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Amazon Unbox to go HD on TiVo

12 May 2008 3:02 by Andre "DVDBack23" Yoskowitz | 1 comment

Although there have been rumors swirling for months that it was going to happen, TiVo has officially confirmed that Amazon Unbox will be going HD.

"Unbox, the content-downloading service TiVo started with Internet retail leader Amazon.com last year, can�t process HD content, though the companies will announce HD capabilities �in the not too distant future,� Mr. Denney of TiVo said.

Amazon explains the process of using Unbox on TiVo on its official site. "After a simple registration process, you will be able to shop for Unbox videos to your TiVo DVR from two places - the Amazon Unbox website and directly from your TiVo DVR.

If you're shopping on the Amazon Unbox Website, just look for the TiVo logo to find TiVo-enabled videos. You'll be able to select your TiVo DVR as a RemoteLoad download destination each time you purchase or rent a video at amazon.com/unbox.

To shop for Unbox videos from your TiVo DVR, select "Find Programs" > "Download TV & Movies" > "Amazon Unbox". You'll find a great selection of movies and TV shows to watch right on your TiVo."

TiVo executives also added however that a few kinks will need to be "ironed out", mostly bandwidth constraints.

Price is not known for HD movie rentals as of yet but if previous customer surveys are a judge then the cost will be $4.99 USD, the same as iTunes' current model.

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atomicxl (Newbie) 12 May 2008 20:43
I'm still waiting for the legal service that lets me purchase HD downloads to own forever. At $4.99 just to rent one movie, i'm better off going with Netflix. [ + quote]