As predicted, Amazon.com has released their Unbox video download service.
No video downloads for Canadians. No Amazon.ca Unbox store.
No support for Mac users.
You can buy in some cases, rent in others.
They have a lot of stuff to download... if you're in the USA.
Price includes both a DVD-quality video to watch on your PC or TV, and a video file optimized for compatible portable video players.
Usage: US customers only. You can keep purchased videos on 2 PCs and 2 portable video players at the same time.
System Requirements: Requires Windows XP.
$1.99 to buy TV shows. $9.88 to buy The Matrix.
$2.99 to rent Office Space. You can store it for 30 days, but wait...
once you start playing it, it self-destructs after only 24 hours.
$14.99 to buy Napolean Dynamite. $13.87 to buy V for Vendetta.
The file sizes are huge, which is kind of interesting for the US, a country with mostly terrible broadband. For a one hour show:
Run Time: 51 min
Video File Size: 840.2 MB
Portable File Size: 248.2 MB
That's over a gig just for one show.
In case you're wondering, Canadians still can't buy downloadable movies or TV shows from iTunes either. Which is interesting, considering we have way better broadband than the States.
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