Movie Download Revolution!

I used to think it would be great if you didn't have to go to the video store in the rain to get a video that then jammed or didn't play back properly.

I thought it was solved with the arrival of DVDs!

Then I thought wouldn't it be great if you didn't have to go to the DVD rental store in the rain to get a DVD? Wouldn't it be great if I could save myself the trip there and back?

I thought this was solved with the arrival of cable and satellite pay-per-view! But the choice was quite limited.

Then I thought that the revolution had happened when you could rent DVDs via the mail - fantastic - no more going to the store in the rain to find that they didn't have what you wanted!

So I started getting DVDs sent to me and that worked pretty well. I could choose from a huge selection on the web and put them in order of priority. There are now a huge range of companies offering this service - and if you play your cards right you can get free trials at them all and not pay for DVD rentals for months!

But with DVD rentals via the mail I never knew exactly what I was getting (it depends what they have in stock at the time), there was always a few days delay (but I'm in the mood to watch it NOW!) and quite often the DVD was scratched so that the film jumped - really annoying! So much for digital technology giving you perfect copy quality!

Wouldn't it be great if I could have movies WHEN I wanted them, from a huge CHOICE, without leaving HOME and get PERFECT PLAYBACK every time?

I think the digital entertainment revolution has arrived as now you can do all these things, particularly with cheaper broadband internet access.

There are several options, some legal and some not, whilst some are free and some are pay per view or even per minute for more 'mature' content. Whichever option you look at one thing is for certain, you no longer need to go to the store in the rain, rent a movie that you didn't really want to see and then get frustrated with the quality of the playback.

Instead you can sit at home, download the movie you want when you want, watch it on your tv, desktop, laptop, iPod or PSP and delete when you're done.

The digital entertainment revolution has arrived!