Comments on frivolous motion: TV On The Internet Continued

P.S. Ben, that would be Joost. And it seems to be ...

2008-01-21T14:51:00.000-05:00

P.S. Ben, that would be Joost. And it seems to be having some troubles lately.

Ben, good point about portability unrelated to my ...

2008-01-21T14:48:00.000-05:00

Ben, good point about portability unrelated to my iPhone-watching (which really is great when you get used to it - I've found its 3.5" diagonal to be very watchable at bent-arms-length - but to each his/her own. I'm not going to force it on anyone for sure, but screen-size:distance it works out about the same as a TV. I digress.).

Net connections are fickle, and if you don't have wireless, it'd be nice to be able to take your laptop into bed and still watch, or come back to it hours later and resume no problem. Or be "extra-legally" (love this term) downloading lots of other stuff at no cost to what you're watching.

Price-wise, Brad, you're absolutely right. I never check out special features, and for me the difference in quality between DVD and download is negligible. Convenience and quick access trumps the slight quality trade-off and the price is comparable, even great if you don't have reason to buy the entire season.

$1.99 adds up, though. And because it's so easy to do, I've found myself spending a heck of a lot more than I did before (which was nothing at all). But it's all worth it. Especially since the writer's strike eliminated what little quality programming was around to begin with!

I've got to second the 2" screen remarks.But even ...

2008-01-21T14:34:00.000-05:00

I've got to second the 2" screen remarks.

But even without the portability, $1.99 isn't bad when you consider the cost of an entire season in a box from a physical store. This is especially true when you consider the bonus features and extra crap you pay for, but most of us never watch, when you buy the box.

Nice analysis, well laid out.

-Brad
www.clashofculture.com

I'm unimpressed by Hulu, though the fact that I do...

2008-01-21T13:12:00.000-05:00

I'm unimpressed by Hulu, though the fact that I don't have to install a program that isn't very user friendly makes it better than that J one... (I deleted it, so I don't remember what it was called.)

I agree that the portability of the shows is a problem, though I'm not on the "watch things on a 2 inch screen" train. But, being able to download the episode is nice for when your internet isn't running as fast so you don't have to worry about buffering (or if you're somewhere that doesn't have wireless).

And of course, complete seasons would always be nice. Then I don't have to download them extra-legally.