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01-19-2006, 06:19 PM
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TV shows from iTunes NOT OAR!!
Not sure if I'm posting this in the right section, but thought I'd vent my great disappointment in this service. I was delighted when I read that both LOST and BATTLESTAR GALACTICA would be available to download the day after broadcast from iTunes. Then I was gutted when running the file to find out its not 16:9 but standard 4:3. I am willing to pay $1.99 or even twice that BUT not for a SQUARE picture!
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01-19-2006, 06:52 PM
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Probably due to the 4:3 nature of the iPod screen.
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01-19-2006, 07:00 PM
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The shows on iTunes are shown as originally broadcast for 4:3 screens. For example, The Office is shown in widescreen, as is the newest episode of Law & Order (the first to be shown in widescreen only - NBC's gone the way of ER and The West Wing for all three Law & Order series as of a few weeks ago).
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01-19-2006, 08:31 PM
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people will find anything to complain about, huh?
They are for your ipods, not for you to burn to DVD!!!
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01-19-2006, 08:35 PM
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Here's a question I've had for awhile now. When you download/pay for an episode, it only stays in your itunes folder on your computer right. It's coded so you can't burn the file to dvd, right?
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01-19-2006, 09:05 PM
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Well, either in the iTunes folder or on your iPod. The resolution is great for iPod, but would look like crap on DVD anyway. Honestly, with the size of the screen for iPod, I don't blame Disney or Universal for going with full screen for most of the releases.
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01-19-2006, 09:33 PM
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01-19-2006, 09:54 PM
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I second what Jay B said...  |
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01-19-2006, 10:09 PM
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It's fascinating how when 4x3 shows are released on DVD in 16x9, far fewer people complain...
iTunes quality is shit anyway. The bootlegs are honestly 3-4x the resolution and natively widescreen. Personally, I watch on TV then wait for the DVDs. Don't like it, don't buy it. That's all there is to it.
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01-19-2006, 11:18 PM
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Even more loathesome is the fact that the music videos' audio quality is horrible.
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01-20-2006, 01:28 AM
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What I personally don't get is how a 40-second SNL commercial parody, a 3-minute music video, and a 42-minute episode of Lost all sell for the same price.
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01-20-2006, 01:37 AM
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In some cases (the SNL example in particular), it's a way to get you to buy more (you can get one SNL commercial parody for $1.99, or all 24 for $9.99).
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01-20-2006, 02:33 AM
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What I personally don't get is how a 40-second SNL commercial parody, a 3-minute music video, and a 42-minute episode of Lost all sell for the same price.
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It's all part of Steve Jobs' (so far correct) belief that buying songs and now video online should be as simple as possible. Any individual music track on iTunes is the same 99¢, regardless of length. Same goes for video, now. |
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