| reply to MPScan
Re: Format... So, I have to be connected to the internet before I can play the file? Yuck.
Unless I want to watch the movie on my 17 inch monitor, that won't work for me. I usually burn avi's to disk and use my laptop to play them on TV. My TV and cable modem are on opposite ends of the house.
I also thought this might be good for traveling...rent and download a vid for $4.99 before leaving...keep it on my laptop up to 30 days...hook the laptop to the tv in the hotel and save a few bucks. In my experience, in room video on demand rentals run about twice as much. But again - if this requires an internet connection at the time of playback, I'll just keep toting pre-burned cd's with me  |
| You just have to be connected when you start to watch the FIRST movie on a particular machine. After that, the rights are apparently established, and you can play that movie, or others you've downloaded, at another time when you aren't connected.
I do that, with the laptop SVID and stereo outs plugged into my main tv, and I couldn't tell it wasn't a rental from Blockbuster - except it "returns" itself, and I get no late fees. |
