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mrcheapo
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2009-02-04, 10:12 PM
Hi,

Is anyone using a movie download rental service here?

UK available services such as Channel 4's seem to be Kontiki based (bandwidth hogging p2p comes bundled free :madSmile
I've also taken a look at lovefilm.com and tescodigital.com which seem to have a pretty limited range just now for online download rentals.

Amazon Unbox looks pretty decent but hasn't arrived from over the atlantic properly yet.

I know it's almost always going to be MS DRM infected/infested but I can live with that if I really must if it's only for nightly rentals rather than to own.

My big requirement is that I'm paying as I go rather than having a subscription charge.

My plan was just to hook to the media pc or a laptop to the lounge TFT to watch.

Has anyone here had any joy with an existing UK available service?

Thanks for any pointers. Cool
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2009-02-04, 11:08 PM
bittorrentWink or download-by-mail (lovefilm.com) and dvd decrypter
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2009-02-06, 05:32 PM
Hmmm, considered the torrent option (as it seems to offer what I'm after for free, unlike the current commercial services) but it's too paranoia inducing.

Looks like I'm stuck with dvd's from the local vid shop in the mean time, but it's a pain in the arse in this day and age that there seems to be nothing any better about as yet.
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2009-02-07, 09:23 AM
I had another go at this last night, it looks like iTunes is going to be the winner for now with a good range and £3.49 rentals.
I rejected ever using it years ago because of Apple's proprietary technology and DRM, but it looks like the best that's going here without extra hardware right now.
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