99¢ for HD.
Tara: That was funny if you've studied Taglarin mystic rites and... are a total dork... Riley: Then how come Xander didn't laugh?
'Selfless'
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Tom Scola - Sep 01, 2010 2:47:22 pm PDT #14752 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
§ ita § - Sep 01, 2010 2:49:10 pm PDT #14753 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
And how long do you keep it for? Because buying isn't that much more expensive.
tommyrot - Sep 01, 2010 2:50:49 pm PDT #14754 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Buying a HD TV program is $2.99. "Not much more" unless you look at the %.
eta:
Once you rent an episode, you have 30 days to press Play. Then it’s yours for the next 48 hours. Watch it once, or replay it as many times as you want for some instant rerun gratification.
§ ita § - Sep 01, 2010 2:53:10 pm PDT #14755 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But you keep it! There's no way I'm renting something for 1/3 the price of keeping it forever. Renting the movie made more sense (I think it was like 15-20%). eta: And even then, only rewatching within 48 hours was offensive to my Netflixy persona.
tommyrot - Sep 01, 2010 2:54:21 pm PDT #14756 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Personally, I agree. Although I might be tempted to rent an episode of a show I've never seen before if I'm not sure I'm going to like it.
javachik - Sep 01, 2010 3:04:42 pm PDT #14757 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
And for me, if I'm buying for forever, it's on DVD. Only DVDs offer all of the commentary tracks, and that's usually the main reason I'm buying.
tommyrot - Sep 01, 2010 3:10:55 pm PDT #14758 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Well, for some shows (like BSG and Caprica) you can download the commentary. (Of course then you gotta make sure you play the commentary in sync with the show.) But I suppose not many shows offer that.
Personally I've been moving from buying DVDs to downloading from iTunes for environmental, storage space and convenience issues. I now have the last five seasons of Doctor Who on my MacBook Pro. (Please don't tell me the Doctor Who commentaries are totally awesome.)
Jessica - Sep 01, 2010 3:13:52 pm PDT #14759 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The Apple TV is wired to my receiver. The digital signal passes from the Apple TV to my stereo.
I used to have a G5 hooked up exactly the same way. (It died. I replaced it with an Airport Express just for music - I miss having access to iTunes video on the TV, but other than the price I can't see the benefit of an Apple TV over a Mini.)
tommyrot - Sep 01, 2010 3:22:58 pm PDT #14760 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I just connect my MacBook Pro directly to my HD TV. That works fine, except there's a cable I have to try to not step on.
I've mentioned this before, but you need to use HDMI cable for this, as Apple DRM prohibits using analog cables (eg VGA) to display HD iTunes content.
Tom Scola - Sep 01, 2010 3:32:18 pm PDT #14761 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
A DVI cable will work, as long as the monitor supports HDCP.