In what may be the ultimate fine line to walk,
One other potential deal killer is the price -- $20-$30 which is higher than the equivalent DVD. Beyond the price there will be less additional footage on the downloaded movies than the DVDs.
The higher price is justified by movie execs who say you are paying for convenience and portability. But in reality moves like this annoy customers who know the movie companies have less costs when they deliver movies over broadband connections and charging more for less content is not the way to endear yourself to anyone. In fact it could just fuel the urge to defeat the copy protection scheme.
But the convenience factor may be amplified by the fact that consumers no longer have to shell out $300 for furniture to hold 100 or more DVDs.
The following article details the situation nicely and gives you an idea of when movies will become available and which studios are involved.
Hollywood Does Downloads
The opinions and views expressed in comments, blogs, etc. are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of TMC, TMCnet, or its editors. TMCnet reserves the right to edit, delete, or otherwise make changes to the content that appears on these pages at its own discretion and as it deems necessary.
| 
2 Comments
| 0 TrackBacks
Categories:
Technorati
Del.icio.us
Slashdot
Digg
twitter- Related Entries to Hollywood Does Downloads
- My iPhone Application Update - Nov 09, 2008
- SnapTell: Mobile Game Changer - Oct 12, 2008
- ZeeVee's Localcasting Solution Merges Internet, TV - Oct 08, 2008
- Extreme Video Solutions Update - Oct 14, 2007
- Planet Earth - Apr 28, 2007
- Fixing DVDs - Dec 12, 2006
- What’s Hot Today? - Jun 26, 2006
- 300GB DVD - Nov 30, 2005
Listed below are links to sites that reference Hollywood Does Downloads:
Hollywood Does Downloads TrackBack URL : http://blog.tmcnet.com/mt/mt-tb.cgi/25108
Bah! I wrote up this before this article went online. Movielink even gave me a $40 coupon with the news scoop. Plus, my article is much better!
Download DVD quality movies
Tom, it isn't about being first - it is all about the analysis