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    Amazon Video On Demand Review Discussion

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Jerry Jackson, Oct 13, 2009.

  1. Jerry Jackson

    Jerry Jackson Administrator NBR Reviewer

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    by Jerry Jackson

    Amazon's Video On Demand service lets you rent or buy movies without relying on -- or waiting for -- an actual physical disk to arrive. So much the better for those of us without an optical drive on our laptops, but is streaming video really ready to supplant DVD and Blu-ray movies on your notebook? We examined standard definition and high definition movies from Amazon's streaming service to determine whether you can finally wave goodbye to disk-based movie watching on your notebook.



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  2. Clutch

    Clutch cute and cuddly boys

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    I dont get any images :confused:
     
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    Jay Garmon Notebook Guru

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    Jay Garmon, Oct 13, 2009
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    Isend2C Notebook Deity

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    So how large are the video files when downloaded onto the computer? itunes uses about 565 MB for 50 minutes of standard quality video. And are the videos protected or not?
     
    Isend2C, Oct 13, 2009
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    Unless we upgrade our internet connections. I don't see downloading 1080p movies a viable option.

    I would say DVDs maybe. I may be a quality nut, but I'd like my movies uncompressed and meant to be seen as close as possible to its original quality. A video on demand service cannot provide that. We still need physical discs.
     
    MrX8503, Oct 13, 2009
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    AznImports602 Notebook Deity

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    I know my sis download a movie awhile back and it was like 1.45 gigs and thats for standard def. I dunno about HD though, but streaming is really great and quick.
     
    AznImports602, Oct 13, 2009
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    IDK about that. A few days ago my wife rented a show from them because our DVR was stupid (one more screw up on Comcast's part and I'm going to DirecTV). Slow as heck downloading, and my internet connection was measuring around 15Mbps download/2Mbps upload and faster. Not an encouraging sign, but it did work better than the DVR did after the download was finished.
     
    Greg, Oct 14, 2009
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    I used it a couple of years ago: online watching was going with hiccups and Amazon Unbox was a nightmare to use so gave up the damn thing. Hopefully they improved.
     
    const451, Oct 15, 2009
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    I think HD is much more than that which I guess would make it slower.
     
    wirleaon, Oct 16, 2009
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