XStreamHD Video

**K9SAT** · 01-09-2010 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by vurbano

What banks looks at that business plan and gives a loan? Pay for the equipment, pay for the service every month and pay for the movies? Has anyone got any real numbers on what this would cost? Charlie must be funding the rope for these guys to hang themselves with so he can snatch it up cheap?

I dont think its Charlie, I think its more like Michel Douglas

**branchbouncer** · 01-09-2010 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by goaliebob99

I dont think its Charlie, I think its more like Michel Douglas

And probably some other Hollywoodies

**dfergie** · 01-09-2010 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by Shane Reynolds

Am I the only one wondering why they're showing "Good Luck Chuck" on a "Family Room" TV?

You can access anything on the server from anywhere in the house...

**db2** · 01-09-2010 10:36 AM

How much is the monthly charge for the service and how much is it to rent a movie?

**Scott Greczkowski** · 01-09-2010 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by goaliebob99

I hope that the Ethernet ports are Gigabit

They are.

**Scott Greczkowski** · 01-09-2010 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by vurbano

This is the 3rd time the boy cried wolf.

I honestly believe that they are for real this time as they are now really broadcasting via the satellite and boxes are in production and they now have a launch date set.

They are not to far from you Vurbano, perhaps you can go see their operation in Tysons Corner and decide for yourself if they are real or not.

I now believe they are real and are ready to go, and I got to admit I like what I saw.

**Skyhi** · 01-09-2010 11:00 AM

Maybe hotels will use this service????

I have an extremely hard time believing this will catch on with consumers for home use....way too expensive when compared to netflix/blockbuster/redbox.

**Scott Greczkowski** · 01-09-2010 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by dfergie

You can access anything on the server from anywhere in the house...

And you can set it to limit whats seen on other TV's in the house, so the kids are not in their rooms watch R rated stuff.

**Scott Greczkowski** · 01-09-2010 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by db2

How much is the monthly charge for the service and how much is it to rent a movie?

From memory the movies to rent were $6.99 but that's for a full 1080p movie in the highest quality plus the lossless audio.

XStreamHD is not going to be for everyone but if you want the best quality audio and video in your house then this is a product for you. As I said before I was impressed with what I saw.

**mrplow** · 01-09-2010 11:17 AM

I saw this at NAB, it looks great but it seems to me to be a lot of expense to watch Blu-ray quality movies. A second dish, another satellite receiver, cat 5 cables between receivers and monthly fees. It's just easier to keep netflix. I told them if they could get it to work with my Dish system I have now, I think they would sell more systems. They told me that it's really a niche service for extremely high end home theaters.