[opendtv] Re: Burn your own DVDs at legal kiosks
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:50:19 -0400
Dan Grimes wrote:
> Why not offer a 'download and burn' service for the customer
> at their own home?
Kon Wilms wrote:
> Because customers can't be trusted.
Gentlemen, let's not jump to conclusions.
Read down the article:
URL: http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199000704
"The download-and-burn concept extends beyond kiosks. Wal-Mart offers a
service that lets consumers download films formatted for portable media
players and PCs. Industry watchers expect Wal-Mart and others to offer
download-and-burn via PCs and broadband.
"The concept is also being billed as a custom-DVD-manufacturing solution
for Web retailers. And, according to Bob Saffari, senior director of
marketing for chip maker LSI Corp.'s advanced video products, cable
set-top manufacturers are taking steps to incorporate DVD burners into
their products."
My first reaction was that to download a DVD-quality DVD via a standard
"broadband" connection today would still take an annoyingly long time.
If this can be done in minutes at a kiosk, many people would prefer that
route. But evidently, they have thought past this barrier.
Bert
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