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Post by markandresen on Oct 31, 2015 11:12:33 GMT
I still think that itunes will be the BBC's digital platform of choice when more recoveries are announced.Seems inevitable.In every sense... I dare them to try it. I hate ITunes, and I hate Apple. I'm old fashioned, I like DVD's. I never feel like I OWN the story (in the non-legal sense) when I download what I've just paid for. It's the same with singles or albums. It feels more like the platform is deigning to allow you access and that "you should be bloody grateful we're letting you do THAT."
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Post by Jaspal Cheema on Oct 31, 2015 12:30:17 GMT
I must say I do like a physical library as well.And video-tape,though lacking the super features of DVD was tactile and un-fussy.Shove it in and it started where you left off.Sometimes I want to scream waiting for the main feature on the DVD to start.And if you press the wrong button on the remote and it goes back to the start again...
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Post by keithmchugh on Oct 31, 2015 14:00:34 GMT
I still think that itunes will be the BBC's digital platform of choice when more recoveries are announced.Seems inevitable.In every sense... Surely their digital platform of choice should be the BBC Store when it launches.
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Post by richardwoods on Oct 31, 2015 15:22:05 GMT
I must say I do like a physical library as well.And video-tape,though lacking the super features of DVD was tactile and un-fussy.Shove it in and it started where you left off.Sometimes I want to scream waiting for the main feature on the DVD to start.And if you press the wrong button on the remote and it goes back to the start again... Of course the worry of non physical media both remote like iTunes and domestic including Tevo and Sky+ is the lack of multiple physical copies in private hands and the worry that we could be entering a period where serious amounts of material could be lost with no back up copies out there.
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Post by George D on Oct 31, 2015 15:53:28 GMT
There is no doubt that digital download copies do preserve shows that could otherwise be lost.
However mediums like iTunes where it is limited to only a computer or account diminish any preservation that the downloads might have.
Its a balancing act between keeping things preserved and the priorities of those who are interested with protecting the copyright but not protecting the existence of the media.
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Post by richardwoods on Oct 31, 2015 17:22:50 GMT
Completely agree, however those old format video tapes have yielded a treasure trove of lost material, by the restriction of capacity and non removable nature Sky+ and TiVo will not unfortunately. It's easy to put a VHS on the shelf or in a box. If for some reason, heaven forbid a program is lost by a company or even worse a digital archive destroyed, there will be limited domestic recordings to fall back on this time. Just a few daft old gits like me who have burnt stuff to DVD's but that will be it.
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Post by Kieran Seymour on Oct 31, 2015 18:01:05 GMT
Surely their digital platform of choice should be the BBC Store when it launches. In an ideal world it probably would be, but as there's too much chance of iTunes/Amazon/Netflix running to mummy and wailing about the nasty BBC distorting the marketplace, they're required to make the content more widely available. Despite the fact that it'll ultimately work out financially worse for licence fee payers.
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Post by Jaspal Cheema on Oct 31, 2015 18:52:21 GMT
Case in point,to have UM as a DVD release sitting on my shelf although incomplete is bizarre and a thing of wonder.Never thought that would ever happen...
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Post by Will Weller on Oct 31, 2015 22:44:07 GMT
I finally got round to watching the DVD today, and I must say I loved it! I do think that the recons for Episodes 1 & 4 could have been better, but I've got the audio CD and I do think they are watchable. Also, I thought that Episode 2 looked fantastic, so happy that my collection is FINALLY complete!!!
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Post by tom rogers on Oct 31, 2015 23:31:53 GMT
I finally got round to watching the DVD today, and I must say I loved it! I do think that the recons for Episodes 1 & 4 could have been better, but I've got the audio CD and I do think they are watchable. Also, I thought that Episode 2 looked fantastic, so happy that my collection is FINALLY complete!! NEVER say "complete"! There is always hope for more
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Post by Will Weller on Nov 1, 2015 8:02:39 GMT
I finally got round to watching the DVD today, and I must say I loved it! I do think that the recons for Episodes 1 & 4 could have been better, but I've got the audio CD and I do think they are watchable. Also, I thought that Episode 2 looked fantastic, so happy that my collection is FINALLY complete!! NEVER say "complete"! There is always hope for more Ok Tom, you caught me there! Does, 'My collection is now as far as it can go until the next recovery and/or DVD release' sound any better?
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Post by richardwoods on Nov 1, 2015 8:26:40 GMT
Unless there is an unlikely change of heart about the Crusade I guess.
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Post by Tony Ingram on Nov 1, 2015 8:59:31 GMT
I still think that itunes will be the BBC's digital platform of choice when more recoveries are announced.Seems inevitable.In every sense... I dare them to try it. I hate ITunes, and I hate Apple. I'm old fashioned, I like DVD's. Agreed. I have no interest in watching anything that way, I need a physical product.
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Post by John Andersen on Nov 1, 2015 16:54:08 GMT
I dare them to try it. I hate ITunes, and I hate Apple. I'm old fashioned, I like DVD's. Agreed. I have no interest in watching anything that way, I need a physical product. If the future is downloads, I don't want to be restricted to using only a computer to watch what I buy. The Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear episodes I got from iTunes will not play on my TV.
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Post by richardwoods on Nov 1, 2015 18:00:14 GMT
I got really good quality results for Enemy and Web on Apple TV, but bought the DVDs too of course.
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