Side by Side: Apple TV and Vudu Compared

Apple TV 40GB

With Apple TV’s new upgrade and features, including online movie rentals and lower pricing, it’s getting easier than ever to bring high quality and high def movies from the web to your TV. And as much as we like Apple, we like to see a robust, competitive marketplace even more. Netflix recently announced their plans to develop a new set-top box.

Meanwhile, Vudu, which introduced its video-store-in-a-box just last October, has already had to slash $100 off the retail price and expand its hi-def library to keep competitive with Apple’s latest.

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DTV4PC: Beneath the hype, a few solid features

Smith-Micro recently introduced their DTV4PC software, promising to “turn your PC into a complete digital entertainment center”, and has been promoting it aggressively via email. According to the company, the software features include:

  • 1056 live TV channels on your PC
  • No monthly charges
  • Thousands of worldwide programs
  • 100% legal

Sounds good. But how does this $30 software product work, and does it live up to the hype?

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