James Fee
10-20-2004, 12:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/213/cinemanow_premieres_high-definition' target='_blank'>http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/213/cinemanow_premieres_high-definition</a><br /><br /></div><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/cinemanow_logo.jpg" /> "<i>Finally, someone is getting the idea… I’m getting sick of companies offering sub-DVD quality movies for download at standard DVD rental rates… what’s the point? At least give me a reason to want to to mess with a computer… and HD content will be that reason. Maybe the announcement from CinemaNow about the premiere of its High-Definition Channel will make other companies see the picture a bit clearer. CinemaNow will make High-Definition Movies available for download in Windows Media High-Definition format for playback on Windows XP-based PCs, including the Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 PC. This announcement marks the first broad adoption of mainstream High-definition movies being been made available on-demand via the Internet. The first titles released on CinemaNow in Windows Media Video HD are MacGillivray Freeman Films’ giant screen IMAX films through a deal with Image Entertainment.</i>"<br /><br />I totally agree. The technology and bandwidth is here for downloading WMV HD content and I think the consumers are willing to pay.