Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

Visio Losing Partners

Got an email from Vudu about two weeks ago. Vudu streams movies via the internet to devices like Blu-Ray players, TV's and other Internet connected devices. The email basically said that as of today Jan/03/2013 the Vudu service will no longer be available on Visio devices, of which I own two. We bought our Visio LED LCD 37" HD TV mid year 2011 as well as a Wi-Fi ready Visio Blu-Ray player with all the built-in apps like Facebook, YouTube, Netflix, Vudu, Blockbuster, and more. I procrastinated for months before I finally set up these streaming services (Vudu and Blockbuster On Demand). Once set up both worked perfectly - HD movies streamed instantly without buffering or stalling.....it was AWESOME! The email was a shocker because I really enjoyed the service for the few times I used it, but it gets worst! Last week Blockbuster On Demand sent me a service discontinuation letter as well. So not one but two streaming services stripped from my device after less than a year ownership. I feel as if the functionality and features of my Visio Blu-Ray player have been taken away after I've already paid for it - it's the classic bait-&-switch! I'm considering writing a letter to Visio asking what happened and if they plan to replace the removed services with other options.