Flixster and Paramount Bring UltraViolet to Windows 8, RT

Apr 27, 2013 by Richard Gunther

Flixster and Paramount Movies apps finally bring UltraViolet to Windows 8 and Windows RT—but only if you're connected to the Internet.

Entertainment 2.0 #214 : Lovin the Nubbin

Feb 8, 2013 by Josh Pollard

Josh and Richard discus Media Browser 3, Total Media Theater 6, cross-platform Windows gaming, the ongoing dispute between Google and Microsoft, and VUDU's latest attempt to improve UltraViolet.

VUDU Bests CinemaNow’s At-home UltraViolet Digital Conversion

Feb 7, 2013 by Richard Gunther

Following on the heels of Best Buy's sloppy disc-to-digital debut, Walmart introduces an at-home UltraViolet disc-to-digital service through VUDU that makes digital conversion simple and convenient.

Entertainment 2.0 #209 : Pre-CES 2013

Jan 4, 2013 by Josh Pollard

It's the new year and that means that we're only days away from the biggest consumer electronics event of the year: CES! Before Josh and Richard fly to Vegas for the show they recorded this episode of Entertainment 2.0 to get you caught up on any other news you might have missed over the holidays.

Is CinemaNow Gone from Window Media Center?

Dec 30, 2012 by Richard Gunther

We thought CinemaNow's adoption of UltraViolet would finally bring UV to Media Center. NOT SO FAST! Even though there's a tile for it in Media Center on Windows 8, CinemaNow's Media Center add-in appears to be dead, dead, dead.

CinemaNow Introduces Buggy At Home Disc-to-Digital UltraViolet Service

Dec 30, 2012 by Richard Gunther

CinemaNow’s at home disc-to-digital conversion offers some intriguing benefits, but Best Buy's beta UltraViolet service is burdened with problems.

Entertainment 2.0 #195 : Stop this Madness

Sep 20, 2012 by Josh Pollard

There was simply too much news this week for Josh and Richard to cover it alone, so they brought friends! Early in the show James Montemagno makes an appearance to enlighten us about the Wii U and Nintendo TVii, and then later in the show Craig Scholle (remember him?) shows up to tell us about the Intel NUC.

And VUDU Makes Six

Sep 15, 2012 by Richard Gunther

Is it starting to seem like you have more UltraViolet accounts than you can keep track of? It's probably because you do. VUDU joining UltraViolet makes for six different online services you may need to join.

Lionsgate Brings The ‘A’ Game to UltraViolet

Sep 15, 2012 by Richard Gunther

Lionsgate enters the UltraViolet space with the Blockbuster movie The Hunger Games, an iTunes digital copy alternative, and HD video quality.

Entertainment 2.0 #194 : 2000 MegaAmps

Sep 14, 2012 by Josh Pollard

Josh and Richard discuss building a new HTPC, Ceton's Companion apps and Echo. They also are interested in the latest Spotify rumor before comparing the iPhone 5 to the new Lumias. Josh also provides an update on his usage of ComSkip.

A Drive into UltraViolet

Feb 1, 2012 by James Montemagno

So wait is it “Ultra Violet” or is it “UltraViolet” or maybe “Ultraviolet” or “ULTRAVIOLET”. Spelling aside, I have been pretty excited about a new “digital locker” for movies. UltraViolet is supposed to unify all of the digital copy issues, and if you listen to Entertainment...

Entertainment 2.0 #163 : Super Bowl Planning and Plug-in Updates

Jan 27, 2012 by Josh Pollard

Now that we’re all a couple of weeks out of the Consumer Electronics Show there haven’t been any new products to talk about, but many of our favorite products have been updated. Some of those updates have been good, while others were changed through external forces, and not for the...