Rudy81 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I'm considering getting an Oppo player and noticed it can stream VUDU. I was not familiar with this type of streaming service and am wondering what experience you guys have had. The projected image will be 120" diagonal with a 1080p native pj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I use VUDU via Netcast thru my LG tv or br player. The HD 1080p streaming is excellent as well as the audio which is broadcast in Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy81 Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 Thats great to hear. I was concerned with video and/or audio interruptions during the movie. I guess streaming technology has come a long way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I use vudu streaming more than Blockbuster streaming due to the delays in blockbuster on my 2 Mb connection. Vudu allows SD, HD, and HDX which is blue ray level. Each is $1 more than it's lower bandwidth counterpart ($2.99, $3.99 and $4.99). If you have 2Mb bandwidth, you can watch Vudu starndard with no interruptions. IMO, it is fine with my 55" LED from 12' away. To see what bandwidth you have go to speakeasy and run the speed test. http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy81 Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 25Mbps down, 5Mbps up. I would guess I'd be good for HDX and 1080p. Do 1080p/24 movies show in that frame rate? Can you pause and continue viewing at a later time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreene Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Quality is great, I had an Sharp smart tv and used VUDU frequently, they have a deal a day where one movie is 99 cents for every quality. When you pay for the movie, you have it for 24 hours, and you can play, pause, rewind, fast forward.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreene Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Correction....samsung smart tv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy81 Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 I'm sold. Santa is now bringing the Oppo BDP-93. Looking forward to trying out this system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreene Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Also because walmart owns vudu, if you order blu-rays or dvds from walmart.com, you will get free 5$ vudu giftcards. I ordered about five $5 dvds and got $5 vudu codes for every one of them. ENDLESS MONEY haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Also because walmart owns vudu, if you order blu-rays or dvds from walmart.com, you will get free 5$ vudu giftcards. I ordered about five $5 dvds and got $5 vudu codes for every one of them. ENDLESS MONEY haha I did not know that. Good tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy81 Posted December 25, 2011 Author Share Posted December 25, 2011 Watched my first VUDU HDX movie via the Oppo. Tremendous picture! Great player so far. I was not able to get HD audio formats for some reason, perhaps some setting I missed during the initial setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted December 25, 2011 Moderators Share Posted December 25, 2011 There was this one time in the French Quarter with a fortune teller.......never mind thats different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Watched my first VUDU HDX movie via the Oppo. Tremendous picture! Great player so far. I was not able to get HD audio formats for some reason, perhaps some setting I missed during the initial setup. Good deal...After a few tweaks I'm sure you'll get the right setting. btw.....your room looks amazing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy81 Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 Good deal...After a few tweaks I'm sure you'll get the right setting. btw.....your room looks amazing!! After a little research, it seems that the highest audio transmission for VUDU is DD plus. They apparently cannot or do not transmit the HD versions of DD or DTS. That's a bummer. I will use VUDU in a pinch, but otherwise it will be Blu Ray for sure. Thanks for the compliment on the room. I actually need to update the pictures since I have changed things quite a bit since those photos. I now use different main HF sections and am currently working on room acoustics again. I have relocated the audio gear to the back of the room and upgraded the pj. BTW, although the picture was outstanding for streaming content, there was once scene in which I noted some artifacts. I don't know if that is due to the movie content, or the HDX compression. The new Oppo and projector do an amazing job with a Blu Ray disk in terms of picture quality and minimum to no artifact issues. HDX does a great job of streaming HD content, but the lack of HD audio is a big minus in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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