Wal-Mart Kills Video Download Store Before Christmas, No One Notices - Gizmodo Comments

Wal-Mart Kills Video Download Store Before Christmas, No One Notices

SomeoneUKno — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:38:10 EST

Looks like somebody is gonna miss out on their christmas bonus...

SomeoneUKno

Wal-Mart Kills Video Download Store Before Christmas, No One Notices

DJJS — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:58:04 EST

Yayy Digital Murder : )
Less DRM Yayy us!

DJJS

Wal-Mart Kills Video Download Store Before Christmas, No One Notices

vajdcpa — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:16:45 EST

I got a free download of 300, when I purchased the DVD.

It took them 3 weeks to figure out why the service kept locking up. The tech guy was persistent - but he was doomed from the start.

vajdcpa

Wal-Mart Kills Video Download Store Before Christmas, No One Notices

WD40 — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:43:03 EST

hmm you learn something new every day!!!!! I did not know there was a video service for walmart.

WD40

Wal-Mart Kills Video Download Store Before Christmas, No One Notices

Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:20:12 EST

@kitt2112: If either Blu-Ray or HD DVD lose the format war, manufacturing of either optical drive ceases, and the life of your BD or HD DVD discs will be determined by the life of that player you own, at which point you'd have to either abandon it when it dies, or find used replacements at garage sales or Craigslist.

Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E

Wal-Mart Kills Video Download Store Before Christmas, No One Notices

Sloth — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:12:40 EST

Do they at least mail out a Smiley-face sticker to you as compensation?

Sloth

Wal-Mart Kills Video Download Store Before Christmas, No One Notices

kitt2112 — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:07:13 EST

this is perfect example of why download media is bullshit! you buy something from one of these sites wether its wallmart itunes or sony and M$ when there service goes so does your media, thats why hard copies like dvd or blu-ray or hd-dvd will always be the best way, its mine to keep forever to play were ever i want!

kitt2112

Wal-Mart Kills Video Download Store Before Christmas, No One Notices

Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:03:53 EST

And, just like the Wal*Mart stores, when they finally lift up and move away, leave a small and feeble community around it in its wake. Good thing fewer people bought into this crap than the B&M locations.

Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E

Wal-Mart Kills Video Download Store Before Christmas, No One Notices

GeekGoth — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:47:28 EST

I'd be upset, but that would mean i'd have to care. and well who really does?

GeekGoth

Wal-Mart Kills Video Download Store Before Christmas, No One Notices

ARP — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:45:04 EST

Video downloads (aside from iPod based videos) for a number of reasons:

1)There isn't an easy way (to the general public) to transfer the downloads from computer to TV.
2) People don't want to buy another piece of hardware (whether it be a media computer, home server, AppleTV, etc.) to do this.
3) They don't want to try to configure all that stuff.
4) They don't want it locked to a particular computer, especially given the life span of of the cheapo Dell boxes most people buy.
5) People want to burn it to some permanent format so they can use it with another computer (see #4) or TV. Why I can't I bring a movie I bought over to a buddies house?

ARP

Wal-Mart Kills Video Download Store Before Christmas, No One Notices

Monty — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:36:01 EST

Correct me if I am wrong, but from what I understand the whole video download concept has had, at best, a luke-warm response from the public no matter who is behind it. Apple's video downloads have not been as dramatic as they hopes, the AppleTV has barely been noticed, NetFlix has had very little luck with their video streaming. They all seem to be fine (although crippled in one way or another), but Jane C. Public has not bought into it yet.

Monty

Wal-Mart Kills Video Download Store Before Christmas, No One Notices

Skeptic — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:32:34 EST

Wow. This is such a non-news item that nobody has even commented on it...

Now, your "purchased" movies are locked up forever on a computer that is doomed to die. Great investment.... I can only look forward to the day we can report DRM RIP.

Skeptic