pc4th
30 Dec 2005, 05:59 PM
Is this where movies is heading toward?
VHS---> DVD ----> digital movie (for example AVI)
Vinyl disk ----> casset tapes ----> CD -----> digital music (Itunes/Ipods)
Of course, this is the technology of the future. Not totally here yet but you can say this is the start of the revolution. DVD and CD will stay around for a while, but they will compete with digital movie and digital music as more people have access to broadband internet.
Online movie distribution has already taken off to a small degree in the US, with MovieLink and CinemaNow selling films via the web from $2.99 upwards.
MovieLink is backed by major cinemas, including MGM Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios and Warner Brothers Studios, while CinemaNow has big name partners including Disney and Microsoft.
Just click onto Movielink.com or its primary competitor, CinemaNow.com and pick the film you want to see from their collection. While the cost is $4.99 for most films, it's essentially a rental. You'll have up to 30 days to store it on your hard drive, depending on the studio license agreement.
Once you start watching the movie, you'll have 24 hours to finish it -- which in turn can be spread out over the length of the storage period. That means you have 24 hours to watch it over and over again or just once. At Movielink, for example, a "Movielink Manager" will tell you how much time you have left. When the rental period expires, your disc space will be restored as the movie is removed.
oh, I haven't use Movelink or Cinamanow to download movie yet, just wondering if anyone have and what's it like?
VHS---> DVD ----> digital movie (for example AVI)
Vinyl disk ----> casset tapes ----> CD -----> digital music (Itunes/Ipods)
Of course, this is the technology of the future. Not totally here yet but you can say this is the start of the revolution. DVD and CD will stay around for a while, but they will compete with digital movie and digital music as more people have access to broadband internet.
Online movie distribution has already taken off to a small degree in the US, with MovieLink and CinemaNow selling films via the web from $2.99 upwards.
MovieLink is backed by major cinemas, including MGM Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios and Warner Brothers Studios, while CinemaNow has big name partners including Disney and Microsoft.
Just click onto Movielink.com or its primary competitor, CinemaNow.com and pick the film you want to see from their collection. While the cost is $4.99 for most films, it's essentially a rental. You'll have up to 30 days to store it on your hard drive, depending on the studio license agreement.
Once you start watching the movie, you'll have 24 hours to finish it -- which in turn can be spread out over the length of the storage period. That means you have 24 hours to watch it over and over again or just once. At Movielink, for example, a "Movielink Manager" will tell you how much time you have left. When the rental period expires, your disc space will be restored as the movie is removed.
oh, I haven't use Movelink or Cinamanow to download movie yet, just wondering if anyone have and what's it like?