720 x 480 is the standard resolution for TV these days, I believe.
I agree the TV show idea is good, but I'm not sure about the pricing. Think about a season of 24ish shows and you're talking around $125.
I'm not against commercials because I understand that they allow the networks to provide shows for lower costs to us. Besides, some commercials are great to watch.
I'd love the ability to get current TV shows on demand, say 12 hours after their air date or something like that. I'm not sure what I'd be willing to pay for high quality, though.
I'd disagree that movies are out of the question. I'd be interested in seeing some figures how what kind of compression MPEG 4 can achieve and still maintain the quality. Consider that an MPEG of a one hour TV show at 720 x 480 comes in at roughly 800MB. Half that for about half the size.
As I stated earlier, the movie I watched via Movielink weighed in at 500MB. It was not the quality I'd pay to keep, but it was watchable.
Isn't Disney working on testing the market for an online downloadable movie service?
As I recall, Disney was talking about developing an online download service for movies via their movies.com portal. Haven't heard anything about it lately.
Of course, I'm willing to bet it'll be Windows only because there isn't any DRM systems for video standard on the Mac yet. This is why I think Apple needs to develop one for Quicktime. Granted it may not be as open as most people would like, but it would at least allow Macs to get into the game.
On the other hand, Disney starts test-marketing those DVDs that self destroy themselves this month.
Heheh... did someone define 'standard' TV resolution?
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A key difference to note for such a proposal is that purchased video is generally much longer in duration than purchased audio. This means that people's listening habbits will differ significantly from their viewing habits. Watching video is a greater commitment of time and attention. Hence, it is something that is commenced on a less frequent basis even if the total time spent on watching video is greater.
Can online video purchasing succeed? Certainly. But I'll bet that consumers will use the services in a drastically different manner.
I think some pretty impressive compression can already be achieved. My buddy ripped a DVD to Divx (.avi?) format 640x352 (because of the letterboxing)
1 hour 34 minutes, exactly 700MB. The quality is nearly indistinguisable from a DVD. At first glance, or on all but the best TV's, it'd be close enough as makes no difference. Better, certainly, than VHS.
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I agree the TV show idea is good, but I'm not sure about the pricing. Think about a season of 24ish shows and you're talking around $125.
I'm not against commercials because I understand that they allow the networks to provide shows for lower costs to us. Besides, some commercials are great to watch.
I'd love the ability to get current TV shows on demand, say 12 hours after their air date or something like that. I'm not sure what I'd be willing to pay for high quality, though.
I'd disagree that movies are out of the question. I'd be interested in seeing some figures how what kind of compression MPEG 4 can achieve and still maintain the quality. Consider that an MPEG of a one hour TV show at 720 x 480 comes in at roughly 800MB. Half that for about half the size.
As I stated earlier, the movie I watched via Movielink weighed in at 500MB. It was not the quality I'd pay to keep, but it was watchable.
theFly
Originally posted by LiquidR
Isn't Disney working on testing the market for an online downloadable movie service?
As I recall, Disney was talking about developing an online download service for movies via their movies.com portal. Haven't heard anything about it lately.
Of course, I'm willing to bet it'll be Windows only because there isn't any DRM systems for video standard on the Mac yet. This is why I think Apple needs to develop one for Quicktime. Granted it may not be as open as most people would like, but it would at least allow Macs to get into the game.
On the other hand, Disney starts test-marketing those DVDs that self destroy themselves this month.
theFly
Bwaah haaa haaaa
A key difference to note for such a proposal is that purchased video is generally much longer in duration than purchased audio. This means that people's listening habbits will differ significantly from their viewing habits. Watching video is a greater commitment of time and attention. Hence, it is something that is commenced on a less frequent basis even if the total time spent on watching video is greater.
Can online video purchasing succeed? Certainly. But I'll bet that consumers will use the services in a drastically different manner.
they'd start with Pixar animation.
1 hour 34 minutes, exactly 700MB. The quality is nearly indistinguisable from a DVD. At first glance, or on all but the best TV's, it'd be close enough as makes no difference. Better, certainly, than VHS.