Here’s an article on a new movie download service from Starz and RealMedia. And NetFlix says they aren’t far behind. The article begins:
“For years, consumers who wanted to download movies had to use illicit peer-to-peer networks, chase fleeting offshore operations such as IWantTV.com, or put up with onerous restrictions on sites like MovieLink and CinemaNow.”
Movie services like these and MovieLink are perfect companions for the Tablet PC. I hope that HP, Toshiba, Motion and the other Tablet manufacturers catch on. What I’d like to see is one or more of these leading Tablet providers bundle six months free of one of these movie services with every Tablet. It would be a perfect match.
Many people want to watch movies with the their computer–particularly when they are on the go. The Tablet is terrific for this. Tablets are light, small enough to sit between you and the seat in front of you on a plane, and the best part–with Tablets you can keep the movie digitally all the time. You don’t have to carry a DVD around and worry about cracking or scratching it. You don’t have to drain your computer’s precious battery life spinning a DVD drive. You don’t have to carry any extra weight with you–no DVD drive needed. Yeah, some Tablets have DVD drives, but for watching movies the world is going digital in delivery and Tablets are perfectly aligned with this trend.