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- NeoCortex, on 05/01/2008, -5/+58Seems over-priced to me. $15 for no physical media, DRM restrictions, and no extra features? I can usually get a retail DVD for only a couple bucks more than that on release day.
And $10 for catalog titles is probably more than I can get the DVD for on older titles.
Sorry Apple, I'm not biting. - dOOBiEx213, on 05/01/2008, -4/+22For now I think most people will stick to their favorite online retailer The Pirate Bay. It appears The Pirate Bay has long had a deal to be able to distribute newly released films months before their home video releases.
- blackhole82, on 05/01/2008, -1/+12I think I will stick with Netflix with no additional fees for HD titles.
- Testiculese, on 05/01/2008, -6/+17You like ***** quality, DRM, and full price? No wonder iTunes does so well. Markets to the weak.
- drjekelmrhyde, on 05/01/2008, -3/+10Netflix+DVDFabDecrypter FTW
- Smoozle, on 05/01/2008, -0/+6This may be so, but still it shouldn't be my problem that the movie (and music for that matter) industry insist on sticking to a profit model that is becoming increasingly obsolete.
- superkendall, on 05/01/2008, -0/+6That makes no sense, many TV series are just as rewatchable as a good movie - in either case it boils down to great writing and great acting.
- djphatjive, on 05/01/2008, -2/+7Digital downloads should be like 5 dollars for a movie, 10 for movie with extras. I mean you can get a hour TV show for 1.99 why not a movie for 5?
- WaltJay, on 05/01/2008, -2/+7Who's going to pay $15 when you can own the DVD for the same cost, or less? Or you can pay for a month of Netflix for the same cost?
- djphatjive, on 05/01/2008, -1/+6The same people that buy all those Full-Screen movies!
- cadmiumpaint, on 05/01/2008, -1/+6i've always loved the dark blob people that walk in front of the picture , as well as the piss poor audio quality.....also the oddly distorted rectangle instead of widescreen is a nice touch......sometimes i even love the running code or the words "promotional screener" that come over the picture every 30 seconds.
- tiuk, on 05/01/2008, -0/+5I hate to be anal about this kind of stuff, but does it bother anyone else when people use "Mac" and "Apple" interchangeably (and often incorrectly)?
- prosayik, on 05/01/2008, -2/+6iTunes is available for Windows.
- punkcat, on 05/01/2008, -0/+4everyone does, except for the studios
- punkcat, on 05/01/2008, -0/+4peace!
- FredFredrickson, on 05/01/2008, -0/+4Music does not equal movies, my friend.
- jer2eydevil88, on 05/01/2008, -1/+5Yeah especially since The Pirate Bay has such a long and well documented relationship with many big companies.
http://thepiratebay.org/legal - MattBlackCat, on 05/01/2008, -2/+6And what would that be ?
- FredFredrickson, on 05/01/2008, -0/+4Marginal loss in quality? Music is a little harder to tell than video, especially for the average idiot. It's pretty obvious to me that the movies they sell on iTunes aren't DVD quality.
- mrsteveman1, on 05/01/2008, -1/+5Show me where you can buy or rent non drm'd movies.
CSS being cracked doesn't count but its a plus for DVDs of course. - pruppert, on 05/01/2008, -1/+4They need to do this for movie rentals too.
- dOOBiEx213, on 05/01/2008, -3/+6Oh comment system, how I loathe thee.
- Shivetya, on 05/01/2008, -1/+4Wal Mart probably won't even notice.
- cawpin, on 05/01/2008, -0/+3They already passed Walmart.
- gbarger, on 05/01/2008, -0/+3nope...I stopped buying DVDs because I realized that I very rarely will watch a movie or even a TV show more than once. The second time just is never as good...and there's always new content. That's why I rent from netflix now, except for the rare movies that I will watch again. So, on the opposite side of superkendall, for me movies are no better or worse than TV shows.
- MattBlackCat, on 05/01/2008, -1/+4Great arguement....... movies from itunes for people who hate cinema
- FredFredrickson, on 05/01/2008, -3/+6No, just... no.
