iTunes Subscription vs Pay To Own
After reading the ThinkSecret articles today it got me thinking....
up til now I was thinking "of course i would want to own it...just like my music" but the more i thought about it the more i realized that movies really arent like music. although i have watched a bunch of movies more than once its not the norm. there are plenty of movies i would just like to see once...maybe twice, but probably not within a month or so. So what do most people do? blockbusters, rent a few movies , turn them in...maybe buy one classic or something that you will watch a few times. Out of all the movies i have bought on dvd there are only a few i have actually watched more than like 5 times within a few years. so for me, rather than spending $4-5 every movie at blockbusters why not pay $10 a month and be able to say " hey , bored, lets pull up itunes movie store and see whats shakin?" We would probably spend more than $10 a month watching movies so in the end it would be cheaper. and for movies we really decide we want to keep, buy it on dvd or blueray when its finally out.
sounds like steve is being a bit stubborn (really?!) about this but i think for movies subscriptions just make more sense.
up til now I was thinking "of course i would want to own it...just like my music" but the more i thought about it the more i realized that movies really arent like music. although i have watched a bunch of movies more than once its not the norm. there are plenty of movies i would just like to see once...maybe twice, but probably not within a month or so. So what do most people do? blockbusters, rent a few movies , turn them in...maybe buy one classic or something that you will watch a few times. Out of all the movies i have bought on dvd there are only a few i have actually watched more than like 5 times within a few years. so for me, rather than spending $4-5 every movie at blockbusters why not pay $10 a month and be able to say " hey , bored, lets pull up itunes movie store and see whats shakin?" We would probably spend more than $10 a month watching movies so in the end it would be cheaper. and for movies we really decide we want to keep, buy it on dvd or blueray when its finally out.
sounds like steve is being a bit stubborn (really?!) about this but i think for movies subscriptions just make more sense.
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Originally posted by macfly
After reading the ThinkSecret articles today it got me thinking....
up til now I was thinking "of course i would want to own it...just like my music" but the more i thought about it the more i realized that movies really arent like music. although i have watched a bunch of movies more than once its not the norm. there are plenty of movies i would just like to see once...maybe twice, but probably not within a month or so. So what do most people do? blockbusters, rent a few movies , turn them in...maybe buy one classic or something that you will watch a few times. Out of all the movies i have bought on dvd there are only a few i have actually watched more than like 5 times within a few years. so for me, rather than spending $4-5 every movie at blockbusters why not pay $10 a month and be able to say " hey , bored, lets pull up itunes movie store and see whats shakin?" We would probably spend more than $10 a month watching movies so in the end it would be cheaper. and for movies we really decide we want to keep, buy it on dvd or blueray when its finally out.
sounds like steve is being a bit stubborn (really?!) about this but i think for movies subscriptions just make more sense.
the last horse finally crosses the line!
just kidding, cause actually not many people seem to understand that you don't watch all your movies 3 times a day like you might with a favorite tune. your words make perfect sense.
Then I'd have everything that'd I'd watch if I did have cable (not a lot which is why I don't have it), only much cheaper!
Originally posted by NOFEER
(i just hope hope hope their vpod will have wifi, maybe even a pci slot for a cellular connection and browser)
no way you're serious.
Originally posted by ipodandimac
no way you're serious.
hey ok the pci slot was over the top but it should have wifi and BT fershur
1. Pay monthly for Movies, tv shows, and music videos
2. Add a price to each item if you want to keep them and burn them to dvd (5 dollars for movies, 1.99 for tv shows and vidz
3. Big catalog
4. Have two options for download to ipod or have a dvd quality version for televisions
This of course will never happen. But i can dream
Originally posted by progmac
good point about movies. i haven't even watched about 1/3 of the movies i have. i just never feel like dedicating a 2 hour chunk of time to them.
Me too, although recently I've been better at it. And 2 hours? More like 3-4 if you include special features!