I would definitely pay $10-12/month for unlimited movies from ITunes, I would also buy an AppleTV in that case. $50/movie isn't going to fly for my use case though, my wife isn't much of a movie fan and my son is currently too young to pay any attention to movies.
Haha! Well that's dead in the water. $50 and $30 dollars! What a joke.
Tell me a movie that's out right now worth $50 for an itunes digital copy and I'll buy you a drink.
Some of you are completely missing the point and cost savings. If it's not for you, it's not for you. Obviously, if you're seeing this from a single viewer / after-theater rental perspective, yeah, it's going to be a bad deal.
This is a very good deal if:
- You usually go to the theater with multiple friends, or your family.
- You usually buy food and beverages at the theater, on top of ticket prices.
- You value the comfort of your own living room and the convenience of being at home.
- You have a high end entertainment system.
What's a "reasonable price", though? A "reasonable price" from the rights holders' standpoint would be at least $250-300 /month. That's nearly every entertainment TV show, including premium channels, plus nearly every film in print more than a few months old. It would offer you much more than a "loaded" cable subscription.
You're kind of missing the point as the cinema is an 'experience' 'going out' leaving the house. Watching a film stuck in your house is not really a memorable experience. Going somewhere with friends, travelling, a restaurant meal etc but watching something at home on a home cinema? A bit sad really!
I was going to say this.ITT:
- Single people who are outraged at $30-50 for a movie
- People in relationships or with kids who think $30-50 for a movie is reasonable
This is a very good deal if:
- You usually go to the theater with multiple friends, or your family.
- You usually buy food and beverages at the theater, on top of ticket prices.
- You value the comfort of your own living room and the convenience of being at home.
- You have a high end entertainment system.
If you are going to watch it at home anyway, why would you pay $50? That's stupid. You could just wait 3 months and pay $15 - $20 to own a Blu-ray/Digital Copy or rent it for $6.
I was going to say this.
This service isn't for lonely guy sitting alone watching on his laptop. Unless you want Apple to start tracking how many people are watching the screen and charging accordingly. (I'm sure Google and Samsung are ready to roll that out any day now.)
If this really takes off I can see my local cinema doubling the current ticket price as the fall off in revenue from week 3 will "force" their hand.
Also $50! Not a chance.