Film Downloads, What's the catch? (1 Viewer)

[PaulP]

Download this:

 

[Jason Seaver]

You say that like you've proved someting other than that you're willing to pay more for a pretty box that adds little actual functionality.

 

[MarkHastings]

PaulP, LOL

what about:
vs.



p.s. 702 DVD rack vs. 1TB drive (1TB / 1,500 GB of movie download data = 666 DVD's)

 

[Mickey Brown]

Paul is a DVD collector. He would choose the option on the left. The blue pill!

 

[BrettB]

Coincidence... I think not.

 

[Glenn Overholt]

666? I can see why that number is the "mark of the beast" now!

Coincidence - I think so!

No, really, I can see studios having several options - like $5 for a quick and dirty copy (that probably has the same quality as the illegal downloads being done now)

...and $15-$20 for a copy that you can cut to disk, that would be at the same quality we can get on buying a hard copy.

Glenn

 

[MarkHastings]

That would actually be a great idea. Just like they do with Stock Photography. Instead of one price, if you opt for lower quality, you get it at a cheaper price...as long as the highest quality is still below the physical DVD price.


p.s. LOL 666! You know you want to join me!!!

 

[Ray Ruggaurs]

yeah I find the ipod video good for sitcoms and 30 min shows like family guy or simpsons - i dont get put off that i'm watching it on a tiny screen. Psychologically i feel i dont need a top theatre set-up to enjoy it i suppose

 

[John Alderson]

I made a snarky comment at the beginning of the thread about these particular services. They are completely useless to me... it is not more convenient to download a poorer quality version of a movie that I can get at Best Buy for the same price.

However, if they make it cheap it becomes attractive. I have my CD collection on my hard drive (and play it over the network on my HT), I would do the same for movies if it was convenient and higher quality.

(And yes, the difference between a 350MB DivX file and DVD is much greater than a 192Kbps MP3 and the CD.)

And packaging is a rather moot point. The best packaging in my collection is the Star Trek custom art from rixgrafix.