Great news for Blu-ray: DirecTV PPV's now come built-in with a 24 hour timebomb!

[unreal1080p]

Originally Posted by SilverFireshot

Maybe I just don't understand it. Most people order PPV within 20 minutes of the movie starting and then only watch it once. Is this if they record it to DVR? I can understand that they wouldn't want people keeping their movies for $3 that's just business common sense.

Maybe somebody can explain what I'm not seeing.

I dissagree. I hardly ever order PPV's but the last one I ordered was Sin City (HD) and it's still on my HD PVR (over 2 years) and it's not going ANYWHERE until I can get my hands on an eventual Blu-Ray version.

The ONLY way I order and HD PPV is if the movie title is nowhere near a Blu-Ray release.
At the ridiculous prices they charge, there is NO WAY I will EVER order another one again unless I'm allowed to keep it on the PVR indefinitely.

[SilverFireshot]

Originally Posted by unreal1080p

I dissagree. I hardly ever order PPV's but the last one I ordered was Sin City (HD) and it's still on my HD PVR (over 2 years) and it's not going ANYWHERE until I can get my hands on an eventual Blu-Ray version.

The ONLY way I order and HD PPV is if the movie title is nowhere near a Blu-Ray release.
At the ridiculous prices they charge, there is NO WAY I will EVER order another one again unless I'm allowed to keep it on the PVR indefinitely.

Sorry, I don't really understand what part you don't agree with. Are you disagreeing that DirecTV should keep letting people record these movies and keep them for the $4 or $5 it costs per movie? That's the same thing as a rental store letting you keep/buy the movie at rental price. I certainly wouldn't do that if I owned a rental shop.

I know that most people just order the movie and watch it once. Maybe they record it to DVR but like I said above, it doesn't make sense for the customer to be able to keep it forever. And the prices are about the same, maybe a little more than iTunes and I would chalk it up as a convenience fee (plus it saves on gas )

A company isn't going to change it's policies just because it's not available on a certain format yet. Just be patient, and if you can't wati, there is alway the DVD to hold you over.

And just for the record it's not just DirecTV, ALL the providers have to implement it.

[JTHV]

Has anyone tried the OnDemand service that DirecTV has?

I tried it all of one night and relized how painful it is to find a handful of HD content to order/download and haven't tried it since.

What were they thinking having a Music OnDemand channel and not having ANY videos or concerts in HD or even 5.1 Dolby Digital?

It's like the monkeys are actually running the zoo.

[unreal1080p]

Originally Posted by SilverFireshot

Sorry, I don't really understand what part you don't agree with.

It's VERY simple: For me, the ONLY reason why I even considered (in the past) purchasing pricy HD PPV movies was because I could keep them on my HD PVR and watch them again when I please. I've NEVER purchased a "live" (non PVR) movie PPV and would never consider doing so. Purchasing an expensive 24 hour timebomb when unforseen events can force you to stop wathing the movie in the middle of it and not have the chance to get back to it within that 24 hour period and therefore wasting your money is simply (for me) RIDICULOUS!

I was'nt a good PPV customer in the past and this new "policy" ensures that I won't be a customer AT ALL in the future.

[DeathByAsh'aman]

No biggie for me. i thought it was already like this. I only watch cable/satelite for about 3 hours a week anyways.

[SilverFireshot]

Originally Posted by unreal1080p

It's VERY simple: For me, the ONLY reason why I even considered (in the past) purchasing pricy HD PPV movies was because I could keep them on my HD PVR and watch them again when I please. I've NEVER purchased a "live" (non PVR) movie PPV and would never consider doing so. Purchasing an expensive 24 hour timebomb when unforseen events can force you to stop wathing the movie in the middle of it and not have the chance to get back to it within that 24 hour period and therefore wasting your money is simply (for me) RIDICULOUS!

I was'nt a good PPV customer in the past and this new "policy" ensures that I won't be a customer AT ALL in the future.

So you just don't agree with it because this way you can't beat the system and "buy" movies for $4 or $5. And you have 24 hours to get back to your movie if something happens, if you can't, well, you can't blame DirecTV, Dish Network, Comcast, ect. Plus, really, what are the odds you wouldn't be able to watch a 2 hour movie within 24 hours?

[unreal1080p]

Originally Posted by SilverFireshot

So you just don't agree with it because this way you can't beat the system and "buy" movies for $4 or $5. And you have 24 hours to get back to your movie if something happens, if you can't, well, you can't blame DirecTV, Dish Network, Comcast, ect.

It's not about "beating the system"

It's about removing/deminishing functionality/convenience previoulsy available to the consumer for a single purpose: greed.

Originally Posted by SilverFireshot

Plus, really, what are the odds you wouldn't be able to watch a 2 hour movie within 24 hours?

Are you kidding?



You order a movie to watch @9pm one evening... then SHIT happens... then the next day you work and in the evening allready have a prior engagement = you are SOL. Does this even sound remotely far fetched to you?

[ajc68]

This move was mandated by the movie studios, not D*. The fact that you could download a PPV and keep it forever on your DVR was more than generous to say the least. I'm surprised this mandate didn't come down a long time ago.