Comments on: Review: CinemaNow on Xbox 360 https://pseudosavant.com/blog/2007/07/30/review-cinemanow-on-xbox-360/ The Musings of Paul Ellis Thu, 23 Dec 2010 06:12:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6 By: TechConsumer.com » Blog Archive » Paul’s Soapbox: WoW Stats, Netflix and Media Center, and Apple https://pseudosavant.com/blog/2007/07/30/review-cinemanow-on-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-1086 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:25:34 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2007/07/30/review-cinemanow-on-xbox-360/#comment-1086 […] Netflix could do it via some proxy software that would serve up UPnP streams. Videos from Vongo, CinemaNow, and Amazon Unbox all play over UPnP on an Xbox 360 because they use Microsoft’s DRM/codecs. […]

]]> By: Movies On My Computer » Review: CinemaNow on Xbox 360 : PseudoSavant https://pseudosavant.com/blog/2007/07/30/review-cinemanow-on-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-1049 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:30:27 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2007/07/30/review-cinemanow-on-xbox-360/#comment-1049 […] Review: CinemaNow on Xbox 360 : PseudoSavantReview: CinemaNow on Xbox 360. After the announcement by CinemaNow that users could now watch leased bought/rented videos on their Xbox 360s I figured I would give it a shot. […]

]]> By: Diatribe/Opinion: Internet Video and TV can’t happen with DRM | TechConsumer https://pseudosavant.com/blog/2007/07/30/review-cinemanow-on-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:01:43 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2007/07/30/review-cinemanow-on-xbox-360/#comment-329 […] much all of the technological problems. In fact, all of the technical problems I encountered in my previous posts were DRM related. I won’t use (read: pay for) Vongo or CinemaNow again because it was […]

]]> By: Internet Video & TV: Can they ever join forces successfully? | TechConsumer https://pseudosavant.com/blog/2007/07/30/review-cinemanow-on-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:08:41 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2007/07/30/review-cinemanow-on-xbox-360/#comment-328 […] recap, Logan reviewed using Amazon Unbox on TiVo without a computer, Paul reviewed using both CinemaNow and Vongo on the Xbox 360, and each of us took a turn at pointing out why Netflix is amazing. But […]

]]> By: Netflix: My name is Hiro Nakamura, I come from the future. | TechConsumer https://pseudosavant.com/blog/2007/07/30/review-cinemanow-on-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:52:18 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2007/07/30/review-cinemanow-on-xbox-360/#comment-327 […] I can’t get enough of trying new ways to get my digital entertainment. This time around Netflix’s “Watch Now” […]

]]> By: Review: Using Vongo with the Xbox 360 | TechConsumer https://pseudosavant.com/blog/2007/07/30/review-cinemanow-on-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:07:05 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2007/07/30/review-cinemanow-on-xbox-360/#comment-326 […] is the second installment for my series on video rental options that work with Xbox 360 (or set top boxes in general). Vongo recently announced support for the […]

]]> By: Paul Ellis https://pseudosavant.com/blog/2007/07/30/review-cinemanow-on-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-325 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:21:34 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2007/07/30/review-cinemanow-on-xbox-360/#comment-325 Thanks for the tip on using Amazon’s Unbox. I’ll have to try that out. Looks like they use about twice as high a bitrate as CinemaNow; hopefully a higher resolution too. Still no surround-sound though.

Unfortunately, it looks like it is only available for those with Windows Media Center. Fortunately for me, I have Vista Ultimate, but most people don’t have Media Center.

]]> By: dan https://pseudosavant.com/blog/2007/07/30/review-cinemanow-on-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:22:45 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2007/07/30/review-cinemanow-on-xbox-360/#comment-324 amazon (unbox.com) downloads are the best quality outside of xbox marketplace. they can also be watched on the 360 over the network. i’ve had good success doing so with babylon 5 and it looks great.

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