The NY Times has an article today (registration required) about Amazon’s new “AmazonUnbox” service, which lets you download movies to watch on your computer. You can’t, however, burn them to DVD.

The following quote caught my eye:

“Amazon says its movie service improves on others because the video quality is higher. That quality comes at a price: longer download times … Amazon says the typical movie will take two to seven hours to download, depending on the connection speed of the user.”

How convenient.

Let’s do the math here. Target is a 10 minute walk away. Say 15 minutes to browse their DVD offerings and 5 to get through checkout. Another 10 minutes to walk home. (Maybe longer if I stop at Famous Dave’s BBQ next door. But we’ll say no more about that.) Tack on 10 minutes for opening the package, getting a soda from the fridge and going pee. Bingo … ready to watch the DVD in less than an hour.

I love the real world.

Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Education Services Manager
on September 08, 2006 - 2:42 pm

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