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Cringely on Blockbuster-iPod Video Distro Plan
MrPerfekt writes "In this week's Cringely column, another one of his hypothesizing sessions actually seems plausible. Blockbuster's retail outlets make good sense for Apple to partner with them for video iPod content distribution. From the article: 'Take your Video-out iPod to Blockbuster, drop it in a kiosk dock then download from the local xServe your choice of 50,000 movies. You can rent the movie or buy it and you can even choose the resolution, which may or may not affect the final price. Take the iPod home, drop it in the dock attached to your TV and watch the movie. H.264 decoding takes place in the iPod in hardware.'"
how big is a dvd quality movie?
Without extras, about 4 GB, or 32000 Mbit.
how fast is usb?
Theoretically 480 Mbps, practically 240 Mbps or thereabouts. 32000 Mbit / 240 Mbps = 133 seconds.
Is anyone keeping track of which of his write ups wind up being accurate?
According to the man's own review he does a reasonable job at around 73-80 percent depending on how critical you want to be.
Platform advocacy is like choosing a favorite severely developmentally disabled child.