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Heard today that it was funcitonal, signed up and 'bought' a download
($15 credit if you sign up this month).

Came home and there's the flick, ready to go in the "Now Playing"
list, in a folder called Amazon Unbox.

http://www.amazon.com/unbox

Amazon Unboxed
 

Wayne R. shaped the electrons to say:
Heard today that it was funcitonal, signed up and 'bought' a download
($15 credit if you sign up this month).

Yeah, it went live last night: http://blog.tivolovers.com/435562.html

-MZ
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On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:21:14 -0500, Wayne R.
wrote:

Heard today that it was funcitonal, signed up and 'bought' a download
($15 credit if you sign up this month).

Came home and there's the flick, ready to go in the "Now Playing"
list, in a folder called Amazon Unbox.

http://www.amazon.com/unbox


I'm still waiting for the movie I bought at 9am yesterday to download.
I get an error in my recording history saying "did not download the
movie...movie could not be found"

I tried with another movie before bed last night, and thet hasn't
shown up yet either.

-Martin O'B

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On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:42:37 -0500, Martin O'Brien
wrote:

On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:21:14 -0500, Wayne R.
wrote:

Heard today that it was funcitonal, signed up and 'bought' a download
($15 credit if you sign up this month).

Came home and there's the flick, ready to go in the "Now Playing"
list, in a folder called Amazon Unbox.

http://www.amazon.com/unbox


I'm still waiting for the movie I bought at 9am yesterday to download.
I get an error in my recording history saying "did not download the
movie...movie could not be found"

I tried with another movie before bed last night, and thet hasn't
shown up yet either.

-Martin O'B

I don't buy downloadable digital stuff because of the DRM that
frequently means you don't actually get what you pay for.
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"How could you ask me to believe in God when there's
absolutely no evidence that I can see?" -- Jodie Foster

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Martin O'Brien shaped the electrons to say:
I'm still waiting for the movie I bought at 9am yesterday to download.
I get an error in my recording history saying "did not download the
movie...movie could not be found"

I tried with another movie before bed last night, and thet hasn't
shown up yet either.

Are you the one who left a similar comment on TiVoLovers?

In any case, another user reported that rebooting the TiVo free'd up
the downloads and he started getting them.

If that doesn't work, I would contact Amazon and/or TiVo support.

-MZ
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On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:49:35 -0600, Mark Lloyd
wrote (with clarity & insight):

I don't buy downloadable digital stuff because of the DRM that
frequently means you don't actually get what you pay for.

I don't download stuff to own, either, but see little issue with it if
it's a 'rental'. And most of the Unbox stuff is supposed to be that.

Amazon Unboxed
 

On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:17:01 -0500, Wayne R.
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:49:35 -0600, Mark Lloyd
wrote (with clarity & insight):

I don't buy downloadable digital stuff because of the DRM that
frequently means you don't actually get what you pay for.

I don't download stuff to own, either, but see little issue with it if
it's a 'rental'. And most of the Unbox stuff is supposed to be that.

DRM can still lead to an inability to play the thing ONCE. A computer
is a complex thing.
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"How could you ask me to believe in God when there's
absolutely no evidence that I can see?" -- Jodie Foster

Amazon Unboxed
 

On Thursday 08 March 2007 07:20 pm, Mark Lloyd ranted on thusly:

I don't buy downloadable digital stuff because of the DRM that
frequently means you don't actually get what you pay for.

I don't download stuff to own, either, but see little issue with it if
it's a 'rental'. And most of the Unbox stuff is supposed to be that.

DRM can still lead to an inability to play the thing ONCE. A computer
is a complex thing.

But we're talking about Amazon Unbox on TiVo here, which greatly simplifies
things. Theoretically, the file gets downloaded to the TiVo, then you hit
play on the TiVo and watch it. I'll know soon: I used the $15 credit
to "rent" Twelve Monkeys and The Illusionist.

--
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keep my mind, you know, uh, limber." - The Dude, "The Big Lebowski"

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On Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:59:35 -0700, Michael Fierro
wrote:

On Thursday 08 March 2007 07:20 pm, Mark Lloyd ranted on thusly:

I don't buy downloadable digital stuff because of the DRM that
frequently means you don't actually get what you pay for.

I don't download stuff to own, either, but see little issue with it if
it's a 'rental'. And most of the Unbox stuff is supposed to be that.

DRM can still lead to an inability to play the thing ONCE. A computer
is a complex thing.

But we're talking about Amazon Unbox on TiVo here, which greatly simplifies
things. Theoretically, the file gets downloaded to the TiVo, then you hit
play on the TiVo and watch it. I'll know soon: I used the $15 credit
to "rent" Twelve Monkeys and The Illusionist.


Probably OK, with download and playback on specific hardware. However,
it still seems reasonable to be suspicious considering the trouble
that DRM causes in other situations.

--
Michael Fierro
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--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"How could you ask me to believe in God when there's
absolutely no evidence that I can see?" -- Jodie Foster

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On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:21:14 -0500, Wayne R.
wrote:

Heard today that it was funcitonal, signed up and 'bought' a download
($15 credit if you sign up this month).

Came home and there's the flick, ready to go in the "Now Playing"
list, in a folder called Amazon Unbox.

http://www.amazon.com/unbox

Did I read the web site right that it disables Tivo-To-Go? I have a PC
running BeyondTV that I use as a second tuner and I copy the TV shows
to my Tivo Series2 and they play perfectly. I'd like to try the Amazon
Unbox but if it disables the Tivo-To-Go, it's a no go for me.

*D*

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On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:21:14 -0500, Wayne R. wrote:

Heard today that it was funcitonal, signed up and 'bought' a download
($15 credit if you sign up this month).

Came home and there's the flick, ready to go in the "Now Playing"
list, in a folder called Amazon Unbox.

http://www.amazon.com/unbox


Is the downloaded playback anything close to DVD quality?

Amazon Unboxed
 

Gad Zoox shaped the electrons to say:
Did I read the web site right that it disables Tivo-To-Go? I have a PC

No. Unbox downloads cannot be transferred with TTG or MRV, no change
to other uses.

-MZ
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"A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men" 508-852-2171
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On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 13:15:11 -0600, S Martineau
wrote (with clarity & insight):

Is the downloaded playback anything close to DVD quality?

I downloaded Garden State - I don't think it was DVD quality, but it
didn't look bad either. Don't know if the quality changes from show to
show or not.