Xbox360 Movie Rentals Online

UKJAY · November 22nd, 2006, 19:35

Hi - although im in the UK - I have a USA gamertag also and have seen the online movie service which looks very very good. You get a 2 week viewing period and some movies have HD option. Most movies are 320 points.

I just wish they'd hurry up and get the European service going!!

Fanappy · November 22nd, 2006, 20:02

they just keep on giving us reasons to hate the yanks

thats bout $3/ $4 per film not 2 bad

Tron · November 22nd, 2006, 21:35

seems a little high priced for myself..

i heard movies were only 24 hours,
tv shows you own, at least thats what i thought it said on xbox.com

Its about $17-$18 dollars here in canada for a 1000 points,depending on exchange rate
320 points here in canda is about
so $5-6 bucks to download a movie, take up hard disk space and time to download, i would rather just go rent one at the local store for $2
As for the tv shows, might be good if you really miss a eposide you want to see, but if your buying a lot, better off to get a PVR

TwoXist · November 23rd, 2006, 16:00

So i tried to download a movie yesterday but the LIVE was being all glitchy kept giving me errors. But everything eles worked fine i was able to get previews and crap like that without a issue. As for the price it does not bother me its cheaper then going to Blockbuster by a buck or two and i dont have to drive.

Sir SpankalotUK · November 23rd, 2006, 17:11

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Rentals are a new concept for Video Marketplace, so I want to be very clear about how this works. Think of it as a combo rental/pay-per-view deal. When you rent a video, you have 14 days to watch it. Once you start watching it, you have 24 hours to finish watching it, so long as it's still within those 14 days.

given some of the rentals are 5.2gig, I dont think I'll be using the service much.

Chris · November 23rd, 2006, 19:22

V for Vendetta HD was 6.1GB I think.

TwoXist · November 23rd, 2006, 22:39

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Originally Posted by Chris

V for Vendetta HD was 6.1GB I think.

6.1GB

thats the end of my HD right there. Damn FFXI ate so much space..but its so fun

Praetorian · November 23rd, 2006, 22:41

thats only for HD!

Normal definition is like 1 or 2 gig.

TwoXist · November 23rd, 2006, 22:43

Didnt think about that. ok maybe its not the end of my HD yet...just maybe

Colby · November 24th, 2006, 04:46

I just got through watching a SD movie on my LCD. I must say the quality is shockingly good. Almost makes me wonder if HD would be a noticeable improvement. Although I was watching it on a 19in so that is something to consider.

Voyager2k · November 24th, 2006, 13:36

Everything will look great on a 19" LCD at normal viewing distance or even greater distance. That's the way our eyes and brains work. Fortunately with video (read: motion picture) there's much room to cheat our eyes, much unlike audio where our ears are able to pickup even the smallest disharmonic or disturbance (well, at least some ppl do).

Generally tho, the quality of any wmv video material offered by Microsoft is outstanding and ranges to jawdropping when it comes to hd content. So I am not surprised that even the SD stuff does infact look great.

I haven't tried to use the Video Marketplace yet but I will as soon as the problems die down and you can actually make use of it. I won't be using it frequently until the pricing comes down significantly but I definately want to give it a few shots. Of course, should they put up shows like Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis and Battlestar Galactica ...... there would be no choice but to start buying M$ shares for cheaper points

Rival24 · November 24th, 2006, 14:07

Once they start offering a service like "download whatever you want for $30 / month", I'll be the first to join. Right now I don't feel like paying for something I'm not allowed to keep.

TwoXist · November 24th, 2006, 17:10

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Originally Posted by Rival24

Once they start offering a service like "download whatever you want for $30 / month", I'll be the first to join. Right now I don't feel like paying for something I'm not allowed to keep.

Very true a month to month deal would be nice but so would a biger HD as well.

Chris · November 24th, 2006, 18:50

What happened to our Direct Tv blade?

Rival24 · November 24th, 2006, 19:06

Who cares?

Chris · November 24th, 2006, 19:47

Direct Tv subscribers who also have an Xbox 360.

Voyager2k · November 24th, 2006, 19:55

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Originally Posted by Rival24

Once they start offering a service like "download whatever you want for $30 / month", I'll be the first to join. Right now I don't feel like paying for something I'm not allowed to keep.

That doesn't sound too bad. I'd probably go for that too.

I spent some time thinking about several implications this new service brings with itself. There is one major concern to be had actually, depending of course on how US law works in that area.

TV shows you purchase you OWN, yet you actually have no way to store or archive the shows you purchase. Of course, you can always redownload and watch again if you desire so. Microsoft does in fact say you can which puts them in a somewhat awkward position I think. It's basically a lifetime debt for storage and bandwidth beeing available to you 24/7

Now, like I said .. I do not know how US law works in this area but common sense tells me that M$ could simply turn the XBOX-Live service or any subdivision of it into it's own company and let them go belly up to get rid of the debt once this service is longer in demand.

This would mean that your purchase is lost, plain and simple. Of course, Microsoft is a big company and it's unlikely that this will happen anytime soon but it is very possible and not that unlikely that this is how this service will end at some point in a couple years.

Also, how do you access your property should you have no sufficient internet connection at some point after the purchase ?

AugustusBot · November 27th, 2006, 05:18

seems like the download speeds are a lot faster now than last week.

and after watching half a season of jericho that i know i can watch on cbs.com (but in lower quality / w/ stutters and buffering), ... i wish i got achievement points for this.