Saturday, May 14, 2005

ComCast rolls out Video On Demand

I see that Comcast has rolled out Video On Demand. It seems to be a rather neat idea. You browse through a menu of movies and shows, select what you want to watch, and in about 5 seconds it begins playing on your TV.

I just perused the menus. My first thoughts weren't good. The menu is too granular. It is divided up into too many sub menus. Some menus were even empty. Additionally there wasn't a Full Listing option. You have to go granular menu by granular menu to find a show you want to watch.

The free shows and free movies were nothing to write home about. The free movies were older movies. The free shows were also older. I guess since they are free you really can't expect too much. I did not check the premium selections because I am not about paying money. Now between my TIVO and VOD, there should be enough TV to watch.

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