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Downloadable Movies from Amazon?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the glimpse-of-the-future dept.

StrongGlad writes "Screenshots of what could be an Amazon.com video store in the making surfaced Friday on the Web. Alan Taylor, who claims to have worked for the online retailer more than two years ago, said he discovered the screenshots while poking around an area of Amazon.com used by developers. The screenshots can be seen on Kokogiak.com. The pictures show a service called 'Unbox Video' that offers first time users a free TV show or $1.99 off the first movie they download. Instructions are given for downloading the player and buying movies and video that can be played on a PC, TV or portable media player. Amazon.com has declined to comment."

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  1. Great.. by zyl0x · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Now all we need are reliable ISPs so we don't have to spend 12 hours downloading each movie.

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    1. Re:Great.. by RipperMortis · · Score: 5, Funny

      12 hours?? Why, it only takes me a half hour to download a 700mb rip of a movie... Uhm, I mean that's probably how long it would take *Cough* if I were ever to do....uh. (backs slowly out of the room)

    2. Re:Great.. by hey · · Score: 3, Insightful

      They could use BitTorrent.

  2. apple by minus_273 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I wonder what this means for the apple movie store..

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  3. They still don't get it. by MindStalker · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The average hour long TV show can now be downloaded for 1.99. This is fairly reasonable, and I only wish 30 minute shows were .99.

    But these guys are making the same mistake as movielink. They are charging retail and in many instances for older movies more than retail. Sure you'll make money because some people have plenty of money and would rather not run out to the video store. The rest of us will only use these services when they are cheaper than the video store or they have movies that you can't find anywhere else.

    1. Re:They still don't get it. by NosTROLLdamus · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Well, the thing is, this might not be that time efficient either. If I can go buy a movie at a store for the same price as it costs online, and I can get to the store, buy it, and come home before it would of finished downloading, that certainly lessens the appeal.