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CinemaNow unveils download-to-burn DVD service - Yahoo! News
Online movie seller CinemaNow late on Tuesday unveiled a new service that allows customers to download a movie from the Internet and copy it onto a DVD that can be played on any standard DVD player.

The new, legal download-to-burn service marks a major step for Hollywood as its movie and television studios seek to offer movies and TV shows to consumers via the Web for playback on TVs and portable DVD players.

For $8.99 (plus the cost of a DVD) I can download, burn, and actually own a movie? And I'll have a selection of movies to choose from well beyond what I'd find at any local retail outlet? Cool.

In the long run, I expect people to download and play movies directly from their computers (or set top boxes or game consoles) on their TVs, but we're not there yet since the cabling is a bit too complicated and computer storage isn't where it needs to be to hold a library of full-length movies.

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1. Posted by: TJ on July 25, 2006 10:02 PM:

As a Linux user I'm used to companies not bothering to offer support for popular products, but not offering Mac support is surprising. I do have a Windows machine in the house, but it's not meant for movie watching.

2. Posted by: Ed Kohler on July 26, 2006 12:46 AM:

Good point, TJ. Who are the early adopters for things like online video? While there may be more PC users, Mac has a loyal audience worth developing for, and possibly first.

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