Anyone download from iTunes?? - Blu-ray Forum

PVJAG · 07-15-2008, 12:04 AM

Just curious if anyone downloads any t.v. shows and/or movies from iTunes and if so how have your experiences been? I'm considering picking up a few seasons of South Park and Family Guy on the cheap and possibly Lost Seasons 1 & 2 as they more than likely won't be on Blu for quite some time. Also, do you think once Apple begins to offer more HD content they'll allow you to upgrade your previous purchases at a discounted rate, much like their iTunes Plus upgrade program? Thanks for the insight..

SkullPhyre · 07-15-2008, 12:34 AM

Screw I tunes. I would buy the dvd and convert it to mp4. You can only download it once and then its gone if you lose it. These new digital copies like Hitman, rambo etc. They have you go to the itunes store to get a one time ojnly download. Buy it own it and convert it yourself.

caliminius · 07-15-2008, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by PVJAG

Just curious if anyone downloads any t.v. shows and/or movies from iTunes and if so how have your experiences been? I'm considering picking up a few seasons of South Park and Family Guy on the cheap and possibly Lost Seasons 1 & 2 as they more than likely won't be on Blu for quite some time. Also, do you think once Apple begins to offer more HD content they'll allow you to upgrade your previous purchases at a discounted rate, much like their iTunes Plus upgrade program? Thanks for the insight..

I used to buy the occasional TV show from iTunes before I got my TiVo. They were fine for casual viewing; audio quality was quite lacking though and I usually had to crank up the volume to hear at a reasonable level.

If you're going to buy full seasons, why not simply buy them on DVD? You should be able to find them cheaper than the equivalent cost on iTunes. And if you want them on your iPod, rip them from the DVD's. The advantage to this is that you're not locked into the iTunes/iPod system. Apple didn't provide any sort of discount when videos moved from 320x240 to 640x480 so I wouldn't count on any sort of discount (though that was really early in the life cycle of video sales on iTunes).

At this point though, I don't buy anything from iTunes, music or video. If I really wanted to download a video, I'd get it from Amazon Unbox direct to my TiVo (can't take it with me but I have no need to watch it on the go).

ground chuck · 07-16-2008, 12:38 PM

i've downloaded a couple episodes of lost before they were put onto abc.com. i've had no problems.

EricJ · 07-16-2008, 06:54 PM

I buy them for the exact same reason they were envisioned in the first place (ie., before the Downloading Gold Rush that never struck a vein):
I have a video iPod, and want something to play on it.

Not that I watch it all that many locations, but on a long bus/train trip over an hour, or cheap airline that's now cut out its inflight movies or satellite TV, it's become a handy travel necessity to stock with a few Flintstones episodes, put some new rental on for watching once and deleting when I get home, or keep "Clue" and "Xanadu" on as backup for emergencies.

...Do I own an AppleTV, however, to pay full DVD and/or Blockbuster price, next to my Netflix-stocked Blu-ray? No. Next question.

sowecrazy · 07-17-2008, 03:05 AM

ps3 store has family guy now
downloaded an episode last nite

CAB · 07-17-2008, 03:11 AM

I used to when they had BSG and The Office but Uni pulled their stuff cause of $$. I liked it cause I could get the subscription and it would be "pushed" to my iTunes library the day after it aired and would sync to the AppleTV. The quality isn't great but it's TV. I enjoyed the service and had no complaints. I can say with no shame that the best thing about it was that even my wife could figure out how to play them.

I don't bother with music. I reject GenMP3.

07-15-2008, 12:04 AM	#1
PVJAG Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:NYC Trading Score:100	Anyone download from iTunes?? Just curious if anyone downloads any t.v. shows and/or movies from iTunes and if so how have your experiences been? I'm considering picking up a few seasons of South Park and Family Guy on the cheap and possibly Lost Seasons 1 & 2 as they more than likely won't be on Blu for quite some time. Also, do you think once Apple begins to offer more HD content they'll allow you to upgrade your previous purchases at a discounted rate, much like their iTunes Plus upgrade program? Thanks for the insight..

07-15-2008, 12:34 AM	#2
SkullPhyre Senior Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Portland, Oregon Blu-ray collection:184	Screw I tunes. I would buy the dvd and convert it to mp4. You can only download it once and then its gone if you lose it. These new digital copies like Hitman, rambo etc. They have you go to the itunes store to get a one time ojnly download. Buy it own it and convert it yourself.

07-16-2008, 12:38 PM	#4
ground chuck Power Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Charm City Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:48 Trading Score:18	i've downloaded a couple episodes of lost before they were put onto abc.com. i've had no problems.

07-16-2008, 06:54 PM	#5
EricJ Banned Member since:Jul 2007 Location:The Paradise of New England Blu-ray collection:6	I buy them for the exact same reason they were envisioned in the first place (ie., before the Downloading Gold Rush that never struck a vein): I have a video iPod, and want something to play on it. Not that I watch it all that many locations, but on a long bus/train trip over an hour, or cheap airline that's now cut out its inflight movies or satellite TV, it's become a handy travel necessity to stock with a few Flintstones episodes, put some new rental on for watching once and deleting when I get home, or keep "Clue" and "Xanadu" on as backup for emergencies. ...Do I own an AppleTV, however, to pay full DVD and/or Blockbuster price, next to my Netflix-stocked Blu-ray? No. Next question.

07-17-2008, 03:05 AM	#6
sowecrazy Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:illinois Blu-ray collection:250	ps3 store has family guy now downloaded an episode last nite

07-17-2008, 03:11 AM	#7
CAB Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2007 Location:::1 4K collection:88 Blu-ray collection:1827 Trading Score:4	I used to when they had BSG and The Office but Uni pulled their stuff cause of $$. I liked it cause I could get the subscription and it would be "pushed" to my iTunes library the day after it aired and would sync to the AppleTV. The quality isn't great but it's TV. I enjoyed the service and had no complaints. I can say with no shame that the best thing about it was that even my wife could figure out how to play them. I don't bother with music. I reject GenMP3.

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