GilbertMark
Premium
join:2001-05-02
Gilbert, AZ | Yuck
I'll stick with Netflix it makes so much more economic sense. |
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bogey780
join:2004-03-19
Here
| One day...
I see this tye of stuff taking off once centralized home media centers become common but till then most people aren't going to sit in front of their comp to watch a film on a 19" screen.
Of course wih the inevitable integration of TV, Internet, and PC thigs like this will be a boon to the end-user and I think will be profitable. Until then not being able to transfer it to media to view on a TV will keep it from becoming immensely popular. |
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Alphy
join:2001-12-31
Troy, MI | This = failure. |
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GilbertMark
Premium
join:2001-05-02
Gilbert, AZ
 ·Cox HSI
| Hmm
It's not a screen limitation issue if you have a newer LCD TV in your living room. Just a standard DVI cable out and you could have a big screen to watch it on. The real problem is the cost. $7.99 per title? That's just nuts. I guess only the bored, elite rich will use this service.
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kapil
The Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL
| Amazon.com
Amazon has become somewhat of a relic...it's old, slow moving and always a step behind and removed from the reality of what its customers want.
The only reason it still exists is because it's the oldest online business.
This video store will be a flop and will mark the beginning of the end for this dinosaur. |
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chemaupr
join:2005-06-06
Alexandria, VA
| reply to GilbertMark
Re: Yuck
Why these people insist in pricing rentals or dvd downloads (many of a lesser quality) so high $$$. There are many (including myself) waiting for more services like Vongo with better quality. Vongo give you access to the Starz Movies for only $9.99 a month and this people want to charge 3.99 for a rental???????????? |
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Mospaw
D O N E
Hawaiian Jellyfish
join:2001-01-08
The Pacific
·Cox HSI
Host:
Road Warriors, Not..
All Things Macintosh
Automotive
| Meh.
I wish them luck with it, but I'm also one of those who doesn't watch much video on my computer monitors. Without the ability to burn to media I can play in my stand-alone players, it doesn't have much use for me. The proprietary player doesn't help, either. So really, I'm not a potential customer.
As for my main objection, not being able to burn media, it will probably take a few weeks at most for someone to crack the format and enable burning (despite the DMCA prohibition against such things ... what doesn't the DMCA prohibit?  ).
I just can't get terribly excited about any of these video downloads stores. Another issue is my crappy Embarq connection. At 512K/128K max speed (that's all I can get) the downloads will simply take too long. It would take less time to go to the video store and won't take up expensive hard drive space. In fact, I rarely watch the same movie more than once, and if I want to do that, I buy the DVD.
Yep, good luck, Amazon. I hope you find some customers and can keep ahead of the hackers. |
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jeffjr1
join:2005-01-06
Rome, NY
| I remember reading somewhere that about 20% of the cost of a dvd is the dvd box (plastic, it used to be card board at one point) its self and any bonus dvd that comes with it filled with bonus extra content. this is usually the case with all DVDs now anyways.
my point is were in the HE** do these company's get off charging the same amount for movies without the extra content without the dvd box and without the ability to play the movie on multiple devises? |
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owenhome
keeper of the magic blue smoke
Premium
join:2002-07-13
Bentonville, AR | reply to chemaupr
Re: Yuck
This is only for those people who don't know any better.
Simple, yes?
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c0de
join:2004-10-14
Richmond, VA
| netflix untill the price drops about 7 dollars
i agree about watching TV on a monitor, but then again i can watch it on my bigscreen cuz i gots de media center hooked up to it.
But i would just rather use netflix as for 15$ bucks or so a month i get as many as i want, and perhaps its not as quick as downloading a movie, but the quality is better (and i could copy it if there was no copy protection on it), and i really am too busy to sit in front of a computer for an hour or so waiting for a movie to download. when it gets here it gets here. |
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arundc
join:2004-08-11
·Comcast
|  $1.99/episode for TV shows sound ok to me
I guess I could use it to catchup if I miss an episode but I just checked the site, the shows haven't caught up fast enough to the current Fall season. I'll check back later.
Movies, no way am I paying that much to download. My BB online membership is a much better deal. Thank you very much. |
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arundc
join:2004-08-11 | reply to c0de
Re: netflix untill the price drops about 7 dollars
waiting for an hour to download? you must have DSL :-O j/k peace!  |
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c0de
join:2004-10-14
Richmond, VA | seriously, has anyone used such a service, im curious to know what size the files are and if you can choose quality and download times, i have 11mbits down at my house, but im guessing they dont push them from thier servers at that speed? |
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mrchris
We don't miss you Bush
Premium
join:2002-10-01
North Babylon, NY | reply to GilbertMark
Re: Yuck
Netflix > this crap service from Amazon |
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Sharps97
join:2006-02-09
Glen Mills, PA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to GilbertMark
My question is (aside from all the DRM and pricing nonsense), how do they define DVD quality? I had trouble finding what resolution is actually being provided (720x480p) and what 'bit rate' is being used. Normally, DVD should be in the neighborhood of around 8 Mbps for an MPEG2 stream, I believe. However, WMV is a very good format (at least for HD is seems to rock) and a lower bit rate would be fine, as long as the resolution is correct.
This would be a much better product if it allowed burning to a regular DVD to watch on any player and/or if the price was competitive (since there is no packaging or shipping for them to pay for). |
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fldiver
Premium
join:1999-12-27
Jacksonville, FL | reply to c0de
Re: netflix untill the price drops about 7 dollars
I used Vonage for a while and the quality wasn't too bad (sub dvd); but their limited selection of less than 2000 movies was a real turn off; so I stuck with Netflix..online downloads just isn't ready for prime time in my humble opinion.
-Dan |
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c0de
join:2004-10-14
Richmond, VA | right and how big were those files and how long was it taking you to download one. |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| reply to mrchris
Re: Yuck
said by mrchris  :Netflix > this crap service from Amazon Until netflix starts throttling you.
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anon1652352
@comcast.net | Throttling you? Do you even KNOW how Netflix works? |
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Thaler
Premium
join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA | Maybe Netflix starts sending you pieces of the DVD you've rented? XD |
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