[gui-talk] Some Thoughts on Downloading Movies

[Baracco, Andrew W]

I think that this program was discussed on "60 Minutes" last Sunday
evening when they did a segment on Netflicks.  They said that
downloading movies will be the next big thing, but they said that at
this time, this capability is limited, because downloaded movies can
only be viewed on a PC, and most folks want to watch movies on their big
screen TV sets.  However, in the future there will be easier ways to
interface the PC with a TV set, and there will be set top boxes that can
download and play movies.

Andy
 

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Beth Wright
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 2:29 PM
To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Some Thoughts on Downloading Movies

Hi.  So far, the movies that I've downloaded haven't included audio
description.  It's different than having a DVD, in that you have to
download and install a special player in order to see the movie.  Think
it has to do with the copyright protection and all that stuff.  These
movies are software, not hardware.  The thing I like about them is that
you don't have to navigate all the menus as with DVD's.  As to whether
audio-described tracks could be included, maybe someone with more
technical savvy than I could figure that out.

Beth Wright
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From: "Laura Eaves" <leaves1 at carolina.rr.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Some Thoughts on Downloading Movies


> Let me clarify  (or obfuscate as the case may be) -- are these movies
> complete in the sense that if the hardware dvd that you buy or rent
has an
> option for audio description, then is that included on the movies that

> have
> been audio described?
> Thanx
> --le
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Beth Wright" <beth.wright at mindspring.com>
> To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 7:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Some Thoughts on Downloading Movies
>
>
> No.
>
> Beth Wright
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Laura Eaves" <leaves1 at carolina.rr.com>
> To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 6:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Some Thoughts on Downloading Movies
>
>
>> Dothese movies have a track for audio description?
>> --le
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Beth Wright" <beth.wright at mindspring.com>
>> To: <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 2:30 PM
>> Subject: [gui-talk] Some Thoughts on Downloading Movies
>>
>>
>> Hi, folks.  If you haven't tried downloading full-length movies from
the
>> Internet yet, I suggest you try it.  It's lots of fun and doesn't
require
>> sighted assistance.  A really accessible site is at Amazon.com, and
their
>> service is called "Unboxed Video Downloads."  Downloading and
installing
>> the
>> player is easy, although when using WindowEyes, you do need tto use
the
>> mouse keys to figure out what's going on.  It's really convenient,
and
>> they
>> have a fairly wide selection of both movies and TV programs.
Wouldn't 
>> you
>> just know it?  people have a heck of a time with Ipod and Itunes, but

>> when
>> it comes to downloading movies, it's a snap.
>>
>> Beth Wright
>>
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