Just wanted to see if people have actually switched their habits from renting from Blockbuster/Netflix to renting from iTunes. I rented my first movie "Sunshine" last night and was actually pretty impressed at the speed of the download and the quality of the movie. Haven't heard much about movie rentals since they were announced...
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Anyone renting movies on iTunes?
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I, like I suspect many others are, am waiting for the tv update. I'm far more likely to rent movies to watch with my wife... she tends to get annoyed if I put on my headphones for 2 hours on a night and totally tune her out.
I have loaded up my account with pre-paid gift cards and purchased and hooked up my tv, and am waiting patiently to begin.
To start, I think we're going to rent "Raising Arizona" (recommended), and catch up on a lot of stuff we missed at the theatres last year.
I have loaded up my account with pre-paid gift cards and purchased and hooked up my tv, and am waiting patiently to begin.
To start, I think we're going to rent "Raising Arizona" (recommended), and catch up on a lot of stuff we missed at the theatres last year.
I save renting movies for my 17" laptop. For me, downloads take about two hours and the quality is good as well.
It's been about 10 years since I went to a store and actually rented a movie so renting a movie on iTunes was my first since then, it won't be the last.
It's been about 10 years since I went to a store and actually rented a movie so renting a movie on iTunes was my first since then, it won't be the last.
I rented "300" while on the road a couple of weeks ago. It was alright. (The rental service was good, the movie only fair). I'm also waiting on the 
TV update to watch with the family.
TV update to watch with the family.
I rented "The Simpsons Movie" as I never saw it in the theatres. I had to watch it on my TV via my iPhone as my computer is two slow to watch movies in iTunes. I was an easy experience.
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anyone attempt downloading an iTunes movie to their laptop and then connecting it to their HDTV via a DVI-2-HDMI cord? I wonder if DRM won't let you do that.
I know Netflix streaming service doesnt allow you to watch movies via DVI due to its DRM. I tried and the customer service said I can only do component or VGA out to a TV.
I know Netflix streaming service doesnt allow you to watch movies via DVI due to its DRM. I tried and the customer service said I can only do component or VGA out to a TV.
I hadn't thought about it much until I saw this thread, but I haven't rented a movie in over three months from Blockbuster or anyone.
The few movies that I'd be willing to watch more than once I just buy the DVD of and if there's nothing on TV during the rare times I have time to just veg out, I just pop in a DVD that I already own.
The few movies that I'd be willing to watch more than once I just buy the DVD of and if there's nothing on TV during the rare times I have time to just veg out, I just pop in a DVD that I already own.
I haven't rented from Blockbuster or Netflix in years, but I'm enjoying renting from iTunes now. I load rented movies on my iPhone to watch on the plane when I travel. It couldn't be easier...
There have been ways to watch movies over the net for about 10 years now. That is really what these services are trying to compete with or at least justify and take some petty cash in. 