Apple May Sell 99c TV Show Episodes for iPad

[JMcEntegart]

Apple could lower content prices to encourage more people to buy the iPad.

Apple May Sell 99c TV Show Episodes for iPad : Read more

 

[princeofdreams]

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, No, guess I will just watch the shows on tv for free No need for restricted hardware to watch tv when I have a very good tv (that i hardly watch anyway) and no need to pay to watch it

 

[tommysch]

I think ill stick to screwing hollywood on my 1920*1080 24'' LCD...

 

[JofaMang]

Pretty much any show on TV can be watched legally for free on the internet. Charging for this sounds like a stupid tax on inept people who pay for things without thinking about it. Oh wait, I think I just described the entire Apple business model. Nevermind, nothing new to see here.

 

[gayan]

Oh no... Apple is going to screw the free TV shows available on TV and on the network sites.... in the end we the consumer is short changed...

 

[dman3k]

Can you stop writing articles about this useless product? Let it die already.

 

[azcoyote]

Let's see...
Hulu (and others) = FREE
Hulu uses Flash...
Apple won't allow Flash...
Apple wants to sell TV for $1-$2 per pop.
Not a coincidence now is it...

So.
Apple == No choice in content source + CHARGED for what everyone is getting FREE.

EPIC FAIL. I WILL PASS.

 

[sliem]

Pay $1-2 for a movie and subscription fee for iPad? No sorry.
I'm also sticking with YT and Hulu (free).
Away, you apple tax! You do not belong here! Away I say!

 

[drksilenc]

apple is seeming more and more like the government lotsa taxes everywhere

 

[zak_mckraken]

99¢ ad-free Full-HD show? It's beginning to sound interesting. If you think of it, it's more or less the same as buying a whole season on BR/DVD.

 

[thepetey]

[citation][nom]zak_mckraken[/nom]99¢ ad-free Full-HD show? It's beginning to sound interesting. If you think of it, it's more or less the same as buying a whole season on BR/DVD.[/citation]
Hah knowing Apple, this will be filled with Ads!

 

[serkol]

99¢ ad-free Full-HD show?

Most likely SD, but still ad-free

Hulu (and others) = FREE
Hulu uses Flash...

There's a rumor that they work on HTML5 (Flash-free) version for iPad

 

[pharge]

Though I do feel stupid to buy TV shows while paying my DirectTV at home, paid download TV shows do service me well.

Since I never really have the time to sit at home watching my favorite shows, and using my company's internet for my personal entertainment is never a good idea...

Listening them at work or watching them during my lunch break/workout appear to be my best option(sorry.. torrent is never my cup of tea). Since I only buy the shows I like a lot, it is more like buying the DVD with only 1-3 days delay after each episode.

So back to the topic... is lowering the price of each episode good for me? Sure!!! (though some episode is already around this price if I buy the season pass). I just hope that price will be available for all iTune users not just for iPad only (for sure I am not getting the iPad... hmm... at least not the 1st generation).

 

[Guest]

I have no problmed paying reasonable fees for content, BUT I hate iTunes and until either Apple opens up their infrastructure (not likely) or a competetive Windows or Linux based alternatives exist that are widely adopted then I'll stick with NetFlix and my Roku!

 

[Hilarion]

LOL! I guess they have to do SOMETHING to make this POS appear to be worthwhile...... Too bad! I never watch TV shows and never buy Apple.

 

[Platypus]

My impression is they will keep these prices at 99c for about a year to get folks hooked into it, and then they'll raise the prices back up when it's too inconvenient for people to switch.

 

[necronic]

Are there any user friendly (not for us, but the other 98%) products that can hook a dvr to a computer and let you watch your tv shows on your computer etc. Or is that beyond the licensing that DVRs allow?

 

[keither5150]

I would never buy a tv show.

I will stick to my two HTPC's (one with gaming specs) 11TB total HD's
I already pay for TV. Why would I pay for it twice. Put windows 7 Home premium on the ipad. I would simply use the "make a copy" feature in Media center.

Do that and I may buy one as a media player for air travel.

Don't do that and I will most likely buy a netbook or archos 9 next time.

Didn't Apple learn anything from Apple TV?

@Necronic

Don't use your supplier's DVR, run your signal through a tuner card and use media center.

 

[keither5150]

Only hardcore apple users will buy a tv show from itunes.

Because they don't know any better.

 

[jsc]

"Would you be tempted to buy through iTunes if more content was at the lower end of the price spectrum?"

And be locked to Apple? No.