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.
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§ ita § - Sep 01, 2010 2:53:10 pm PDT #14755 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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
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A DVI cable will work, as long as the monitor supports HDCP.
Jessica - Sep 01, 2010 3:35:40 pm PDT #14762 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
But a DVI cable won't carry audio. (I had a DVI cable going into the TV and RCA audio going into the AV receiver.)
§ ita § - Sep 01, 2010 3:50:37 pm PDT #14763 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm willing to shell out $3 for an episode if I just liked it that much and I didn't manage to save it on my TiVo to get me over until the DVD comes out, or if I just want to have a look. I have a few SPN episodes, some Eureka, and some Middleman for those reasons. The difference between 99¢ and $2.99 isn't enough for me to rail at the relatively smaller selection available to rent.
tommyrot - Sep 01, 2010 4:40:30 pm PDT #14764 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.
A DVI cable will work, as long as the monitor supports HDCP.
Yeah, forgot to mention that.