TiVo offers HD VOD movies, shows via Amazon.com

Apr 28, 2009 10:43 AM

    

TiVo has begun offering HD movies and TV shows from Amazon.com via broadband connection directly to the home television for its subscribers with a broadband connection and a Series3 TiVO HD or TiVO HD XL, the company said April 21.

Hundreds of HD movies and TV shows will be available for purchase at $2.99. Top new releases will be priced at $3.99 to $4.99. Most titles will be available with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. TiVo Search, which is optimized for HDTVs with a widescreen display, will include HD results from Amazon along with broadcast and cable programs when a user performs a search.




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