Comments on: Knots Remain in DVD Download Plan http://gigaom.com/video/knots-remain-in-dvd-download-plan/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:48:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Rick Hanley http://gigaom.com/video/knots-remain-in-dvd-download-plan/#comment-442678 Sun, 07 Jan 2007 21:37:55 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2007/01/05/knots-remain-in-dvd-download-plan/#comment-442678 IN-HOME
Qflix requires a complete end-to-end system in order to function.

  1. Content providers must agree to having their content made available for DVD burning,
    a. SIMPLE – NOTHING NEW HERE, FULLY SUPPORTED BY STUDIOS
  2. Download services must support the new standard,
    a. SIMPLE – DOWNLOAD SERVICES HAVE BEGGED FOR THIS
  3. Burning software must be modified to handle Qflix,
    a. ?
  4. DVD recorders must be upgraded (some can do this with a firmware update),
    a. ?
  5. Secure key servers must be deployed, and
    a. ARE YOU SAYING SECURE SERVERS WERE NOT USED BEFORE
  6. Special Qflix-enabled recordable media must be purchased and used.
    a. DON’T PEOPLE REGULARLY BUY DISCS?

So, it looks like items 3 and 4 require some extra work. No big deal.

IN-STORE KIOSKS {this is where the immediate, very dramatic effect will happen}
Retailers will be able to offer a much wider selection of movies from studio’s catalogs.

• The price for a catalog movie will include the incidental cost of the Qflix-enabled disc. Where’s the problem that you are inferring here?

]]> By: PanMan http://gigaom.com/video/knots-remain-in-dvd-download-plan/#comment-442677 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 16:52:19 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2007/01/05/knots-remain-in-dvd-download-plan/#comment-442677 After some high executives admitted that piracy is just another distribution model to compete with, I was hoping they got a bit more insight. Plans like this show that they don’t. Let’s see: Update my DVD burner firmware or buying a new one, installing new software, buying special media (where?), and using a certain site, versus going to your favorite bittorrent site, and clicking a link. I know which is more convenient to most end users. If they want to compete with non-official downloads, it should be at least as convenient (if not more).

]]>