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Amazon Unbox Video Store Launches

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the online-box-offices dept.

andrewl6097 writes "Amazon.com has launched it's Amazon Unbox video store. Looks like about 1300 movies and 350 tv series, at $9.99 and up for movies and $1.99 per TV episode. Downloads come with a DVD quality version and a version more appropriate for portable players (using Windows DRM). Also, videos can be re-downloaded from your Amazon media library. Cool!"

3 of 308 comments (clear)

  1. "Plays for Sure" ... MUHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!! by MarkTina · · Score: 5, Funny

    The phrase "If your device is Plays for Sure compliant it may work," is quite amusing.

    So the device claims to play for sure ... but it might not ... great stuff! ;-)

  2. Re:"Cool!" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, as a faithful open source fan and reader of Slashdot, there is no way I'm ever going to support this DRM-infested crap! They may take our lives, but they cannot take our freedom!!!

    Now pardon me while I go back to buying stuff from iTunes...

  3. Won't succeed. Here to stay. by sporkme · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would like to point out that when I looked at the website, the top ten downloads included:

    #5 Firefly
    #6 Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Funhouse Mystery
    #8 Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Volcano Mystery

    This proves beyond a shadow of doubt that Slashdot users are a significant part of the early adoption crowd.

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