Vudu offering HD downloads, say goodbye to HD DVD and Blu-ray

Hip Name Here · 11-20-2007, 12:14 PM

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You know this big ol' format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray? Well, I hope you haven't spent too much money choosing sides. That's because sooner rather than later we're not going to be all that interested in either format, what with them being physical and all. Yes, the era of HD content in digital formats is coming right at us.

http://blog.scifi.com/tech/archives/...ffering_h.html

I really don't see downloads replacing disk. I'm not saying never, but not as soon as this douche claims it will. How long will it take to download an HD movie, and will the quality match HD and BR? I like having the disk in my hand, not on a Hard drive that can fail in 2 years or run out of space and have to delete $20 downloads. Pfff

Found another link: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/digital-d...dvd-324913.php

KEEBS1984 · 11-20-2007, 12:45 PM

Ya. . . ummm my PC has a 300gb harddrive.

Exactly how many HD DVD or BD quality movies can that hold? 8. . .

Digi-distribution is a pipe-dream right now until we start seeing terrabyte harddrives in every computer.

phearcat · 11-20-2007, 12:50 PM

The sort of HD movies they sell at xbox live for instance.. doesn't seem the same as HD DVDDquality discs. The downloads are like in the 9GB range.. no where near 30Gigs

tomes · 11-20-2007, 01:15 PM

Count me out until they match (100%) the quality of Blu-Ray and HDDVD.

Even then, I would still only want to 'rent' this way. If I want to own a title, I like to have it physically on a shelf in my house. Call me old-fashioned..

I have comcast on demand, and have only once bothered paying for a hd ondemand movie...I'll watch the free ones in the living room though, if I don't feel like going into the theater to get the full blown experience.

MikeRox · 11-20-2007, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by KEEBS1984

Ya. . . ummm my PC has a 300gb harddrive.

Exactly how many HD DVD or BD quality movies can that hold? 8. . .

Digi-distribution is a pipe-dream right now until we start seeing terrabyte harddrives in every computer.

Doubt you'd get to keep them, it'd more than likely be a download as you want to watch sort of thing. You'd need a bloody fast connection to make it worthwhile as a replacement to physical media.

kbaker2002de · 11-20-2007, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by tomes

Count me out until they match (100%) the quality of Blu-Ray and HDDVD.

Even then, I would still only want to 'rent' this way. If I want to own a title, I like to have it physically on a shelf in my house. Call me old-fashioned..

I have comcast on demand, and have only once bothered paying for a hd ondemand movie...I'll watch the free ones in the living room though, if I don't feel like going into the theater to get the full blown experience.

I saw 300 On Demand and it was pretty cool. I was going to rent Transformers in HD, but I just bought it on HD DVD and I am waiting for my $99 "obsolete" A2.

But I agree, on high speed it still takes about 30 minutes to download a movie on iTunes at about 1.5 GB. A legit On Demand service is the only real competitor, but even then, people still buy CD's and there is really no reason to. Hell I buy them and rip them onto MP3, I just feel more secure with the physical media.

V.I.N.CENT · 11-20-2007, 01:31 PM

I agree 100%. I don't want my hi-def content saved to a hard disk just waiting to become corrupt or lost entirely. I couldn't give a rats ass about downloading films, regardless of how fast internet connections will be in the future.

If I'm paying to own a movie the only way I want it is on physical media like HD DVD, and I'm sure there's alot of people out there who feel the same way.

Nikopol · 11-20-2007, 01:34 PM

Hmm, if it´s high bitrate download stuff, which i would be allowed to keep, maybe even at an interesting pricepoint? Can´t say i wouldn´t be interested as an alternative to physical media. But then again i´d like to have my copy without DRM and how likely is that?

eapleitez · 11-20-2007, 02:42 PM

No downloading in my future. For movies, I love my physical media.

CapBBeard · 11-20-2007, 03:24 PM

Yeah, people have been going on about new HDM being pointless as downloads will take over in the near future.

There's not way I can see that happening myself. There's something about actually owning the original disc, with real packing and all that makes it worthwhile. I'd much rather have that than some massive file on my hard drive that will take a LONG time to download, which will use about half my monthly data allowance!

Hell, I don't even download my CDs still, I get them from the store.

crazyal · 11-20-2007, 07:08 PM

For this to take off you would have to be able to download the movie in 15 to 30 minutes or less or be able to buffer the download enough so you can watch it while it's downloading. Currently the download speeds are not even close to being able to do either of those.

If it takes 30 minutes to download 1.5g and if you cut out all the extras and download just the desired audio track, say 15g to 20g for every thing that's 5 to 7 hours to get one movie. Comcast is already throttling people who download too much, any guesses if they would do the same in this case?

Dare · 11-20-2007, 08:03 PM

How is this download services going to kill HDM any more than any other download service?

Super XP · 11-20-2007, 08:04 PM

"Right Now" in this time & date, downloading will never take off. People would rather purchase the packaged product and have it in their hands. Now 10 to 15 years from now may be a different story.

