If you're like me, you have piles of DVD boxes sitting around doing nothing more than taking up space. I'm very reluctant to sell or throw away DVDs because not only do I love these movies but also newly released DVDs were and still are very expensive! Working at the SMDC, I have dealt with many people transferring tapes to digital files to DVD through the video import cart, but now it seems a lot of people don't want DVDs either and find it most convenient to have a digital collection without physical mass, also know as a "cloud." Vudu is an upcoming service that takes DVDs and, for a fee, will create a digital copy into the cloud. This do-it-yourself service allows you to easily transform your clunky disc collection to as all-digital arrangement of your favorite films. Vudu also transfers Blu-Ray. DVD's run at a rate of $5 for HD and $2 for SD. The Blu-Ray rate is $2 for HD.
While some are excited for this service, there are a few complaints. For one, this program is not compatible with Macs. Also, as lighter laptops are now coming without disk drives, these users will not be able to use this service. Other complaints with incompatibility of certain films as well as the fact that Vudu sets a base price for DVDs that are worth different values also arise.
More about the upcoming program and the praise and complaints can be found on this C|NET article.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57570867-93/vudus-in-home-disc-to-digital-service-promising-yet-lacking/
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