Third Time’s the Charm for NBC Direct?

NBC’s NBC Direct download video service has gone through two maligned iterations, and now, as a tipster has pointed out to us, the peacock has quietly launched round three. NBC confirmed for us that the new version is out, but wouldn’t provide any further details.

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NBC Direct is still PC-only, so we haven’t had a chance to download it for ourselves, but our tipster tells us that it’s gone through a pretty big overhaul, replacing much of the stack, including the Microsoft DRM that made installation such a bear the last go-round.

We’re scratching our heads as to why NBC still bothers with this download service when it offers streaming through its own site as well as through Hulu. If I’m on a plane or some other place with no Internet connection, I can’t imagine it would be worth the hassle of installing the app just to watch that episode of The Office I missed the night before. Hopefully NBC will give us some indication soon.

Have you tried the new version? Do you want to? Leave a comment and let us know.

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