- In this report
- Overview
- Making the connection
- Guide to online streaming services
- How set-top boxes compare
- TV
- Blu-ray player
- Game console
- TiVo
- Set-top box
Guide to online streaming services
Last reviewed: March 2011
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| Video service | Number of movies and TV episodes | Rental fee per title | Available on hardware from ... |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Video on Demand | 75,000+ (no info on HD titles) | $1 to $4 for SD; $2 to $5 for HD | Google TV, Logitech, Panasonic, Roku, Samsung, Sony, Tivo, Vizio. Xbox 360 will play VOD videos once they have been downloaded to your PC. |
| Blockbuster on Demand | 10,000+ (no info on HD titles) | $2.99 to $3.99 | 2Wire, Funai, HTC, Integra, Magnavox, Memorex, Motorola, Onkyo, Oppo, Philips, Samsung, Sylvania, TiVo, T-Mobile, Toshiba, Verizon, Vizio, Western Digital, Yamaha. |
| CinemaNow | 14,000+ (including 1,000 in HD) | $1.99 to $3.99, $1 more for HD | Insignia, LG, Samsung. |
| Netflix | 17,000 (including 1,300 in HD) | Unlimited streaming plans start at $7.99 per month | Apple, Insignia, LG, Microsoft, Nintendo, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Roku, Samsung, Sanyo, Seagate, Sony, TiVo, Toshiba, Vizio, Western Digital, Yamaha. |
| Vudu | 20,000 (including 4,000 in HD or HDX, enhanced HD) | $3 to $4 for SD; $4 to $5 for HD; $5 to $6 for HDX | LG, Magnavox, Mitsubishi, Oppo, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sanyo, Sylvania, Toshiba, Vizio. |
