I'll buy a DVD PLUS!
This product has ALL the advantages of a standard DVD player and in addition, I can get convenient and inexpensive video rentals. I'll be able to go to the local video store, circuit city, supermarket, whatever-- and load up ten titles to watch for, say, $50 or less. I can watch them whenever I want, any way I want. After the first viewing, the clock starts, and I can watch them as many times as I or my family wants for two full days. I can save them to watch again later at a reasonable pay per view price. Or I can buy it for unlimited use and watch it as many times as I want forever. (And minimal shelf storage space, too). And this is the great part, if I don't like the title, hey, just throw it away! I never have to return to the video store or suffer a late fee or be charged for a lost videotape. (The store claims I didn't turn it in, but they lost it. Yea, it's happened to me).
Since the movie studios will get the copy protection they need, I think they'll all sign on when enough DVD PLUS players are out there.
Hey, how about this? In two or three years, when Zenith HDTV's have made a reasonable penetration into the marketplace, maybe studios will release DVD PLUS titles at the same time they break first run movies into the theaters! (For a reasonable increased fee, of course, built right into the title, sold at the supermarket). I could elect to see a Titanic on opening weekend -- on my HDTV without having to suffer the crowds, risking not getting a ticket, standing in line, paying $9.50 per person for a popcorn, coke and hot dog, etc.
I'm a big believer, and hope that Zenith can capitalize on this. Roll'em out! |
