VuNow VN1000HD High Definition Kit Includes Wireless Adaptor and HDMI Cable

by VuNow

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 3 x 0.8 inches ; 6.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001UHO7FG
• Item model number: VN1000HD
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

From the Manufacturer

The VuNow VN1000HD will enrich the online video viewing experience by bringing the videos directly on TV instead of the PC. You can enjoy movies, TV shows, sports, live events, special interests, travel and user-generated content from content owners, content aggregators, and video portals around the world. You may be surprised by the rich variety out there on the Internet.

The VuNow VN1000HD PoD is compact, about the same size as a small pack of cards. Click to enlarge.

Browse and watch YouTube clips on your TV with the same PC like experience. Click to enlarge.

Search and watch videos from thousands of online video sites. Click to enlarge.

Share your music, photos, and videos over your TV. Click to enlarge.

Watch Live TV channels from around the world. Click to enlarge.

The VuNow VN1000HD user interface is intuitive and simple to use. All you need is the VuNow VN1000HD PoD and a high-speed Internet connection. Just click on your favorite category with a remote and sit back and watch your favorite show.

It also only takes minutes to set up. Just plug in the power cord, A/V or HDMI cable, and connect to your network (via Ethernet or the optional wireless adapter available separately). VuNow VN1000HD PoD is compact, about the same size as a small pack of cards--allowing you to take it anywhere with you so you can enjoy your favorite internet content wherever your travels take you.

New! VuNow Now Brings Internet video from Netflix™, Hulu™, CBS™, CNN™, ESPN™, Amazon Video On Demand and more.

PlayOn™, is a combined browser and UPnP digital media server that enables VuNow PoD devices to offer popular video content in the on-screen menu, including Internet video from Netflix™, Hulu™, CBS™, CNN™, ESPN™, Amazon Video On Demand and more. Verismo Networks and MediaMall Technologies have worked together to optimize the video quality of PlayOn™ on the VuNow Internet TV platform. PlayOn™ adds even more premium content to VuNow’s extensive list including:

• YouTubeTM videos

• Streaming digital music from Rhapsody

• Direct access to videos from popular web sites

• Search for video content from thousands of websites

• Movies from CinemaNow™

• Live TV channels from around the world including live Internet radio to let users seamlessly enjoy a wealth of Shoutcast audio stations

• Access to personal media (videos, photos, music) through the home network from a connected PC or NAS device

Watch Millions of Free Online Videos Directly on Your TV Instead of Your PC
Search for your YouTube favorites and find the unexpected. The VuNow VN1000HD searches as you type--most often you’ll find something to watch without having to type the full keyword.

Here is how it works: Log in to your YouTube account from the TV in your living room and start watching your Top Favorites, Playlist, Subscriptions, and uploaded videos. You can have up to four accounts saved for quick access to the accounts in a family.

With the VuNow VN1000HD You can switch instantly (using your TV remote) during commercial breaks from TV program to short YouTube clips. If you like a video, you can quickly rate it and find related videos. Viewing is enhanced with a choice of 3 instant-zoom settings.

VuNow VN1000HD places films and TV episodes from all the major studios at your fingertips. VuNow makes it easy to browse the top names in media rentals right on your TV from CinemaNow (Coming Soon) and other international sites.

This means you can rent or purchase blockbusters from Hollywood to Bollywood, as well as documentaries, TV series, independent features, special-interest titles, educational and instructional videos, and much more.

With the VuNow VN1000HD you can also watch pre-packaged live TV channels from around the world including  music channels, news, sports, and special interests. With so many possibilities you're bound to find something that everyone will want to watch.

Play and Watch Your Personal Media on Your TV
The VuNow VN1000HD makes it easy to share your music, photos, and videos from your PC or Network Attached Storage on your TV with family and friends. Entertain party guests with a larger-than-life slideshow set to your favorite soundtrack or music samples.

Just use the remote to browse music, photos, and videos from your collection. Search by date, title, or category. Then choose "Select and Play" to begin watching instantly.

You can even play photos, videos, and music directly from your attached USB Storage device.

Key features include:

• Compact size

• Easy to install

• Can connect to any TV

• Support for wired or wireless connectivity

• Navigation using a TV-friendly and intuitive User Interface

• Watch YouTube videos on TV by categories

• Search for videos with the powerful built-in Video Search Engine

• Choose from a large selection of movies and download from CinemaNow-coming Soon

• Watch videos directly from popular websites by categories

• Watch Live TV Channels from around the world

• Access to Personal Media such as video, music, and photos from the home network--stored on a PC, Networked Attached Storage device, or even on a connected USB storage device

• No subscription fees

VuNow VN1000HD Requirements

• Broadband with at least 768 Kbps.