Lyris · 11-20-2007, 08:07 PM

Just isn't gonna happen. People are hoarders. They like to collect.

Super XP · 11-20-2007, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Lyris

Just isn't gonna happen. People are hoarders. They like to collect.

Yup, just like many of us

11-20-2007, 12:50 PM	#3
phearcat Me So HD Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The OC Age: 39 Posts: 698	The sort of HD movies they sell at xbox live for instance.. doesn't seem the same as HD DVDDquality discs. The downloads are like in the 9GB range.. no where near 30Gigs __________________ 50" Pioneer Plamsa pdp-5070hd HDTV XBox 360 Elite (HDMI) w/HD-DVD XBL: Phear Cat Nintendo Wii HD DVD: 41

11-20-2007, 01:15 PM	#4
tomes High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,416	Count me out until they match (100%) the quality of Blu-Ray and HDDVD. Even then, I would still only want to 'rent' this way. If I want to own a title, I like to have it physically on a shelf in my house. Call me old-fashioned.. I have comcast on demand, and have only once bothered paying for a hd ondemand movie...I'll watch the free ones in the living room though, if I don't feel like going into the theater to get the full blown experience. __________________ The War is OVER!!!!!

11-20-2007, 02:42 PM	#9
eapleitez High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 389	No downloading in my future. For movies, I love my physical media. __________________ HD DVD: 159 BD: 59 JVC HD-56FN97 Toshiba HD-A2 Sony PS3 80GB Nintendo Wii Sega Dreamcast Radiient Calypso 5.0 speakers BIC HT-63 rear surrounds BIC H-100 Denon AVR-888 Harmony One remote

11-20-2007, 07:08 PM	#11
crazyal Smarter than the ave bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,312	For this to take off you would have to be able to download the movie in 15 to 30 minutes or less or be able to buffer the download enough so you can watch it while it's downloading. Currently the download speeds are not even close to being able to do either of those. If it takes 30 minutes to download 1.5g and if you cut out all the extras and download just the desired audio track, say 15g to 20g for every thing that's 5 to 7 hours to get one movie. Comcast is already throttling people who download too much, any guesses if they would do the same in this case? __________________ Please don't feed the Unicorns

11-20-2007, 08:03 PM	#12
Dare I moon you. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,437	How is this download services going to kill HDM any more than any other download service? __________________ LG GGC-H20L Super Multi Blue Blu-ray & HD DVD ROM Drive 58 31

11-20-2007, 12:45 PM	#2
KEEBS1984 Loves me some Blu-rays :) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 2,261	Ya. . . ummm my PC has a 300gb harddrive. Exactly how many HD DVD or BD quality movies can that hold? 8. . . Digi-distribution is a pipe-dream right now until we start seeing terrabyte harddrives in every computer.

11-20-2007, 01:31 PM	#7
V.I.N.CENT Forced to be Purple Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Markham, Ont. Posts: 227	I agree 100%. I don't want my hi-def content saved to a hard disk just waiting to become corrupt or lost entirely. I couldn't give a rats ass about downloading films, regardless of how fast internet connections will be in the future. If I'm paying to own a movie the only way I want it is on physical media like HD DVD, and I'm sure there's alot of people out there who feel the same way.

11-20-2007, 01:34 PM	#8
Nikopol Uwe Boll's my hero Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Maelstrom Blu-rays: 14 Age: 4 Posts: 6,374	Hmm, if it´s high bitrate download stuff, which i would be allowed to keep, maybe even at an interesting pricepoint? Can´t say i wouldn´t be interested as an alternative to physical media. But then again i´d like to have my copy without DRM and how likely is that?

11-20-2007, 03:24 PM	#10
CapBBeard High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 464	Yeah, people have been going on about new HDM being pointless as downloads will take over in the near future. There's not way I can see that happening myself. There's something about actually owning the original disc, with real packing and all that makes it worthwhile. I'd much rather have that than some massive file on my hard drive that will take a LONG time to download, which will use about half my monthly data allowance! Hell, I don't even download my CDs still, I get them from the store.

11-20-2007, 08:04 PM	#13
Super XP Star Trek: The Movie! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, ON. Canada Posts: 5,776	"Right Now" in this time & date, downloading will never take off. People would rather purchase the packaged product and have it in their hands. Now 10 to 15 years from now may be a different story. __________________ Toshiba Regza 46" HDTV (46RF350U) LCD 1080p/24p Toshiba HD-A35 / HD-A3 / XD-E500 LG GGC-H20L Super Multi / PC Drive Onkyo TX-SR605 7.1 TrueHD/DTS HD MA Precision Acoustics™ 8Ch. Hi Def Loudspeaker Series DVD's = 200 = 130 = 10

11-20-2007, 08:07 PM	#14
Lyris But these go up to 11 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 279	Just isn't gonna happen. People are hoarders. They like to collect.

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