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Amazon Opens On-Demand Video Store
g0dsp33d writes "Amazon opened the doors on its new video on demand service. Some promotional videos are free and the quality seems to be good. You can preview the first 2 minutes of any of the offerings. Episodes of TV shows cost $1.99 and movies are $14.99. Movies can also be 'rented' for 24 hours for $3.99. Purchasing allows download to two machines and unlimited viewing online. The service claims 14.5K movies and 1,200 TV shows including pre-purchasing the rights to upcoming seasons. Considering alternative, ad-based, free online video sites such as Hulu, is Amazon's service too pricey?"
I find the iTunes interface to be a big hassle, actually. Also, iTunes coverage of movies is rather limited.
That's the point of the 250G cap: so that I don't have to pay for your insatiable appetite for DVDs you're never going to watch.
If you're going to buy hundreds of movies from Amazon at $15/movie, you might as well pay another $100 or so to get full bandwidth 24/7; don't make pay for your bandwidth lust.
Interesting. Evidently, it's the Amazon-Apple-Microsoft axis of evil.