My square eyes are now widescreen

[andrewducker]

[Poll #1656749]

A quick definition for the non-technology-minded:
If you're watching it on iPlayer or via any website, or via Video On Demand, then you're streaming. If you download a file to your computer to watch whenever you feel like it then you're downloading.
Oh, and VHS tapes, for the purposes of this poll, count as shiny disks. You are also banished back to the Second Millenium.

Comments

[andrewhickey.livejournal.com]

Agreed, with the proviso that these things will last slightly longer if media companies etc do a few complete balls-ups when it comes to customer service. I'm actually switching from eMusic to buying physical CDs from a local independent record shop, because eMusic treat their customers like shit (and they're the least-worst of the online music retailers, god help us...)

[bart-calendar.livejournal.com]

The thing is - I think most people under, say, 50, won't react to bad online customer service from music or video companies by going to brick and mortar stores. They'll simply pirate what they would have otherwise purchased saying to themselves "Fuck it. If I'm going to get treated like shit I might as well just pirate the stuff."

[andrewhickey.livejournal.com]

Good point. The stuff I want generally isn't available on torrent sites, so that's probably skewed my viewpoint somewhat...

[bart-calendar.livejournal.com]

Gotch. I'm male, a nerd and a pop culture whore, which means that pretty much all content I could possibly want is on kickasstorrents.

If I was female, interested in independent programing, not into the type of shows geeks like and/or looking for arthouse movies I'd be screwed by the torrent sites.

Case in point - just try to find that Coca Chanel movie staring the Amelie girl in it on any torrent site. Because it doesn't appeal to the geek male crowd it's nowhere.

But, because Black Swan has lesbian sex in it, the damn thing was up on kick ass torrents 12 hours after it hit the theaters.

[burkesworks.livejournal.com]

Arthouse is downloadable *if you know where to look* (cough, cough). That said, my source for such downloads relies heavily on r*p*dsh*re or similar, with all the associated drawbacks; and the site itself borders on the NSFW with some of its links.

[bart-calendar.livejournal.com]

I didn't think you could search for files on rapidshare. I thought you had to actually know someone with the file to have them send it to you?

[burkesworks.livejournal.com]

You can't - but there is at least one site that does post up aggregated links to arthouse films via RS and similar.

Tada

[0olong.livejournal.com]

http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/189639445/coco+before+chanel?tab=summary

Maybe you were just misspelling it?

Re: Tada

[bart-calendar.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

The last time I checked there was only one download and it didn't have the subtitles and had no comments so I couldn't be sure it wasn't a rick roll. And, since I was looking for it for my girlfriend who doesn't speak French the no subtitle version didn't help me.

Downloading now.

Welcome!

[0olong.livejournal.com]

There are lots now. :)

I think I'll download it myself, come to think of it.

For what it's worth it's sometimes easier to find subtitles separately than torrents that include them - but then you face the danger of getting a subtitles track that's about a minute out of synch with the actual dialogue, which is massively frustrating...

[marrog.livejournal.com]

Well there you go. I'm female and interested in independent programing, but I appear to be sorted anyway, *grin*. Go lesbianism!

[bohemiancoast.livejournal.com]

The implosion of eMusic is interesting because it's pretty much a textbook example of companies *just not getting it*. And I have been with them for nearly a decade; sufficiently long that my £11/month is buying allegedly £37 worth of downloads, and I am still considering leaving.

[andrewhickey.livejournal.com]

Exactly - I'm in the same position. If you haven't already, cancel your subscription - they'll offer to put it on hold and give you a free month. Take your free month and then decide...