Blockbuster On Demand gives streaming a second chance

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><hr dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" /> <div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Blockbuster On Demand gives streaming a second chance with odd limitations" data-src-height="421" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/01/blockbuster-on-demand.jpg" /></div>Blockbuster<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7080182682816192337"> hasn't had much success shifting from physical rentals to digital, even under Dish's wing. Nonetheless, it's betting that the umpteenth time's the charm with a relaunch of its Blockbuster On Demand streaming movie service. The revamp ticks many of the checkboxes for a modern by-the-title rental store with 1080p and 5.1-channel surround sound as well as apps for 2012 Samsung Smart TVs, Android and Roku 2 boxes. However, there's a number of curious choices, and we don't just mean the omission of a subscription model. It's missing an iOS app, emphasizes apps for desktop viewing and leaves no way to watch HD video on anything but a TV -- our mobile and PC screens have advanced in the past several years, Blockbuster. Idiosyncrasies notwithstanding, the rebirth presents more of a unified front than the one-time giant has offered in the past.</a><br /> </div></div>

Blockbuster On Demand gives streaming a second chance

Blockbuster hasn't had much success shifting from physical rentals to digital, even under Dish'...

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