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Do you plan to download TV shows?

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Are you planning to buy and download any TV shows from the apple store?
Me?nah
 
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maybe... would be nice
 
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I might, but only if I miss an episode of Lost and it's not going to be shown again until later in the season.. :)
 
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i hope they get some better shows, i like lost and everything but its one of those shows you always have to watch, when would you really want to watch it again? and on the ipod is not a good idea just bc the screen is so small
 
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macAttack said:
i hope they get some better shows
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Same here... Once they get some get some more shows... maybe even older ones... I think it will be a great way to slow down pirating.
 
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Nope. I have a tv tuner so I record everything to my computer anyways, so if I want to watch something on the iPod I will just schedule it to record, and export it with H.264
 
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Having a HomeTheater set up with the Mini works for me.

I would purchase TV shows but only Classic Episodes...!!!
 
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hmm... no commercials you say?
 
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raven is hot, if i may say so.
 
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So, that is why my grandsons watch her show. lol :)
 
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Not being in the States and having the ability to get new episodes of Lost that won't air here for at least 6 months.....definitely worth paying only $2 for (at least, if you want to do so legally). Because my computer screen is 19" I don't mind watching them on it, but I'm sure on the video iPod it would probably be less than favourable. But as a few other people said, the selection is a bit small right now, however, the new video store has only just been released so give it a couple months.
 
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Just last week I was thinking that it would be nice to be able to download one episode of a show if you missed it. I haven't checked it out yet but I hope it works well. I have an old pc with itunes hooked up to the tv so this would be great.

bone
 
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I think it'll be great once it comes to the UK and there's a bigger selection on offer.
 
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it's worth it for people who travel a lot everyday. If you missed a show, download it and watch it on your way to the office.
The price is quite reasonable too. If it proves to be a success, i guess more tv companies will ask apple to showcase their videos.
It's just a trial and we shall have a lot more better videos if people really buy them.
 
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dstopsky said:
Not being in the States and having the ability to get new episodes of Lost that won't air here for at least 6 months.....definitely worth paying only $2 for (at least, if you want to do so legally). Because my computer screen is 19" I don't mind watching them on it, but I'm sure on the video iPod it would probably be less than favourable. But as a few other people said, the selection is a bit small right now, however, the new video store has only just been released so give it a couple months.
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They almost certainly will not make it possible to purchase the show in places where it hasn't been released yet
 
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I won't buy them from iTunes. The issue is their size is proportioned for the iPod, not viewing on a computer screen. Unless Apple released and sold full screen versions of the videos, it's not worth it.
 

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