RSSTiVo Offers Direct Movie Downloads
By the Betanews Staff | Published July 10, 2007, 10:35 AM
TiVo on Tuesday bolstered its movie and television show download offering with Amazon by adding the ability to order programs directly from the set-top box. Previously, customers had to use their computer to make the purchase on Amazon, which would begin the download process.
Amazon Unbox, as the service is called, offers both purchases and rentals with prices starting at $3.99 USD. The company also offers a selection of 99-cent movie rentals on the weekends. Even with the on-TiVo ordering, however, the video will not be instantly viewable as it still needs to download. Apple is expected to add similar purchasing functionality through iTUnes to its Apple TV device sometime in the future.
This service works great and the movies are sent quickly. However, I'm not sure how well it's going to be able to compete with something like Blockbuster's program that allows me to get movies by mail and exchange my returns in the store for more movies while new ones are being sent in the mail.
UnBox has actually been around for a while. This must just be a reintroduction.
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|I have tried this service a couple of times (using amazon site) and it seems to work pretty well you just have to plan a few hours a head.
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