Walmart's movie service, Vudu, is opening up a digital locker for customers that allows them to download movies and television episodes they buy for devices and watch them later, without an Internet connection.
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Vudu's digital locker lets users download movies to watch offline. |
The Vudu service, which increasingly is seen as competing with Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) and Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), has some 40,000 titles that start at $4.99 for movies and $1.99 for TV episodes. The Vudu-to-Go service makes SD-quality downloads of purchased content available at no extra charge.
Consumers who purchase a variety of Blu-ray Discs or DVDs including When Harry Met Sally (through Nov. 30), Scream 4, and Stake Land will also receive a digital copy of the movie.
Unlike UltraViolet, which is slowly being rolled out by movie studios, Vudu-to-Go currently doesn't allow downloads to mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. PlayStation 3 owners currently can download Vudu rentals and purchases onto the hard drive included with the game console.
For more:
- see this Digital Trends article
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