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Movie rental downloads will be the wave of the future. It is not rocket science. People want convenience and hate to waste time and gas driving to their local video store. From the movie studio's perspective, the shift to downloadable content can not come soon enough. The switch to downloadable movies will free them from all of the costs related to the production, storage, distribution and packaging of physical media. Also they can still sell the films for a healthy amount, but show increased profits.
The capability to rent downloadable movies has been with us for a few years now. The problem for many individuals has been twofold; the lack of widespread broadband Internet access, and the requirement to make use of a computer to view the movies. Even if the computer was successfully hooked to a TV (sometimes no mean feat in itself) for a bigger picture, there were all sorts of other issues associated with computer use that made this a less than satisfactory solution for many movie renters.
The passage of time has largely solved the broadband issue. An April, 2008 report from research firm Scarborough Research revealed broadband penetration is up over 300% since 2002. Nationally, 49% of households have broadband Internet access, and that number continues to increase with the continued rollout of services such as Verizon's FIOS. As more households get broadband the requirement for renting movies via Internet download will increase even further.
The greater gains conversely, will come from the introduction of alternative methods of downloading movie rentals. To this end, various products are already introduced or are planned for market introduction. Most cable companies offer some sort of video on demand rental service. The quality and selection of these offerings vary, nevertheless they will be accessible to lots of individuals.
For individuals that do not have cable or for a number of reasons want another service, you will discover additional options available. TiVO has partnered with Amazon.com to offer the ability to rent movies from the Amazon Unboxed service. That collaboration has a whole lot going for it. TiVO has a universally praised user interface, offers HD capability from off air or cable services, and integrates the Amazon Unboxed service seamlessly into their interface to make things extremely easy for consumers.
AppleTV is a piece of hardware which allows people to download movies from the Apple iTunes Store for viewing on their own TV. It's really a small, set top box like unit that connects to the internet, and retrieves movies from the iTUNEs library. In most things from Apple Inc. it really is well designed and has a very easy to use interface. It doesn't stop at movies either. You may watch TV shows, music videos, and YouTube videos also. It also allows A/V content through your computer to be viewed on your TV. There's a 24hr window from the time for movie rentals, after which the movies vanish, as well as your rental fee. It's like video on demand, but with a much larger library.
HD video for the Apple TV is delivered in 720p (You may watch them in 720p or 1080i). With Apple TV 2, the bitrate will be around 1/8th that of Blu-Ray, so the video obviously isn't as good, but it is not bad either, and also you do not have to get off your couch. An issue for some is the fact that there is no type of video below component 480i. If you have an older TV that will not have component inputs, you are out of luck. Another issue is the FF and rewind performance. The movie must be rebuffered to do this so it will not work like your regular Blu-ray player or cable company's video on demand.
