Comments on: Warner Bros. to Sell Movies and TV Shows on Internet – New York Times http://thomashawk.com/2006/05/warner-bros-to-sell-movies-and-tv.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:09:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2006/05/warner-bros-to-sell-movies-and-tv.html/comment-page-1#comment-14610 Anonymous Tue, 09 May 2006 13:04:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2077#comment-14610 Orb is pretty watchable for HDTV rendered down to DiVx. Not full screen or anything of course though.<br /><br />Here is something to consider. The back end pipes, what they are building and testing now, need to support any front end. If you say make your deal with MCE or Tivo, then you are just setting new gate keepers in exchange for the old. Content that you pay for needs to be ubiquitously available with or without a gate keeper. Orb is pretty watchable for HDTV rendered down to DiVx. Not full screen or anything of course though.

Here is something to consider. The back end pipes, what they are building and testing now, need to support any front end. If you say make your deal with MCE or Tivo, then you are just setting new gate keepers in exchange for the old. Content that you pay for needs to be ubiquitously available with or without a gate keeper.

]]> By: Dave Zatz http://thomashawk.com/2006/05/warner-bros-to-sell-movies-and-tv.html/comment-page-1#comment-14611 Dave Zatz Tue, 09 May 2006 11:04:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2077#comment-14611 Akimbo has HD downloads available for MCE: http://akimbo.com/press_rel_032706-hdnet.html<br /><br />Not sure how large or compelling their selection is though... and at what cost.<br /><br />I do agree with most of your points above, except #2 - the AOL, ABC, Vongo, Movielink, etc content I've sampled thus far has been generally very nice (with the exception of shows received through iTunes). Definitely higher quality than anything coming through Orb or Slingbox. Akimbo has HD downloads available for MCE: http://akimbo.com/press_rel_032706-hdnet.html

Not sure how large or compelling their selection is though… and at what cost.

I do agree with most of your points above, except #2 – the AOL, ABC, Vongo, Movielink, etc content I’ve sampled thus far has been generally very nice (with the exception of shows received through iTunes). Definitely higher quality than anything coming through Orb or Slingbox.

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