CinemaNow to Sell Disney Films Online
Posted by malebolgia on 31 May 2006 - 16:40 · 4 comments & 3384 views
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#1 Posted by Jack31081 on 31 May 2006 - 17:49
- What's this? Another "buy downloadable movies for the same price as a DVD" service?
Oh joy! Just what I've always wanted!
For the love of jeebus, what is the reasoning behind pricing digital versions of movies at the same price point as the DVDs? Do they really think anyone will pay $20 to download a movie when they can buy the actual DVD for the same price?
Ugh. -
#1.1 Posted by Julius Caro on 31 May 2006 - 18:39
- The sad thing is people will pay for the digital version, even when it costs the same as the actual DVD.
Look at itunes!
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#2 Posted by djesteban on 31 May 2006 - 21:58
- There scam doesn't make sense... so you pay the exact same price than the physical version you get in store with a cover and the physical DVD, etc AND in the article they say you can't burn it to a DVD so your stuck watching/keeping it on your computer.
I hope they go bankrupt. -
#2.1 Posted by UberAzza on 01 Jun 2006 - 02:58
- A scam is exactly what it sounds like, if you’re paying the exact same money for a DRM'ed video that you cannot burn to DVD and play it in a DVD player. As apposed to paying the same amount of money and getting a collectable item that you can trade/sell off later, Have special features, Have a decent glossy cover (this maters to some people).
These guys would skim off the top by not having to produce the physical product to deliver to consumers (some people still have to pay extra for their bandwidth too).
It very much sounds like a video based Itunes, can’t wait till they jump on the band wagon and undercut this mob in a heart beat.
DRM is a love to hate thing but you can see why they would want to protect it from mass copying, they would never make any money at all (considering they do make too much as it is). And let’s face it if they don’t make a large profit there would be no good future films. (Ultimately some one has to pay for it!, but not have their walled rape'ed in the process)
The only feasible way that this product would work is if it sold its films for a reduced price (considering that they don’t have to produce a physical product that you can have in your hand), the only thing to the consumer its got going for it is the method of delivery, "get it the second you can get the DVD" and in some countries like the one I’m in (Australia) it can take up to 4 - 6 months before the DVD is released here, compared to the US. So that’s a bonus.
In the mean time it’s just a far better option for most tech savvy people here to get downloaded torrents. Or get the downloaded copy through mates at swap meets. And for the experience to go to the Movies/Cinema.
Disney's move follows a similar announcement made in April by rival studios to offer titles for sale via Movielink, which is a joint venture owned by five Disney rivals and a key competitor of CinemaNow. "The main thing is Disney chose us to be first for them to go out with electronic sell-through" on the Internet, said Bruce Eisen, president of CinemaNow. "We take that as a real nice vote of confidence."