Comments on: Moviebeam HD: the second chapter

By: uthaman

uthaman — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:25:38 +0000

Moviebeam better get their act together…some competitors in the field of media servers (the future for sure) are showing they understand people want HIGH QUALITY compression-free downloads.

http://www.musicgiants.com/VG_store.html

Personally, I will never rent or buy anything that has been compressed. The whole allure of Blu-ray (and that other thing…HD-DVD) is about no compression and the glory of VIDEO and AUDIO that is “untouched” and not corrupted by compression schemes.

Save the compression for people who want to view content on their cell phone or iTouch…the rest of us with good taste, big HDTVs and expensive home theater setups want true hidef – which means absolutely no compression.

Get it, got it, good!

By: HDReview

HDReview — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:56:20 +0000

Just a quick correction. While HDMI includes copy protection, DVI does not, AFAIK. For this reason DVI is often the preferred digital format. However, the convenience of HDMI, which bundles audio and video in one cable, and its strong push by content providers, make this the most prevalent type of input. Personally, I’ve never been able to tell the difference between component (analog) and DVI/HDMI pictures, although I don’t have a 4 foot screen, where I can see the tiniest of details either.

Otherwise good review, although I do have a question. You say the unit “comes” with 100 titles. But are these 100 movies you can watch out of the box or simply 100 movies that are already on the hard drive that you don’t have to wait for the unit to download, but you must still pay for?

By: LD update

LD update — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 07:53:22 +0000

[...] It’s been about 6 weeks since I first reviewed Moviebeam (add another week or so for my HD follow-up) and there are a few updates which I felt were worth sharing. [...]

By: Technology News » Blog Archive » MovieBeam On-Demand Movies and MovieBeam HD Review by LIVEdigitally

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:38:18 +0000

[...] Full Review [...]

By: LIVEdigitally Review: Moviebeam - A great on-demand experience, for a price @ Alice Hill’s Real Tech News - Independent Tech

Fri, 12 May 2006 13:20:10 +0000

[...] Our friend, Jeremy, over at LIVEdigitally recently reviewed Moviebeam and Moviebeam HD. Here’s a snippet: Per the company’s description, “Moviebeam is a brilliant new way to rent and watch movies at home. Get movies delivered directly to your TV — no cable, satellite, or computer is required.” To me, Moviebeam is either the lazy man’s answer to Blockbuster, or, more likely, an early glimpse into the future of our soon-to-arrive “entertainment, anywhere, anytime, on-demand” lifestyle. [...]

By: Steven Jones

Steven Jones — Wed, 10 May 2006 13:45:02 +0000

Jeremy, great follow up to the first half of the review. I am torn on Moviebeam because I really think a knock-out HD experience is what would make this a compelling addition to “the rack” but the convenience of it all is so alluring.

Is it safe to assume this is a closed system? Did you hear of any plans to make this unit capable of playing externally-acquired content? I may be one of the more lazy folks out there but once I have a box hooked up with high quality audio and video connections, I want to start pumping all my content through it and not have to fiddle with other hardware. I have the same problem with my Akimbo player (only plays Akimbo-delivered content) and use a completely separate solution for my other video (e.g. iTunes, web video).