This big news in the announcement for me wasn’t the rental part, it was the “Fox is including iPod compatible versions of the content on the DVD you just bought.”. It’s an acknowledgment, at least in my mind, that the studio recognizes that people don’t want to pay twice for their content. Sure I can buy “Heroes” on DVD and then try to rip it, if I can find the right decrypting software and want to take 4-30+ hours encoding it. Or I can buy the DVD, then buy the season off of iTunes/Amazon/whatever so they work on my iPod with minimal effort on my part. But doesn’t a simple “Add to library from DVD” option save a lot of time? I hope that more studios follow suit and also include other formats (at least .wmv).
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Considering I’ve been using Netflix for the last few years this is a serious replacement for me. I only get to watch about two or three movies a month, usually months after the release.
Don’t see why i can’t use this instead.
Waiting for the AppleTV update to see how it works. I’ve not bought a DVD in some time, short of a few Doctor Who releases.
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