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Vudu Plans To Offer HD Movies Online

by Darren

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No longer will you have to go to the movies to see a Hollywood blockbuster when it is first released. Vudu Inc will release HD movies online at the same time they are released in theaters.

In a major shift in movie distribution, a high-definition version of the hit “The Bourne Ultimatum” will be released through Vudu Inc.’s online service Tuesday - the same day the DVD comes out.

It is the first of many HD movies Vudu plans to deliver online at the same time DVDs become available.

Owners of Vudu’s set-top box, which costs $399, use a high-speed Internet connection to watch the movies they rent and to download the ones they buy.

Movies usually are released in staggered windows in different formats - DVD, online through Xbox Live and other companies, or on demand on cable.

This represents quite a shift as far as movies go, with an emphasis now being placed on home consumers.

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