Vudu AppsIn New Zoran Chips - Now Vudu Can Be Everywhere
Zoran and Vudu join forces to bring advanced movie download and Internet TV functionality to new HDTVs
Zoran, who makes chips that power many consumer electronics devices, is offering a reference design (pre-integrated)
implementation of their advanced Supra HD processor design with VUDU and VUDU Apps that will be available in Q2 2010, making
it easy for any Zoran customers who want to include VUDU Apps in their products.
2) How does this affect consumers?
For consumers, this will increase the availability of VUDU Apps, including VUDU Movies, and allow more customers to enjoy the
VUDU experience on more products
3) How does this affect the industry?
For the industry, this demonstrates the increasing importance of integrated Internet applications on TV and blu-ray player
platforms. By partnering at the chip level, VUDU is making a statement that it will do any and everything possible to make it
simple and seamless for device manufacturers to offer VUDU. Interested manufacturers using Zoran's SupraHD processor design
now have a reference design making it simple to integrate VUDU Apps and VUDU Movies.
VUDU has been increasing distribution in the last few quarters. In addition to the TV/BDP manufacturers (including LG, Mitsubishi, Samsung, SANYO, Sharp, Toshiba and VIZIO), Vudu has recently added an IPTV set-top-box manufacturer (Entone) and, now, one of the most prevalent chip companies, Zoran, to their growing list of partners offering VUDU functionality.
