RSSCinemaNow Sweetens DVD Burning Service
By Ed Oswald | Published September 26, 2006, 12:53 PM
Universal Studios became the first movie studio to provide movie fans with a way to burn their downloaded movies to DVD on the day they are released in stores through an agreement with CinemaNow. Up until now, users could only burn select older movies from the service's catalog.
The first movie to participate in this offering is "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift." On the same day the movie is released in stores, CinemaNow users will be able to download the movie, including the menus and bonus features, for $9.99 USD.
CinemaNow has been offering the "Burn to DVD" option since July, with movies from Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Lionsgate, MGM Worldwide Digital Media, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, EagleVision and Sundance Channel.
"Our customers will be the first to experience a major step forward in movies on the Internet: the ability to download a DVD from the comfort of home the same day the DVD becomes available via retail outlets," said Bruce Eisen, President of CinemaNow.
Eisen said the company remains committed to advancing the Burn to DVD format, which allows users to play their movies on just about any modern DVD player. Currently, 100 movies are available through the service, and CinemaNow says the number will continue to increase over the next several months.
I don't see what all the whoopla is about. This is the same this that iTunes did for CD's. I like the idea myself. I want to see the movie and maybe the extras. As long as it is the same quality as it would be if I bought it from the store then I can care less about the case and artwork. not to mention the studios are saving money by not having to deal with all the crap of making DVD's. All they need is a file server and internet connection. Eventually it will make the movies cheaper and/or add more features quality.
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Who wants to download Gigabytes . . .
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Finally the corporations are embracing this new-fangled internet thing - instead of fighting it.
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Not all movies are $9.99, Some go for $19.99. I would rather go out and get an original copy, with a DVD case and artwork for basically the same price, or even less, than download from there. Unless they lower their prices, this is about pointless...your're just putting more money into the movie studios pocket.
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