What's up with the pricing for downloadable TV series?

[kevinbr100]

Originally Posted by killowertz

I don't really see how $2 an episode in HD is really outrageous. The first season of Lost was 25 episodes. It costs at least that much or more per episode to buy TV seasons on Blu-Ray when they first come out.

but bluray hd is still going to be way better than the downloadable hd version.

the problem i see with purchasing downloads still is what if the drm they use becomes obsolete, what if ur harddrive crashes, or u simply have to keep buying more harddrives for space, what if u want to watch it at ur friends house, what if the online stores close, and the records of ur purchases r lost, so u have to rebuy if u lose ur digital copy, or ur copy just stops working because the license cant be validated anymore.

the benefits of a physical media is the playback devices have a long life. they hold higher quality, extras. helps fulfill that collectors bug. something to physically hold on to, look at, show off. if ur hard drive crashes you dont have to redownload, or lose ur copy. your rights to view cant be revoked. if the store goes out of business it doesnt impact you. you let your friend borrow it, or take it to his/her place. if we go back to the dark ages for some reason, they make good frisbees. you dont need the internet to view.