Comments on: HBO confirms iTunes sales http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/13/hbo-confirms-itunes-sales/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:12:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Bob http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/13/hbo-confirms-itunes-sales/#comment-758546 Bob Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:36:36 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=26232#comment-758546 This is brilliant. Just downloaded the complete Season 2 for the "The Wire". Why? Because I don't have HBO I don't have access to cable I spend less than $100 a year on TV content I don't have a Region 1 DVD player And shows like the "The Wire" don't show up in the local bins Can't wait for Seasons 3-5 to be released This is brilliant. Just downloaded the complete Season 2 for the “The Wire”.

Why?

Because I don’t have HBO

I don’t have access to cable

I spend less than $100 a year on TV content

I don’t have a Region 1 DVD player

And shows like the “The Wire” don’t show up in the local bins

Can’t wait for Seasons 3-5 to be released

]]> By: Adam http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/13/hbo-confirms-itunes-sales/#comment-693126 Adam Tue, 13 May 2008 19:20:35 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=26232#comment-693126 @Martin - I agree. In this format, I don't see the use in buying older copies. If I want to buy season 2 of Sopranos to keep, I'll likely buy it on DVD. Or if I'm just now catching up to season 2 I would probably rent the DVDs on Netflix - a much more cost effective way to watch past seasons of shows. If I want to watch the current season and don't have HBO or have HBO but don't have a TiVo, I can definitely see paying for digital downloads - at the right price. And the right price for me is probably 50 cents. Maybe 99 cents for an HBO show since it would save me the monthly premium channel cable cost. @Martin - I agree. In this format, I don’t see the use in buying older copies. If I want to buy season 2 of Sopranos to keep, I’ll likely buy it on DVD. Or if I’m just now catching up to season 2 I would probably rent the DVDs on Netflix - a much more cost effective way to watch past seasons of shows.

If I want to watch the current season and don’t have HBO or have HBO but don’t have a TiVo, I can definitely see paying for digital downloads - at the right price. And the right price for me is probably 50 cents. Maybe 99 cents for an HBO show since it would save me the monthly premium channel cable cost.

]]> By: Martin http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/13/hbo-confirms-itunes-sales/#comment-693080 Martin Tue, 13 May 2008 18:23:36 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=26232#comment-693080 It will be interesting to see how older content like The Wire and Sopranos perform for sale on iTunes. I imagine new episodes of current content should be sold day after on itunes and older content streamed with ads on HBO. Who wants to buy season 3, episode 2 of Sopranos? It will be interesting to see how older content like The Wire and Sopranos perform for sale on iTunes. I imagine new episodes of current content should be sold day after on itunes and older content streamed with ads on HBO. Who wants to buy season 3, episode 2 of Sopranos?

]]> By: Adam http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/13/hbo-confirms-itunes-sales/#comment-693062 Adam Tue, 13 May 2008 17:44:31 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=26232#comment-693062 Um, hello ... Entourage? Why in the world wouldn't they sell Entourage?! Back to your question, no, for $2.99 an episode or even $1.99 an episode I would not. With an average of 12 eps that's $25 or so for files that I really can't do much with. If there was a way I could pay maybe $15 and get the whole season in files that I could put on DVD and take to a friends, or put on my mobile player (not iPod), or generally move them around as I see fit ... that would be worth it. I'd even pay $20 for a show with 20 or so episodes per season like Battlestar Galactica. Otherwise, I'm not interested in breaking the bank for files that I'll likely watch once and delete. I only pay 99 cents for music files that I'll listen to hundreds of times. Um, hello … Entourage? Why in the world wouldn’t they sell Entourage?!

Back to your question, no, for $2.99 an episode or even $1.99 an episode I would not. With an average of 12 eps that’s $25 or so for files that I really can’t do much with.

If there was a way I could pay maybe $15 and get the whole season in files that I could put on DVD and take to a friends, or put on my mobile player (not iPod), or generally move them around as I see fit … that would be worth it. I’d even pay $20 for a show with 20 or so episodes per season like Battlestar Galactica.

Otherwise, I’m not interested in breaking the bank for files that I’ll likely watch once and delete. I only pay 99 cents for music files that I’ll listen to hundreds of times.

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