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Sony launched a new Playstation Store on July 15, 2008 with the ability to download TV shows and movie rentals and purchases directly to your PS3. This new service peeked my interest so I decided to dig for some more more details.
Renting and Purchasing Movies -- Sony vs. AppleTV:
Pricing for SD and HD (up to 1080p) content seems appropriate and is based upon the size and resolution of the content. One feature of note is the ability to transfer your purchases and rentals to up to 3 PSP's. Impressive! But, there's a glitch for rentals. You have up to 14 days to view your movie and 24 hours once viewing has begun before your rented content is erased from your PS3's harddrive. Compare that to AppleTV (iTunes) which gives you 30 days with the same 24 hour viewing limit. Personally, I wish they would give us 3 days; some of us have kids who need attention every 20 minutes (even when they SHOULD be asleep). However, Apple only offers rentals at up to 720p for HD, even though the AppleTV is capable of 1080p . Neither service requires a subscription, unlike Netflix. With both AppleTV and Playstation Store, you begin watching the movie withing minutes of beginning the download without waiting for for the download to complete.
Verdict?
As a PS3 owner who has enjoyed the ability to download HD movie trailers (though they need more!), I have been eagerly anticipating these new features since they were first announced. While I probably won't purchase movies this way, since I prefer to have the media, I am anxious to try this new service for rentals. When I do, I'll post the experience here to my blog. Stay tuned...
Renting and Purchasing Movies -- Sony vs. AppleTV:
Pricing for SD and HD (up to 1080p) content seems appropriate and is based upon the size and resolution of the content. One feature of note is the ability to transfer your purchases and rentals to up to 3 PSP's. Impressive! But, there's a glitch for rentals. You have up to 14 days to view your movie and 24 hours once viewing has begun before your rented content is erased from your PS3's harddrive. Compare that to AppleTV (iTunes) which gives you 30 days with the same 24 hour viewing limit. Personally, I wish they would give us 3 days; some of us have kids who need attention every 20 minutes (even when they SHOULD be asleep). However, Apple only offers rentals at up to 720p for HD, even though the AppleTV is capable of 1080p . Neither service requires a subscription, unlike Netflix. With both AppleTV and Playstation Store, you begin watching the movie withing minutes of beginning the download without waiting for for the download to complete.
Verdict?
As a PS3 owner who has enjoyed the ability to download HD movie trailers (though they need more!), I have been eagerly anticipating these new features since they were first announced. While I probably won't purchase movies this way, since I prefer to have the media, I am anxious to try this new service for rentals. When I do, I'll post the experience here to my blog. Stay tuned...
