Most of you who are familiar with mSpot know the app for its music streaming service; however, the company is now looking to expand on their business model by bringing streaming video on demand to your Android device. The new app, Movies 2, is pretty impressive. I took it for a spin on my Evo, and I must say, it was a pretty enjoyable experience.
I started off simply streaming a few trailers, and it worked seamlessly, so I decided to give an actual movie a spin. Movies 2 brings free movie to your device every week, and this week’s movie was “Bruno”. No, not the ridiculous one released a year or so ago, but another one. Again, the quality was pretty good, and there was positively no lag at all. My only real complaint with this app is a lack of display ratio options; there are few things in this world that make me sadder than seeing a 4:3 video on a widescreen display.
All in all, I’d say that mSpot has the right idea. And, at only $3.99 for a 24 hour rental on new releases, I’d say that the competition had better watch out. Be sure to hit the break for the full presser, and let us know what you think in the comments below.
Watch it First, Watch it for Less: mSpot® Movies™ Offers New Club Pricing and Discounts
Stream New Releases Instantly on iPad, iPhone, Android, Tablets, Connected TV, PC/Macs, and 70 Smartphones and Feature Phones
Palo Alto, Calif. —Popular cloud entertainment provider mSpot, Inc., today announced new pricing for the mSpot Movies Club. Industry-wide pricing for instantly streamed, or Video-on-Demand, new releases is typically $3.99; mSpot Club Members can get many new releases for as low as $3.00 as part of their club membership. “We’re finding that many of our customers want to watch new release movies that are not yet available for streaming on Netflix,” said mSpot CEO Daren Tsui. “We’ve always competed very well with our new release selection and we’re excited to offer our customers more competitive pricing.”
How does mSpot Movies Club work?
With the mSpot Movies Club, users save money on streaming rentals by purchasing pre-paid credits for a select number of rentals every month, based on their plan. Members can use credits to rent movies from a large selection of movies, including a selection of new releases.
New releases on mSpot Movies are often available the day DVDs go on sale. This means people can watch these movies 28 days before subscription services like Netflix offer the same DVD, and a full 1-7 years before they are available for streaming instantly on subscription services.
mSpot® Movies Club Pricing:
· Basic: $4.99 per month offering 20 movie credits, or up to 4 movies
o For people who mostly watch new releases
· Plus: $7:99 per month offering 40 movie credits, or up to 8 movies
o The best choice for a combination of new releases and classics
· Premium: $15:99 per month offering 80 movie credits, or up to 16 movies
o The best choice for frequent movie watchers
All mSpot Movies can also be purchased a la carte, ranging from $1.99-$3.99.
How does it work?
People can sign up at www.mSpotMovies.com and instantly stream movies directly from their PC or Mac computers, and through the Web browser on most smartphones. mSpot Movies is also available as an app for both iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Movies started on one device can be finished on another: for example, start watching on your laptop and finish on your iPad, using the same user name and password.
mSpot was the first to stream movies to smartphones and feature phones, and now streams early release movies to the broadest number of smartphones and mobile devices in the industry, including: iPad, iPhone, Android, Connected TV, PC/Mac and 70 handsets.
mSpot also powers Sprint® Movies.
About mSpot
The leading cloud entertainment provider, mSpot, Inc., delivers music, movie and radio content instantly to users – bringing effortless, Cloud-based syncing across all devices. The company offers three innovative entertainment services: mSpot® – the flagship music service, enables people to upload their entire music collections online and listen wherever they are; mSpot Movies™ – a premium Video On Demand (VOD) movie service; and mSpot Radio™ – an all-format radio service that includes over 400 channels of music. mSpot cloud entertainment services reach more than six million customers. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, more information is available at www.mSpotcorporate.com.