Downloadable Movies from Amazon? 71
StrongGlad writes "Screenshots of what could be an Amazon.com video store in the making surfaced Friday on the Web. Alan Taylor, who claims to have worked for the online retailer more than two years ago, said he discovered the screenshots while poking around an area of Amazon.com used by developers. The screenshots can be seen on Kokogiak.com. The pictures show a service called 'Unbox Video' that offers first time users a free TV show or $1.99 off the first movie they download. Instructions are given for downloading the player and buying movies and video that can be played on a PC, TV or portable media player. Amazon.com has declined to comment."
Great.. (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Great.. (Score:1, Insightful)
The only problem with any of these services is that I would want them to use an inexpensive set top box that was attached to my TV rather then be forced (I know, there are ways around this) to watch it on my PC. Inspite of being capable of setting it up myself, I prefer simple (easy to use) solutions to connect my TV to my media files.
Format? (Score:2, Insightful)
The only thing I'm worried about is how proprietary this is gonna be. What's this download gonna be formatted as? Will it be some specialty format like Apple does with 'mp3s' you download from them, or will it be something standard, like an
Re:Great.. (Score:4, Insightful)