Blinkbox launches on Windows 8; check out the latest blockbusters on multiple screens

Blinkbox (www.blinkbox.com) is a on-demand moving-picture show streaming service, which is also part of the United kingdom supermarket Tesco. The service has a catalogue of more than ten,000 titles, including classics and latest blockbusters. Differentiating itself from the competition, Tesco has opted for a PAYG (pay as you lot go) system for Blinkbox, instead of the usual monthly subscription fee. And then what does the Windows viii app bring to the table?

Just like Blinkbox apps for smart TVs, video game consoles, other tablets and set-pinnacle boxes, Blinkbox for Windows 8 enables y'all to tap into your account and relish films while on the move or at home on the large screen. Whether yous're on your Windows tablet on public ship or have just finished playing the latest PC game, Blinkbox volition exist at paw set for some streaming.

Here are some of the features found in this Windows 8 app (listed in the app clarification):

• There's no subscription, e'er. You lot just pay for what yous watch
• Our huge catalogue in a beautiful new full screen experience
• Lookout man purchased titles in glorious Hd
• Continue watching from where you left off – even on other devices or from our website
• Parental controls to give you lot peace of mind

Blinkbox allows y'all to both hire and buy content in standard and high definition. The parental controls are an interesting add-on to the table, enabling yous to take some degree of assistants over what's streamed over the Internet and displayed for younger audiences to watch and savour.

There'due south no Blinkbox for Windows Phone just yet, just we'll look forward to see an app in the future. The mobile app could be a superb lucifer with Kid's Corner (for parental control), remote control support, streaming and more. Nosotros can only dream.

You lot can download Blinkbox from the Windows Store.

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