Movies in the iTunes Store

Lost in all the excitement of the new iPods, iPod nanos, and iPod Shuffles we overlooked something: movies in the iTunes Store. That's right, the rumormongers were correct and you can now purchase movies from Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Films (all Disney studios) from the comfort of iTunes. This movies (and all tv shows now) are available at a resolution of 640x48 which Apple calls 'near DVD quality.'
In an effort to make movie viewing more pleasurable you can watch the movies as you download them, and iTunes 7 features new on screen controls (seen at the left) which make it easier to control your movie. And of course you can review the movies that are available on iTunes (there are about 75) so if you're really into the Princess Diaries (iTunes link) let the world know!New feature film releases will cost $14.99 which back catalog movies will go for $9.99.
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Lost in all the excitement of the new iPods, iPod nanos, and iPod Shuffles we overlooked something: movies in the iTunes Store. That's...
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I was wondering same thing as post #10: what about all those videos I bought that are 320x240? Will there be a way to get a free upgrade to the higher resolution or will we just have to pay for them all over again? Grrrr....
September 12 2006 at 8:11 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAnyone else notice that if you click into a Category in the Movie section, such as Drama, the path actually shows up as Home>Music>Drama instead of Home>Movies>Drama.
Looks it's still not quite ready for primetime.
To be honest I was hoping they would ring in at a bit lower of a price. It's not really a sagnificant enough savings over a DVD for me to want to sacrafice the extras I would get on a movie I really like, and it's not cheep enough for me to suddenly want to pay for a movie I might download... somewhere else.
September 12 2006 at 7:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThey're off by 80 pixels on the top to get to dvd quality. dvd's are typically 720x480, so it's not THAT bad. personally, for those old movies, I'd rather just drop one of the local public libraries to rent it for free (and yes, the collections at each are THAT big). Or, buy on ebay or one of it's sublets, half.com
September 12 2006 at 7:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyDownloading O Brother @ 2.5 mbps and it is taking 3 hours.....
His Steveness said 30 minutes @ 5 mbps
Something off with his math I think
I was hoping the canada iTS would get at least the TV shows (we're like a year and a half behind) but alas, no. I guess i'll have to download it like every other criminal. sigh. ;)
on the lighter note, I just ordered the new black 30 GB ipod, to replace the ipod shuffle I lost a couple days ago. big upgrade :D
No Chapter Markers? Not good. Why do they always forget about chapter marks. Great, how do I get to the favorite part of a movie? Oh, honey, fast forward to 1 hour, 37 minutes and 53 seconds....or is it 54 seconds?
I hope they fix this NOW and not before they have 2000 movies available!
Stephen (No. 6), you must also be prepared to pay 50% more when movies come to iTunes next year. Currently singles on iTunes US are 99 cents while singles on iTunes UK are 79 pence (1.50 cents, 50% more). I personally don't go near iTunes to avoid being ripped off. Its best to do as 'Sir Not Appearing..' suggests and buy a DVD. You'll get more options and avoid the Apple store ripoff.
September 12 2006 at 6:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply"Almost DVD quality." Nice, but please try again. Amazon's got to have something else up its sleeve by Christmas and they've already got better quality. I'm thinking this is going to get really interesting....
September 12 2006 at 6:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyDoes anyone know of a way to re-download TV shows I got earlier? I've got all of Battlestar Galactica Season 2 from the iTS, and now that my iPod can do 640x480, I'd like to get them all in that size. Checked my Account page in the iTS, and nowhere can I see that old option to re-download purchased tracks.
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