iTMS $1.99 price point shifting with new shows

FogNvi, I do not agree with you. In the future please do not speak for me. thanks, anyone

Ok, then there is a mistake in the store, because if you're looking at the Season II Episodes 1-10, Season I says," Battlestar Galactica, Season I Category: TV Shows Total Episodes: 13 Partial Season ". I went to Amazon to see if the DVD's of Season I had 13 episodes and it did, but I was still confused. Now I'm not. Thanks, bob. turnerm5, I have a 5th Gen iPod and I have no problem watching the tv shows on it small screen, but one of it's advertising ploys is being able to watch the shows on the computer or plugging the iPod into the TV and watch there. If 320 by 240 is the only size available then a computer or tv screen will not play the video to a quality worth $2 in my opinion. If you don't agree that's fine by me. I only want bigger and better for less money. I would think anyone would agree that is better.

"What's up with the "partial season" under Battlestar Galactica Season 1?" Nothing, you're just reading it wrong. Season 1 is complete. Season *2* is a "Partial Season" because the season isn't over yet. It continues in January. Season 1 is quite complete. I have the DVD set sitting here on my desk and just verified it.

turnerm5- 320x240 is tiny by any standards, unless being used on a video playing device such as the video ipod. I use 1280x1024, which is pretty much standard these days, and 320x240 just doesn't cut it, because when you maximize it, it gets all pixelated.

Oh, FogNvi, I'm so sorry that these little shows are so tiny on your GIANT ASS monitor. And I'm sorry that you will only be happy with full progressive HD, I am perfectly content watching a damn TV show on a little screen, after all it is just that, a damn TV show.

my thoughts here http://www.utopiaoverip.com/?p=99

Why should we buy these shows anyway? I'm pretty sure they are 320 by 240. That's not worth $2. That's tiny on my 1920 by 1200 screen. Full HD would be the only way I'd buy. You can't get HD on DVD yet. Most of these shows are available on DVD except for the current seasons. What's up with the "partial season" under Battlestar Galactica Season 1?

NBC isn't really gouging here ... the two specials they are selling for $10 on iTMS they also sell on DVD for nearly the same price. Comparing this to LOST, at $2 an episode, for what 22 show, comes out to be $44, also about the price of the DVD set. They are just pricing the iTMS close to the same as the DVD package costs. Argue this point, if you like, but don't call it price gouging as it is really the same thing as before.

How come no one isn't whining that sitcoms that are half in length of dramas are going for the same price? I for one would raise hell on that too.

It seems that NBC is experimenting in iPod video sales a little differently here than the others. The two videos in the Conan O'Brien library, "The 10th Anniversary Special", and "The Best Of Triumph", were in fact each released on their own DVD some time ago. They can be found in Amazon's inventory for $10.99 and $9.99, respectively. Unlike the other offerings, these two Conan videos are more like "full products" (the first of their kind to be offered in the iTMS, with identical alternatives in the market) than "episodes" of a series (a fraction of the content on the DVD). And as presented this distinction is quite unclear. Maybe they need have different "sections" of the store for "episodes" and "shorts" on the one hand, and "DVD's" on the other...