Amazon Unbox Video Store Launches

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!"

"Plays for Sure" ... MUHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[MarkTina]

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! ;-)

Re:"Cool!"

[Anonymous Coward]

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...

Re:One problem

[Goaway]

Wow. I didn't think the kind of people who say "micro$hit" actually existed. I always thought they were a myth, to scare kids with.

Won't succeed. Here to stay.

[sporkme]

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.

Quoting a certain SciFi flick (Hugo Weaving)

[Lead Butthead]

"Tell me (slash-dotter)... what good is a (VIDEO) if you're unable to (PLAY IT ON LINUX BOXES)"

Re:"Cool!"

[el cisne]

Dang, man, were you trained by the Bene Gesserit or a Tleilaxu grown mentat ? I'm impressed.

Re:"Cool!"

[Anonymous Coward]

his prada-bindu bindings are complete, he has transcended all forms.

Plays, For Sure!

[Tibor the Hun]

I love it...
From the description about supported devices:
If your device is Plays for Sure compliant it may work, but we cannot guarantee performance on untested devices. (Emphasis mine.)

Dude, so if all of those people with "Plays for Sure" players will send me 20 bucks now, I'll send them 25 on Monday. For Sure!

Re:why pay for single-OS content?

[supasam]

he was using the operator. Yes, the one at the other end of the phone.

Re:Feature Missing

[viper66]

At the speed I am getting on a download the DVD would be here first.

Re:maybe for future

[gnu-sucks]

It gets better:

Unfortunately, our Amazon Unbox video downloads are not compatible with Apple / MacIntosh hardware and computer systems.

MacIntosh. Yeah.

I also found this funny:
One hour of programming is roughly equal to one gigabyte (1 GB) of file space on your computer... 1-hour TV episode=1.2GB

And the finale:
Some videos encoded with 5.1 surround sound do not sound as good as possible if your PC's sound settings are not configured properly.

Ya think!?!?

Re:"Cool!"

[Fred_A]

I think Amazon's PR department has added the apostrophe after careful reading of /. posting style so as not to alienate the readers (except for the minority that is either foreign or somehow managed to learn English despite being schooled in the US). I think it's quite slick.

Re:I agree, this sucks - can't transfer b/t comps

[el_womble]

That will teach me to doubt Apple. Much appreciated. One reset a year sounds fair.

Best get to my Shrine of Jobs, say a few "Hail Steve"'s and make a quick sacrifice - do you think the blood of 1 or 2 MSCEs will suffice? ;)