CinemaNow
Best Buy’s online distribution brand.
CinemaNow movie website & platform is no more [Updated]
August 8, 2017 | Jeff Chabot 9
If you’ve recently tried to access the digital video service CinemaNow you may have had some trouble. The website and apps now either time-out in errors or redirect to a new website, CinemaNowFree, that not longer provides access to … Read More
CinemaNow app updated for iPhone 6 & 6+ resolutions
July 8, 2015 | contributor
The CinemaNow app for Apple iOS devices has been updated to support higher pixel resolutions on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+. The update comes at the same time Instagram increased their default resolution to 1080 pixels to support iPhone 6. The app … Read More
Apple Watch now supported by CinemaNow app [Revised]
June 8, 2015 | Jeff Chabot
If you’ve got an Apple Watch and the CinemaNow app for iOS devices, you might think about downloading the most recent update. Version 2.5.0 of CinemaNow integrates control from the Apple Watch, with features such as a simple remote control interface to play, pause, … Read More
Target Ticket Shuts Down, Digital Purchases Transferable
March 20, 2015 | contributor
Target Ticket, a now defunct online video rental and purchase service, officially shut down on March 7th, 2015. While Target Ticket customers were informed about the closure about a month before, many who purchased movies and TV shows on the … Read More
‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ Digital HD Price Comparison
September 23, 2014 | hdreport
Transformers: Age of Extinction will be released to disc formats exactly a week from now. But why wait? The film is already available in digital format to stream or download from online services such as Amazon Instant Video, iTunes, and Vudu … Read More
Linking CinemaNow to Your UltraViolet Digital Library
July 30, 2014 | hdreport
CinemaNow is was Best Buy’s online video delivery service, offering movies and TV shows to stream or download just as you would with Apple iTunes or Walmart’s Vudu. But did you know you can link your entire UltraViolet movie collection … Read More
The Wolverine Released to Digital HD, Where To Buy
November 20, 2013 | Jeff Chabot 1
Twentieth Century Fox has released The Wolverine to Digital Download, two weeks before the Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and On Demand options are available on December 3. Some digital providers including iTunes and Best Buy’s Cinema Now are offering the Extended … Read More
CinemaNow app now available for Xbox Live
May 9, 2012 | Jeff Chabot
Best Buy’s CinemaNow is now available for Xbox users on Xbox Live. The service lets users rent or purchase premium titles such as Underworld: Awakening and Thor through the CinemaNow app, though it’s hard to find many available titles in HD. HD (High-Definition) titles stream at 8000Kbps and 24 or 30 (29.97) frames-per-second. SD (Standard-Definition) titles are available at an average bitrate of 2000Kbps at 24 or 30 (29.97) frames-per-second. Read More
CinemaNow upgrades to streaming 1080p
October 10, 2011 | Jeff Chabot 2
Best Buy’s CinemaNow online movie service is adding several hundred movies in 1080p HD to their streaming library. The hi-def additions include movies from 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. which will contribute to CinemaNow’s 15,000+ title library. There is one caveat though. If you want the 1080p HD quality you’ll need a Windows 7 PC with a 2nd generation Intel Core processor and Intel Insider technology. (The hardware-based Intel Insider rig enhances security on 2nd gen. Intel Core processors.) That leaves out a number of willing viewers (anyone with a 1st gen. Intel Core) and Mac users who might want to test out the quality. To add fuel to the fire we tried searching for some 1080p titles from the aforementioned studios, or any HD titles for that matter, but came up empty. View more details in the press release included below. Read More
Best Buy to take on iTunes and Amazon VOD
May 18, 2010 | Jeff Chabot
Big box retailer Best Buy doesn’t plan on watching Apple and Amazon dominate the online movie sales business, or sit back waiting for Walmart’s Vudu service to take off. The company will begin selling movies via internet this month through CinemaNow, an online distribution service acquired by Sonic Solutions in 2008.
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