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Don't see the problem...
DRM will kill this. If you have to buy proprietary hardware for $60 (which I think is a lot for limited movie hardware) that someone is going to have to figure out (not tech geeks like all of us) it won't happen.

Two things:

1.) the media you're spending $$ on is REUSABLE. You load your movie(s) and go home. You watch the movie(s). They expire. You go back and reuse the media again. If they last 1000 rental cycles, let's see.. that works out to about 6 CENTS per rental. If it only lasts 100 rentals it's 60 CENTS per rental.

Somehow, I don't see 6 or 60 cents premium above current rentals to be THAT big a deal.

2.) The DRM will be broken. That much is a given. Just as CSS was broken and every other "update" to CSS has been hacked, whatever DRM included with this package will likewise be toast - maybe even before it even gets released.

Those who want to pirate movies this way will have the opportunity to do so.

As far as the average guy on the street who's not a tech geek, odds are he's already got a computer with an SD chip reader - and if NOT, he's probably got at least a computer that has a USB port.

No doubt, there will be a device released that adds a USB/SD chip reader for those who don't have a TV with one built in that should be easy to install - about as difficult as hooking up a DVD player. Most people can figure that much out.
Posted by: Wolfie2K3   Posted on: 03/04/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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A dead duck  roberto_maietta@... | 03/03/08
Look at Apple...  fde101 | 03/03/08
For every 1 itunes customer  roberto_maietta@... | 03/04/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  mrlinux | 03/03/08
Where do I sign up?  nucrash | 03/03/08
Hah...conscientious objection already!  techboy_z | 03/03/08
And this is different than . . .  JLHenry | 03/03/08
When it comes to renting  voska1 | 03/03/08
MS DRM "technology" vs "standards"  n00b-herder | 03/04/08
What does this mean for poor Sony and Blu-Ray?  JLHenry | 03/03/08
Makes sense  Prognosticator | 03/03/08
Can't wait for the pirates  itanalyst2@... | 03/03/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  richard233 | 03/03/08
There is still a rental business  nucrash | 03/03/08
tHE INDUSTRY BEGINS TO CATCH UP WITH THE PIRATES?  lucan07@... | 03/03/08
Flash, especially if fixed for lifespan  Boot_Agnostic | 03/03/08
Still easier to pirate  Larsix | 03/03/08
The internet, as of 2006, was handling 10,000 petabytes.  CobraA1 | 03/03/08
Not cost effective or convenient at all ...  terry flores | 03/03/08
I completely agree  roberto_maietta@... | 03/04/08
DRM isn't the only issue ...  terry flores | 03/04/08
Value...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/04/08
It won't make it past the major test phase  stano360 | 03/04/08
Don't see the problem...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/04/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  winesipper | 03/04/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  cavlosnap@... | 03/04/08
$60 issue  stano360 | 03/04/08
The way to sell it...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/04/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  TheSimulacra | 03/04/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  TheSimulacra | 03/04/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  ylen76 | 06/25/09

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