Sky to offer legal movie downloads

User Comments: 6

1. January 11, 2006 1:21 PM
   Vaerilis said:
   Sky is on a roll. They're starting their HD service featuring 5 channels this year, and I'm pretty sure that this new service will help them stack up some more profits.However, they'll have to use a suitable DRM-method to get a slice of the on-demand business. According to their site, the lowest quality streams will be 1mb ones. That's not exactly great quality (using WMV encoding, that is).
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2. January 11, 2006 1:43 PM
   asphix said:
   That certainly is a great incentive to want to switch to their service if they offer it in your area. I'd imagine this would be especially useful to anyone with a HTPC hooked up to a TV.
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3. January 11, 2006 2:16 PM
   exscind said:
   This is a good move in the right direction. Sometimes when I am watching TV and there's just nothing on besides Elmo and documentaries on grass growing. Sky is definitely accomodating viewers on what they want to watch and when they want to watch.While I agree with this movement, which provides more freedom to the viewers, I believe it needs to coincide with the online movement as well. Otherwise, from an economic standpoint, it will not bring in much revenue. Many people around the world are still using modems. This assuredly cuts them out of the picture. When an overwhelmingly majority are off of modems and into broadbands, that is when the transition will be complete. As of now, only those who have a good broadband connection or higher will be able to enjoy this service, and so Sky's market is aimed at too small of a crowd. Sure, Sky offers low quality selections, but it's a turn-off for most people to watch blurry images while still paying Sky for the service.
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4. January 11, 2006 3:46 PM
   2old said:
   [b]Originally posted by exscind:[/b][quote]This is a good move in the right direction. Sometimes when I am watching TV and there's just nothing on besides Elmo and documentaries on grass growing. [/quote]Hey I saw that Grass Growing doco - wasnt it fantastic!!
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5. January 11, 2006 8:25 PM
   MonkeyMan said:
   This is awesome. This is a new step, in perfecting television viewing as we know it. Soon, I believe you will be able to watch any movie you can dream of, with a click of a button.
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6. January 12, 2006 3:28 PM
   mentaljedi said:
   [b]Originally posted by MonkeyMan:[/b][quote]This is awesome. This is a new step, in perfecting television viewing as we know it. Soon, I believe you will be able to watch any movie you can dream of, with a click of a button.[/quote]I mean, you might get bored watching thw news after a while so it would make sense to be able to watch things that you've saved like your favourite episode of simpsons, or another terrorist attack live...
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