To keep up with the video-on-demand Joneses, VUDU has added a new way to watch streamed content: via a Web Browser on your computer. The VUDU platform is already available on a number of Internet-connected HDTVs, Blu-ray players, and source components like the PlayStation 3 and Boxee Box. Now, you can check out the service right from your desktop or laptop by simply going to VUDU.com and selecting Watch Now. The service is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems.
VUDU offers pay-per-use VOD, meaning you pay a fee for each title that you rent or purchase (as opposed to a subscription service like the one offered by Netflix). The new Web-browser option includes access to all of the titles in VUDU's catalog, including new big-ticket releases, and the same rental fees and viewing windows apply. (To get more details on the VUDU service, check out our article Shopper's Guide: Choosing the Right Video-on-Demand App.)
What you don't currently get through the Web browser is VUDU's HD streaming (720p and 1080p) and 3D streaming.
CNET's report on this announcement adds that VUDU expects to add its streaming service to tablets like the iPad sometime this year, but no official date was offered.
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