on the product front, VUDU is expanding its access options and consumer customer view.

“VUDU XL2 is designed for easy and secure integration into rack-mounted systems and delivers the world's largest HD library as well as the highest quality on-demand 1080p HD, making VUDU XL2 an installer's weapon of choice,” boasted Tony Miranz, executive vice president of sales and business development for VUDU, in prepared comments.

The XL2 was designed to integrate into custom theaters and offers a terabyte of storage, which VUDU claims is enough to store more than 500 films. XL2 also offers IP and IR control that allow it to be integrated into most high-end home control systems, 1080i HD output over component, and the ability to route and switch HD signals through the home with the use of off-the-shelf video switchers.

The XL2 is available for order today through more than 1,000 VUDU-certified custom installers. VUDU’s suggested retail price for the new unit is $1299.

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