- JudgeMonkey, on 05/01/2008, -3/+6Let's see, I just took a look in itunes. 15 bucks for cloverfield. Ok, not a bad price. However, new releases at walmart are around the same price, you have a physical copy loaded with whatever extras they include, and you can easily rip it to a drm free format.
- jjpertusch, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2triple distilled
- MakinBacon, on 05/02/2008, -0/+2Really? Around the same price? I was just at WalMart this afternoon and Cloverfield was $22.99. That's $8 more.
So on iTunes I can buy Cloverfield, There Will Be Blood and No Country For Old Men for $45 or I can go to WalMart and just buy Cloverfield and No Country for $46. - pyroben92, on 05/01/2008, -3/+5Just like they did with computers... uh oh here come the comment war..
- Jibberwalk, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2I thought I heard a rumor that Netflix was considering increasing fees for blu-ray titles?
Edit: I did: http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1235 - FredFredrickson, on 05/01/2008, -6/+8And why would the entire world suddenly start buying all their movies in a low-resolution DRM'd-to-hell format? Just because they are released on the same day as DVD's themselves?
You might see a genius promotional tactic here - I see a video store that isn't selling enough and needs a kick-start. - soulpunisher, on 05/01/2008, -5/+7I will be impressed when they allow download on movies that are also out in Theaters as well. Sometimes I hate going to watch a movie and every retard forgets to turn their cell phone off or talks during a movie or someone's baby is crying. I like watching movies on my big screen HDTV at home with my surround sound so I don't have to deal with all that plus I can pause it and take a piss or dump if I have too.
- jer2eydevil88, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2You actually want DRM on stuff you pay for? I would pay more for the DVD which may be encrypted but at least it'll play on more than just two computers and I can always resell it on Amazon for nearly full price after enjoying it...
- jer2eydevil88, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2"DRM means nothing to me" famous last words
- fliped, on 05/02/2008, -0/+1Okay but I am saying as a single episode you will most likely not watch that particular episode again because it is just a piece of a series. "TV SERIES are rewatchable" as you say and I agree.. but the arguement here is comparing a single episode to a movie and the price variance.
- Testiculese, on 05/02/2008, -0/+1Depressing, isn't it? I keep trying to hold on to the notion that people aren't dumb, and corporations are trying to provide a good service...then I see this. And then I see it's (going to be) popular.
- zunipus, on 05/01/2008, -1/+2Non sequitur. Much as i know the superiority of Macs over PCs all these years, it is plain dopey to make a Computer Warz move in the context of iTunes. You deserve being flamed.
:-P - inactive, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1some people work for a living and don't have time to go to the video store?
- sudowrestler, on 05/02/2008, -0/+1It's even better when they spell it MAC.
- mrsteveman1, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1You don't really own DVDs either, the video is supposed to stay on the disk but for the fact that CSS is cracked. If it weren't cracked, that disk goes bad or scratches and your "owned" DVD is now worthless, you wouldn't even have a way to use a backup because there wouldn't be one.
At least with DRM'd files you can (and people DO) make backup copies. People don't keep 7gb backups of all of their DVDs.
iTunes DRM will get cracked too, just like everything, at which point it will have significant advantages over physical disks. - inactive, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1¿que?
- astrotrain, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1Yeah the ones that have been on that top shelf collecting dust for years because they are horrible.... Lenard Part 6, Plan 9 From Outer Space... just to name a few.
- jlcotton1968, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1Touche. :)
- roebeet, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1I agree with superkendall on this one. I don't see a difference between either TV or movies, in terms of re-watchability. If it's well written and acted, either one stands the same chance of being watched again. If it didn't, there would be no such things as reruns and syndication....
- flishman, on 05/02/2008, -0/+1Hmm. Lets see. Pay 10 bucks for "There will be Blood" that's half the quality. Or rent it for $3 bucks and watch it on my computer V.S. going to the kiosk at the local Harris Teeter and get the DVD for a buck and watch it in the comfort of my living room. Tough choice.
- FredFredrickson, on 05/01/2008, -1/+2Giving Apple a further grip on digital media doesn't really benefit anyone but Apple.
- iofthestorm, on 05/01/2008, -1/+2Oops, I buried you but I meant to digg you up.
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