• Router with free Ethernet port or with support for wireless 802.11g/n

Requirements to View Personal Media from Your Home Network

• PC: XP Home, Professional(SP2)

• Windows Vista Windows Media Player 10

• DLNA compliant Networked Attached Storage (NAS) devices

About Verismo Networks
Watch the world on your television. Verismo Networks is redefining the home television experience by bringing millions of free internet videos around the world directly to your TV--all of this without a computer. Verismo's VuNow platform transforms the TV set into a powerful multimedia hub with an unbelievable level of choice and ease in accessing digital entertainment. You’ve never seen your television like this before.

VuNow Popular Websites and Channels

Disclaimer: What follows is a list of representative websites and channels provided by VuNow. The channels from third-party content providers are on a "best effors" bassi and may vary in availability and quality. Verismo reserves the right to add or delete the websites.

VuNow channels do not include Jadoo TV channels. If you are interested in Jadoo TV, please contact them at www.jadootv.com.

Websites

• CNN Video	• NBA	• PGA TOUR
• ABC NEWS	• ESPN	• TMZ
• Revision3	• Forbes	• NASCAR
• msn	• BREAK	• CRACKLE
• tru TV	• HEAVY	• BBC Worldwide
• videojug	• watch mojo.com	• 2DF
• joost Action and Sports	• joost Animation	• joost Comedy
• joost Culture and Style	• joost Drama, Docs and Reality tv	• joost News and Gossip
• joost Science , Fictions and Horror	• joost Tech and Gaming	• NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
• DESTROY ENTERTAINMENT	• ELLE	• HBO
• handmadekitchens	• LX TV	• LIQUID GENERATION
• MEGA TV	• ES MUSICA	• Sport Illustrated
• 60 FRAMES	• ALTITuDE	• afterworld
• ATOMIC WEDGIE TV	• BANZAI	• CELEBTV.com
• College Humor	• COMEDY TIME	• Diagonal View
• Flow tv	• FOX SPORTS	• GO211.com
• HIP HOP OFFICIAL	• ign.com	• Just For laughs
• kush tv	• lonely girl 15	• Minyanville
• MY DAMN CHANNEL	• OCTANE TV	• popstar.com
• PROM QUEEN	• RIP CURL	• ripe TV
• RUN AWAY BOX	• SITV	• TOKYO POP TV
• Sitcom	• the ONION	• Trailer Park
• VBS.TV	• VIMBY	• VERACIFIER
• wedding tv	• iVIDEO SONGS	• mania TV

Live TV Channels - America

• 4 (NBC)

• 7-39 (NBC)

• Alkarma TV

• antares

• AVC

• Band

• BYU TV Int'l

• Cal Poly Pomona Arts

• Cambury

• Canal Rural

• CPAC (Canada)

• EastLink TV

• Gene Scott (relig)

• Gigavision

• HipTv1

• HipTv2

• Hope Channel (relig)

• Jewelry TV

• JUST TV

• Knot TV

• NBC Weather Plus

•Nueva Era

• OC16

• saltlight

• SBN

• ShopNBC

• TCT (relig)

• Teleadoracion

• The Church Channel

• The Shopping Channel

Live TV Channels - Europe

• A3 Noticias

• AstroTV

• BBC World News

• BHTV

• Burgenland tv.at

• Canal 10

• Cetelmon TV

• Classic FM

• CNN Plus

• EN TV

• ETB Sat

• EuroNews EN

• EuroNews FR

• France24 Ar

• France24 En

• France24 FR

• Game-tv.com

• Guitarist TV

• H1TV

• IB3

• intv

• ITN

• Kiss TV

• LC2

• M95

• Ministry of Sound

• MLC

• Muntenia TV

• Muscel TV

• Place of Interest

• Pratech TV

• QVC

• Rheinmain TV

• RT

• RT En

• RTPN

• Setanta Sports News

• Sky News

• Smart TV

• Sportal

• TA3

• Tele Europe Nova

• TV Nautic

• TV Slon

• TV Sudbaden

• TVAlmansa

• TVRM Cultural

• Vikom TV

• Web TV

• Live Charity

Live TV Channels - Asia

• Bigpond Music

• Bigpond TV

• CCTV 9

• CNBC Awaz

• CNBC TV18

• CNN IBN

• IBN

• IBN Live.com

• Odoroku

• Rainbow

• RTR Vesti

• Sama

• Smile of Child

• SubhawaarthA

• TBN

• Telugu One Live TV

What's in the box
VuNow High Definition PoD (VN 1000HD), Power supply 5V/2A 110-240V, AV Cable, HDMI cable, Ethernet Cable, 17 button remote, Easy set up guide, Warranty and Terms of Service Booklet

