After one of our radio show, a question was posted in our Ustream chatroom: “…would you use vongo.com for movies?…”
Quite some time ago, I compared services…first let me mention some competitors:
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“…You can even transfer your purchased Unbox videos to a compatible portable device, including the Creative Zen Vision M…”
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The latest provider I’m aware of…I’ve never used their movie service.
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Need Internet Explorer, and Windows Media Player?…
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Unlimited Online DVDs up to 3 at a time plus unlimited in-store exchanges each month for $24.99…
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Subscribers who pay for just two DVDs a month, at a rate of $4.99, will have access to two hours of streaming video for free…
Subscribers can stream as many movies and television shows as they want, with no additional charge…the unlimited rental plans start at $8.99 a month.
Netflix’s streaming service works only on PCs with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer…internet connections with speeds of at least 3 megabits per second is recommended to get DVD-quality video…
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“Vongo Membership provides unlimited downloads (on up to three registered devices) for just $9.99 per month…”
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Series S and Series V Gigabeat devices from Toshiba Corporation had support for use with Vongo.
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Again, keep in mind, this is information I gathered months ago when I had time to compare the services.
Would I use Vongo? Maybe. I prefer DVDs for reasons such as:
they contain “extras”…
I can use them on multiple devices…
and I don’t need to be connected to the internet.