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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by StupidMoniker, Jan 8, 2004.

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  1. mrpaige

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    I just couldn't imagine having to spend all that time trying to download a movie. Granted I've never tried to download a movie, but when I've downloaded television shows, it's sometimes taken up to two days to get one downloaded (and I've got broadband).

    The trip to Blockbuster doesn't take me anywhere near as long.

    My big complaint about the rental stores, though, is the limited selection. There are movies I'd like to rent that simply aren't available at Blockbuster or Hollywood Video. And those are the only convenient rental places.
     
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    "sampling" a cd before buying makes some sense to me -- as i play cds over and over again.

    But movies??

    There are so few movies that i would watch more than once. Even ones i really like.

    And if it really takes days to download....not my bag. By the time the movie downloaded, i might not want to to see it anymore. I can be at the vid store and back in 15 min. For $3 i'm not waiting hours and hours to watch a poor quality movie that might (or might not) be the one i was hoping for.
     
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    I'd cancel your broadband service. It takes about an hour to download a 700MB high quality DVD rip with 1.5 Mbps DSL from a decent Usenet service. Of course, 1 hour would still be a waste of time for something like Boat Trip.
     
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    Hmm. I don't think Randalls even has video departments anymore, at least not the one near me.

    You should do Netflix. No late fees and you only have to walk to your mailbox.
     
  5. mrpaige

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    I guess I'm looking on the wrong place. I thought everybody was downloading from P2P networks. In that case, the uploads are the problem (having someone online who has it, etc). That's all I've ever heard of in terms of downloading movies.

    I've not frequented the Usenet groups in a long time.

    (And I wouldn't consider 700MB to be a "high quality" DVD rip).
     
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    As a matter of fact, I no longer even know how to access the Usenet groups. I can't access them through my ISP's servers as they require me to log-on, and I don't know what my username or password is.
     
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    Oh, and I don't think it would be any better with 56K dial-up, so I don't know that cancelling my service would solve the problem :) (plus, my download speeds through broadband are what they're supposed to be).
     
  8. StupidMoniker

    StupidMoniker I lost a bet

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    Straight from the horses mouth or grip's as it were. Also from the same link he mentions timecards. Timecards and overtime sound like a fixed salary and not a % to me.

    Since the most pirated movies are probably the blockbusters, that still manage to make 100's of millions of dollars, I doubt we will see a significant decline in movies being made.
     
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    I don't download movies, but I do download unlicensed anime. I guess it's the nerd in me but I'm an anime freak, and considering I can't exactly buy the episodes that air in Japan, I'm kinda stuck with that one option.
     

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