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Please be aware of the Hype, September 4, 2009

By 

LocumRex "LocumRex" (Chicago, Il) - See all my reviews

This review is from: VuNow VN1000HD High Definition Kit Includes Wireless Adaptor and HDMI Cable (Electronics)

I will be returning this item. I do not recommend this at all. I understand how some may think that this is a great item because it's the first time they've been able to realize anything web-centric on their TV BUT... I feel that this item over promises and under delivers.

Without a keyboard the alpha- numeric selections are on a grid in alphabetical order. This becomes very cumbersome to scroll and select and gets old real quick.

Video format not supported in a premier Channel for trailers. Cinema now may play some movies but at the $3.99 per movie I was not going to check it out as I already have a netflix account. There is no excuse for incorrect format on a featured channel. This is even after the automatic firmware update, it still did not recognise.

90% of the channels are garbage or curiosities at best. The two that promised any substance are, Netflix and Hulu. However, Netflix and Hulu and 2 others are NOT accessible without a 3rd party plugin called PlayOn. On the off chance you discover how to use the 3rd party PlayOn (you have to install it on a PC within your LAN and, as if by magic, your PC is turned into a conduit media server). The search ability and breakdown of movies into genre is not only inadequate but from what we can tell doesn't provide the same programs as is available from the website and is limited in.

Oh... and about that search; horrible search functionality with no foreseeable way to sort your Video or YouTube results renders the search almost useless. You have to scroll thru 200+ results 4 selections at a time. It's just like the iPhone interface, only the iPhone gives you more information.

YouTube allows you to login with your credentials. Why? I don't know, because anything useful like my favorites is not accessible. So even if I favorite a movie on my PC, where the search and selection is useful, I would not be able to access it through this interface and would still need to navigate the overwhelming dump of results ofer 50 screens 4 items on each screen.

On general video searches, other than YouTube, any of the Videos we searched for were inaccessible or did not have the correct codec, despite it showing up in the search. In fact, on 2 occasions it locked up trying resolve one of these phantom videos and required a physical power cycle by unplugging it.

Video Quality was very good, it has more to do with the quality of the video than the device anyway. The WiFi works great and was an ease to install. It is compact and discrete with no more than 2 wires (power and HDMI) in WiFi mode.

So if you want to buy it for the novelty of it and be the first person on the block with a half-assed itv, get it. Otherwise I'd wait about 2 years until it becomes usefull.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't expect too much, August 26, 2009

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Samir Iqbal - See all my reviews
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This review is from: VuNow VN1000HD High Definition Kit Includes Wireless Adaptor and HDMI Cable (Electronics)

I initially bought this product to view a few international channels that they advertise to be available. I understand that some of the channels might be down because it's all coming through the internet, however, the main channels I was looking for have never worked and the others have no sound.

In the Live TV sections, if you go to the Americas, more than likely it will not be the live TV you are looking for. It will be, for example, the local FOX channel in San Francisco. Don't expect to watch American Idol or any other prime time shows through this box.

After paying $150 for this box, I found it more convenient and cost efficient to buy a cheap computer and hook it up to your TV. You might spend double the price on a basic computer, but you have a full computer rather than a box that is limiting to what you can watch.

Conclusion: I'm returning this product. Maybe if it was cheaper I would have kept it and looked forward for updates and improvements, but at this price, I'd rather return it and buy it later when the technology gets better.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too bad for a star and or discussing about it - Do not waste money, November 30, 2009

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Technocrat "Sunny" (Chicago, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: VuNow VN1000HD High Definition Kit Includes Wireless Adaptor and HDMI Cable (Electronics)

Throw your money out of the window as I did buying this product.
Believe me this product will be waste of every cent. It is not worth it

1. It says that it is HD - It cannot read video files which are 720p - read their manual to prove it - It has a name HD to it - since it can output 720p signal out of DVD quality 480p.
2. User interface is very bad and sluggish and slow.
3. Last when I tried, CinemaNow was unimplemented.
4. Integration with Windows Media Player is too slow.

At the end, I will recommend to give your money for charity but not buy this product.