Stan Beer
Tuesday, 22 August 2006 20:17
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The days of cheap movies and TV shows for download are now upon us thanks to internet site GUBA. However, the sort of prices we're going to see in this price war are almost certainly only temporary because they're probably unsustainable.
For instance, imagine being able to download a TV show episdoe for just
US$0.49 instead of the current US$1.79. Or rent a feature film for
US$0.99. Or buy a newly released to DVD movie for US$9.99 - that's half
price - or an older DVD movie for US$4.99.
The GUBA prices make
a mockery of the prices currently being charged by iTunes and other
video download sites and GUBA has deals with some of the biggest
studios and TV networks.
There are of course a couple of
catches. None of the downloads can be burned to DVD and must be watched
on a PC or Windows Media Player devices. However, with LCD and Plasma
monitors getting bigger, more high res and cheaper by the day, plus
faster broadband connections becoming more commonplace, these are
solvable problems for PC users.
The main catch, however, is that
is highly unlikely that these sort of prices will last for very long.
Although, if they did, the market will be created very quickly and
permanently.