pokesph
It Is Almost Fast
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join:2001-06-25
Sacramento, CA
clubs: | o.o
And I can get that same DVD at Target or Wally-world for 9.99 - 12.99 and not have pay shipping and still be able to view it that same day. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | I can go to the grocery store, and rent a DVD for $0.99 on Mondays, or $1.50 any other day of the week.
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SilverSurfer
join:2007-08-19 | What about the "hogs"
This business model will be killed in the cradle by providers forcing bandwidth caps. So much for the the punish all the "bandwidth hogs/pirates" argument. |
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b10010011
Whats a Posting tag?
join:2004-09-07
Bellingham, WA | This is fine if...
You don't mind watching crappy compressed pixelated VOD. |
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BloodRoses
Gods lend wings to tainted hearts
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join:2003-03-17
clubs: | I like this idea, but...
I don't buy DVD's anymore, DVD is dead. |
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bigunk
Gort, Klattu Birada Nikto
join:2001-02-10
Santa Clarita, CA | I'm curious. What's next? Or shall I say what's now? |
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CylonRed
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County
| I would buy the DVD before this VOD
simply based on the price alone. It would be double the price of seeing it in the theater (in my area) with a better sound system and screen. A no brainer for me - the theater would win if I wanted to see it bad enough. Certain movies need to be seen on the big screen any way.
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
2 edits |  New titles from Amazon.com from $9.99
I can get a DVD for "just released to DVD" movies from Amazon.com for as little as $9.99. Why would I want to use a system from the cable companies to see it 1 day sooner and pay more too boot. |
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BodyBumper
join:2004-06-21
Beverly Hills, CA | Question
Who rushes out to buy DVDs the same day they're released? |
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Pictor Guy
join:2004-06-21
Sammamish, WA | reply to bigunk
Re: I like this idea, but...
Blu-Ray. It's been a while since I purchased a DVD as well. I may consider services like AppleTV when it starts offering HD Titles but 480i+Compressed audio found on DVDs just don't cut it anymore. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA | reply to SilverSurfer
Re: What about the "hogs"
What does being a bandwidth hog and capped service have to do with mailing new release DVDs to customers? |
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backness
join:2005-07-08
K2P OW2 | and..
What if you don't like the film,
You get to watch it once and not like then you've already purchased the DVD |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
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| reply to BloodRoses
Re: I like this idea, but...
said by BloodRoses  :I don't buy DVD's anymore, DVD is dead. Even if it isn't officially dead, there's no use in purchasing DVD's / BluRay / HD-DVD. Within a few years, standards will change, and your movies will be useless.
How many people have a large collection of old VHS movies ?
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bigunk
Gort, Klattu Birada Nikto
join:2001-02-10
Santa Clarita, CA | I'm just gonna build a media server with scads of storage, maybe 8TB or so. Rip what I can to it and watch it when I want. That way, standards can change and I only need to do updates to handle new media formats. Sound like a reasonable idea? |
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BloodRoses
Gods lend wings to tainted hearts
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join:2003-03-17
clubs:
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3 edits | Absolutely. I don't believe in media anymore, it's too much trouble to deal with. Especially when 500GB hard drives are 100$ these days. I'll buy a movie, but the format is just archival to me. I'll encode it and store the media somewhere safe. Digital distribution is the future, and you can back that up as much as you need.
Better yet, use usenet and download 720/1080p movies for free. Not that I'm advocating copyright infringement, but it is convenient.
I have no VHS movies, and I'm looking to get rid of my DVD's now.
Edit: Also, AppleTV offers 720p movies now as soon as they release the take 2 firmware update.
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elister
join:2006-07-17
Seattle, WA
| reply to backness
Re: and..
No doubt, this is a nice feature if you've already seen the movie in the theater. However these services are mostly designed for people too lazy to leave the house, yet alone go to the theater to watch it there.
This just seems like a sneaky way to boost slowing DVD sales. |
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TheWickerMan
join:2002-04-09
Enola, PA
| reply to bigunk
Re: I like this idea, but...
said by bigunk :I'm just gonna build a media server with scads of storage, maybe 8TB or so. Rip what I can to it and watch it when I want. That way, standards can change and I only need to do updates to handle new media formats. Sound like a reasonable idea? I built one just last summer, as well as three media PCs (one for each TV in the house.)
The server is a RAID 5 array with eight 750GB drives, giving me a total of 5.25 TB. We have over 400 DVDs in the house, so I needed a lot of space.
One of the first things I did when I started this project was take a sampling of 30 or so DVDs to get an idea of the size. Some of the simple, no-frills ones were 4 GB or so, while some of the feature-packed ones were closer to 8 GB. The average size was about 6 GB.
I used the free version of DVDFAB HD Decrypter to copy them, and Media Portal and Power DVD to play them. It's nice having all those movies at my fingertips, and even if I loan one out, I still have it at home to watch. I don't even use the actual discs anymore, except one time to copy them.
If you need any advice from someone who's already done this, let me know. I'll try and answer any questions you might have.  |
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Jmartz
join:2000-07-20
Tenafly, NJ
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Re: and..
said by backness :What if you don't like the film, You get to watch it once and not like then you've already purchased the DVD Return the unopened DVD to walmart without a receipt and get store credit |
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Dread
Macs suck
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join:2005-02-28
Bronx, NY | Nothing for me
I already moved on to Blu-Ray
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wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
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·RoadRunner Cable
 ·BroadVoice
| And the point is......
This confuses me a little bit. TWC currently offers the same exact service, however you dont need to purchase a DVD! Furthermore, the TWC service doesnt cost any more than a regular On Demand movie. The real question is, why on earth would someone want to pay $20 to watch a movie on demand, only to receive a copy of it (a DVD) a few days later? Unless you are one of those people who watches the same movies over and over again, this doesnt make any sense. They clearly already have the capability to show you the "just released" movie without requiring you to purchase a DVD, so they should just stick with that. As the others have mentioned, if for some reason you MUST have a DVD of a movie that is already on demand, you can buy it for less at Amazon or a similar website. This seems to be yet another example of some marketing idiot deciding that they are going to charge more money for a pointless service that is easily attainable elsewhere! Kind of reminds me of the TWC branded Sprint wireless which was $20 more per month than the same service offered directly through Sprint. Where these marketing people come up with these "brilliant" ideas is beyond me.....
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