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Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) Posted Thu 17 Jan, 2008 10:04 AM |
| I have a question regarding cable services in the U.S. If anyone can help. |
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mozman68 Posted Thu 17 Jan, 2008 2:29 PM |
| I guess I can....what do you want to know?? |
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Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) Posted Thu 17 Jan, 2008 2:31 PM |
| I was looking at the apple tv thingie and wondering what the point of it was. We in the uk already have this service via cable tv. Do they have a movie rental system available via cable in the U.S? |
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haz Posted Thu 17 Jan, 2008 2:38 PM |
Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) wrote: I was looking at the apple tv thingie and wondering what the point of it was. We in the uk already have this service via cable tv. Do they have a movie rental system available via cable in the U.S?
you can rent movies "on demand" over here. most cable systems have this feature whereby you pay between 4 to 6 bucks per movie. there's also a feature for free on demand stuff too, most premium channels (like HBO) have libraries of shows, like "The Sopranos", that you can access for "free" if you're a paid subscriber. on demand has really taken off over here in the past few years and it's definitely causing issues for the mega-chain movie rental companies like Blockbuster. All Blockbuster have going for them now is the initial DVD release of movies a few weeks/months before these same movies show up on demand.
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Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) Posted Thu 17 Jan, 2008 2:41 PM |
| So Apple tv is a waste of time then :) |
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Esteban Posted Thu 17 Jan, 2008 2:42 PM |
haz wrote: Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) wrote: I was looking at the apple tv thingie and wondering what the point of it was. We in the uk already have this service via cable tv. Do they have a movie rental system available via cable in the U.S?
you can rent movies "on demand" over here. most cable systems have this feature whereby you pay between 4 to 6 bucks per movie. there's also a feature for free on demand stuff too, most premium channels (like HBO) have libraries of shows, like "The Sopranos", that you can access for "free" if you're a paid subscriber. on demand has really taken off over here in the past few years and it's definitely causing issues for the mega-chain movie rental companies like Blockbuster. All Blockbuster have going for them now is the initial DVD release of movies a few weeks/months before these same movies show up on demand.
Edzatly the same as Virgin Media over here. I love catch-up TV, I do. |
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haz Posted Thu 17 Jan, 2008 2:42 PM |
Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) wrote: So Apple tv is a waste of time then :)
total. |
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haz Posted Thu 17 Jan, 2008 2:44 PM |
Esteban wrote: haz wrote: Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) wrote: I was looking at the apple tv thingie and wondering what the point of it was. We in the uk already have this service via cable tv. Do they have a movie rental system available via cable in the U.S?
you can rent movies "on demand" over here. most cable systems have this feature whereby you pay between 4 to 6 bucks per movie. there's also a feature for free on demand stuff too, most premium channels (like HBO) have libraries of shows, like "The Sopranos", that you can access for "free" if you're a paid subscriber. on demand has really taken off over here in the past few years and it's definitely causing issues for the mega-chain movie rental companies like Blockbuster. All Blockbuster have going for them now is the initial DVD release of movies a few weeks/months before these same movies show up on demand.
Edzatly the same as Virgin Media over here. I love catch-up TV, I do.
catch-up TV is great. i want to see "the simpsons movie" but why bother going down the store and dealing with all that when you just wait a few weeks and it's right there on your telly and no having to return the movie, late fees etc. *borat voice* very nice. |
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mozman68 Posted Thu 17 Jan, 2008 3:15 PM |
Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) wrote: So Apple tv is a waste of time then :)
Not a waste of time, but depends on the resources in your house.
It is not much different than Windows Media...uses your computer as a central hub for storing recordings/video...whatever and makes it easier for you to watch or listen throughout your house via your cable/ethernet.
Just became more valuable as iTunes will now allow the renting of movies versus just being able to buy them....but I already have on demand renting over my computer (unlimited) through NetFlix...Blockbuster probably won't be far behind.
Great for someone like me who travels a great deal...can watch movies streamed to my laptop for no more than I was already paying to get the discs delivered (which I still do since not all are available for streaming). |
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haz Posted Thu 17 Jan, 2008 3:26 PM |
mozman68 wrote: Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) wrote: So Apple tv is a waste of time then :)
Not a waste of time, but depends on the resources in your house.
It is not much different than Windows Media...uses your computer as a central hub for storing recordings/video...whatever and makes it easier for you to watch or listen throughout your house via your cable/ethernet.
Just became more valuable as iTunes will now allow the renting of movies versus just being able to buy them....but I already have on demand renting over my computer (unlimited) through NetFlix...Blockbuster probably won't be far behind.
Great for someone like me who travels a great deal...can watch movies streamed to my laptop for no more than I was already paying to get the discs delivered (which I still do since not all are available for streaming).
i'm surprised that Blockbuster hasn't connected up with Comcast or some other business to create an on demand channel independent of the PC. i'm sure there's tons of competitive reasons why Blocbuster is leary of using on demand but it's really the next step as the majority aren't into using their PC for watching movies they're into sitting on the couch without having to worry about turning the screensaver off. |
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