openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
 ·AT&T Southeast
| reply to karlmarx
Re: Why so much money?
said by karlmarx  :Why in the world would anyone pay that kind of money, when they can get a MUCH HIGHER quality DVD rip from their local torrent site BEFORE the movie even gets to the store? Because a lot of people don't really care about quality and they've consumed too much iTunes Kool-Aid.said by karlmarx :but no one in their right mind should ever PAY for something you don't even own. You "own" this movie just as much regarldess of whether you purchase/download via iTunes or a DVD from your local Wal-Mart. |
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CapinPete
Premium
join:2002-12-23
Loxahatchee, FL
| said by openbox9 :You "own" this movie just as much regarldess of whether you purchase/download via iTunes or a DVD from your local Wal-Mart. I think what he means by "own" is physical possession of the media. If I buy a movie at Wal-Mart I can sell it on eBay or a garage sale if I want to in a couple of weeks. By downloading the movie through iTunes, you can't do this. I can also take the movie purchased at Wal-Mart and play it on my portable DVD player, the DVD player in my van, etc. $5 bucks is much more reasonable for these "rentals" because that is exactly what they are.
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Matt
Gone playing Dragon Age Origins
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
| said by CapinPete :said by openbox9 :You "own" this movie just as much regarldess of whether you purchase/download via iTunes or a DVD from your local Wal-Mart. I think what he means by "own" is physical possession of the media. If I buy a movie at Wal-Mart I can sell it on eBay or a garage sale if I want to in a couple of weeks. By downloading the movie through iTunes, you can't do this. I can also take the movie purchased at Wal-Mart and play it on my portable DVD player, the DVD player in my van, etc. $5 bucks is much more reasonable for these "rentals" because that is exactly what they are. iTunes allows you to authorize up to 5 devices that can play media downloaded through a specific account. So you can watch it in your car if you want to pay to hook a computer or AppleTV up in your car. |
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roadsrunning
join:2005-09-04
Independence, OH
| If it means they will store my movie for me forever and I can access it at any time as long as I have an internet connection and an "authorized" computer I don't see much harm in this for the price they want.
However if they want my money they will have to come out with HD Movies for download, then I will look closer. |
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Matt
Gone playing Dragon Age Origins
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
| said by roadsrunning :If it means they will store my movie for me forever and I can access it at any time as long as I have an internet connection and an "authorized" computer I don't see much harm in this for the price they want. However if they want my money they will have to come out with HD Movies for download, then I will look closer. Just like Wal-Mart doesn't provide you with a shelf to store your DVD's, neither does iTunes. It's your responsibility to maintain a copy of the movie you download.
I don't buy movies from iTunes because I can't stream it to my 360 and I don't think they offer HD. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast
| reply to roadsrunning
said by roadsrunning :If it means they will store my movie for me forever and I can access it at any time as long as I have an internet connection and an "authorized" computer I don't see much harm in this for the price they want. It's your responsibility to conduct your own backup...just like if you "backup" your purchased DVDs.said by roadsrunning :However if they want my money they will have to come out with HD Movies for download, then I will look closer. Not available yet, but most likely be available at some point in time. |
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roadsrunning
join:2005-09-04
Independence, OH | So how do you backup your copy if it has "copy protection" on it?
Seems to me that something doesn't feel right about this. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast
| said by roadsrunning :So how do you backup your copy if it has "copy protection" on it? Just like any other iTunes DRM'd purchase 
»www.apple.com/support/itunes/store/movies/
»support.apple.com/kb/HT1382 |
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roadsrunning
join:2005-09-04
Independence, OH | Bah, you first need a dvd writer, then a dvd-rw holds about 4.5 gigs of data. So if you have a 50 gig collection then you need 11 discs. What a PITA.
Guess it rules out Apple. Makes VUDU look better and better everyday. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA | The original debate was between the benefits of "owning" an Apple iTunes movie and "owning" a physical DVD. Either way you need a DVD writer and blank media to facilitate a backup mechanism. What am I missing? |
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a333
A hot cup of integrals please
join:2007-06-12
Rego Park, NY
 ·Cingular Wireless
·Verizon Online DSL
| er..... you backup a DVD ONTO your EXISTING hard drive, so unless your hard drive is pitifully small, you get much better value for your money than iTunes DL:
Itunes: $15/download + a couple of hours download + extra DVD required to backup the download and hours of frustration trying to get past the DRM
DVD: About $16 + Copies onto existing HD + encryption (if any) easily bypassed (just use AnyDVD or something like that)
Decisions, decisions........... |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast
| said by a333 :er..... you backup a DVD ONTO your EXISTING hard drive Ok, so backup your iTunes library onto your existing hard drive, or even a second hard drive if you're that paranoid and/or don't want to use CD/DVD media.said by a333 :Itunes: $15/download + a couple of hours download + extra DVD required to backup the download and hours of frustration trying to get past the DRM You don't need to get past the DRM...unless of course you're trying to get outside of iTunes. Which if that's the case, don't purchase from the iTunes Store |
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