TiVo offers HD VOD movies, shows via Amazon.com

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.