05-16-2002, 09:35 PM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Coming Soon To A Pocket PC Near You...
http://www.wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/story/17757.html
One of my favorite ways to use (and show off) my Pocket PC has always been by watching videos and movies. Having a digital flick on my Pocket PC has helped me pass the time on many a long airline flight. It's always been a challenge, though, to create or find interesting content for viewing. Buying and ripping DVDs is a pain and there's precious little downloadable stuff I'm interested in. Until now...
Pocket PC Films has announced that is has struck a deal with Lion's Gate Films to distribute their catalog of more than 1,500 films, all to be formatted for Pocket PC and Palm (ugh!) devices. There's no mention yet about just which of the Lion's Gate listings will be made available, but there are definitely enough titles to please everyone.
This is an idea whose time has finally come. I know that historically, moviemakers have had a lot of misgivings about distributing their digital content in ways other than on "secure" DVDs. However, a quick look at Audible.com shows that it is possible to provide digital content AND protect against piracy (I know, I know, Audible's not doing well financially, but that's not for lack of technical capabilities). Personally, I'd have no misgivings about paying near-full or full price for a feature film for my Pocket PC and wouldn't care if it was entirely copy-protected.
As my friends and family are constantly reminding me, though, I am not like most other people. How much would you be willing to pay for a new release, full-length feature film for your Pocket PC?
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05-16-2002, 10:06 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,878
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I think the cost should "slide" depending on whether or not we are watching recent releases or BW classics......
That being said, I would pay all the way to say 75% of the DVD/VHS price....
Just my .02
Hmmmm.....
Just looked at their offerings, looks like they don't have any BW classics, but they still have a decent selection....
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05-16-2002, 10:58 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Movies on iPaq
As far as I am concerned, watching a movie on my iPaq is still a novelty. With all of the dust, the small screen, the only think useful with movies on my Pocket PC is to impress co-workers.
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05-16-2002, 11:04 PM
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Editor Emeritus
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Re: Movies on iPaq
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Originally Posted by gordo
...the only thing useful with movies on my Pocket PC is to impress co-workers.
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Right. So what's your point? 
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05-17-2002, 12:03 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2002
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A reasonable price for me is one similar to videoclub ones. A few bucks for movie.
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05-17-2002, 12:21 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Mar 2004
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personally i think it's far from being novelty. surely the display on ipaq isn't the best available for viewing a movie, but then again if it's not big enough for that purpose, one might say it's not big enough for gaming or other use either. i see people on buses and trains using the more clumsy portable tv's with small display, and they're stuck with viewing what ever happens to come out at the moment. and if you're traveling during the day, before prime-time, most programmes do suck.
still, i wouldn't pay one penny for movies on ipaq. i own a video digitizer that i use to pack a tv-programme with divx4 on-the-fly and then view it later with pocketdivx. one hour with almost flawless picture takes somewhere around 60mbs. :wink:
/jizmo
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05-17-2002, 12:28 AM
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Mystic
Join Date: Jul 2003
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battery
battery, oh the battery... I need to watch a movie, play a few games, and then work without running out on an airplane. My extended battery on my 568 still gets eaten up by Media Player, PocketTV and PocketDiVX.
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05-17-2002, 01:19 AM
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Oracle
Join Date: Mar 2007
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It all depends on the format they release their content in. WMV I'd pay $5.00, MPEG-1 I'd pay $10 to $15.
Don't Panic!
Bobby
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05-17-2002, 05:16 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Personally, if I've paid 20-30 bucks for a movie already, I'd be pretty hard pressed to want to pay again just to watch it on my iPAQ. Can you say "SmartRIP, VirtualDUB, TMPEGenc" and so on? 
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05-17-2002, 03:13 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 9
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How much would [b]I[/b] pay?
Between $5.00 and $10.00
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