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Downloads aren't the future, they're already here

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In Reply to: RE: Does it make any sense to get into Blu-ray now? posted by Bhasi on August 13, 2009 at 05:04:26

Downloads are great for rentals, because there's never any hassles about damaged media, out-of-stock items, or late fees.

But downloaded content is generally encrypted and DRM-protected, and if the remote DRM server goes down, you are locked out of your movies.

I have an AppleTV and it's great. But even so, there was one weekend where their DRM server was offline, and there was nothing I could do. The movie was already on my hard drive, but I was locked out. Their customer service made things right--on Monday.

But when it comes to actually BUYING a movie, I feel safer with Blu-Ray, because as far as I know, they can't actually be "revoked".

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RE: Downloads aren't the future, they're already here - JimL 18:17:45 08/13/09 (2)
Just out of curiosity, how long does it take you to download a movie, and is it DVD quality or Blu-Ray quality video? Thanks.
- I'd say AppleTV hi-def is 80% of Blu-Ray video quality - 4season 11:13:07 08/14/09 (0)
  On 7 mb/s Qwest DSL, HD downloads take anywhere from maybe 1 to 5 hours. They say you can actually start watching much sooner, sometimes after just a few minutes. But I've never actually done that. Sometimes I download things days or weeks before actually viewing them. Apple gives you 30 days to watch it, and once you start playing it, you have 24 hours to finish.
  
  They've done a pretty good job with the compression, so that maybe it looks a bit smoother than a Blu-Ray would, rather than edgy or overprocessed.
  
  I don't have a full surround sound system yet, so I can only comment on the R, R and C channels but there too, pretty nice, perhaps more on par with DVD soundtracks than TrueHD: Smoother, less dynamic than good 24/96K audio.
- Don't forget BD audio quality also. - David Aiken 00:41:34 08/14/09 (0)
  Sound matters also and a large part of the enjoyment of BD for me is the increase in sound quality also, and that also contributes to download size.
  
  David Aiken

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