Paramount, Kingston Puts Transformers 2 on USB

[icemunk]

Ah yes, tis a good way for Kingston to unload its old lower storage data travelers that are sitting around in stock

 

[matt87_50]

[citation][nom]masterasia[/nom]I think it's a good idea.It will save me time from ripping the movie.I can plug it right into my WD TV Live or PS3 and start watching it.[/citation]

Yeah... depending on the DRM...

Paramount are a bit lame IMO.

DvD and Bluray are a digital medium just as much as a usb flash drive is. they could just as easily put what ever file they have on the usb on a dvd for cheaper...

this is only for - what i'm sure is a massive market - people who want transformers 2, in SD, and also want an average flash drive, and like fighting with new forms of DRM.

 

[mrhappy50]

I would buy it then copy the movie then return it.

 

[Honis]

If cartridge media is going to take off it's going to need to be cheaper than disc media for the same quality. This has never happened since the release of the CD. Printing discs is way to cheap to be compared to manufacturing a flash drive.

The flash drive probably comes with everything you need to play it, (media player installer, codec/drm installer, and the movie). Early DVD movies came with the installers for playing the movie (if they still do I'm unsure).

Now, if they let me walk in to a store with my flash drive, plug it in, "buy" several movies cheaper than blu-ray, and walk out with a better Movies/$ ratio than buying discs I'd be all for this to take off.

 

[ominous prime]

Would rather have the blu ray, but I found the movie to be rather long and boring, so I won't be getting either.

 

[gti88]

I would prefer digital download instead.

 

[impaledmango]

Would you guys pay to spend money to walk into a store and copy a blue-ray/dvd movie onto your usb keys then leave. Assuming you had a huge usb key, or they were being sold at the store?

 

[omnihumble]

[citation][nom]jellico[/nom]For that price, I'd rather have it on Blu-Ray. Personally, I think delivery of entertainment by flash media is a dead end. It's like a solution looking for a problem, and that almost never yields anything useful.[/citation]
Discs (especialy blu-rays) are trashed if they get scratched and deteriorate over time. It's about time we get a more reliable and smaller medium to store our portable movie purchases. Prices will go down in time.

 

[Guest]

DVDs and Blu ray are going out the door, streaming and flash memory are the future, discs are able to be scratched, who would not want to be able to put there entire movie collection in one small thumb drive, or simply stream it off the internet

 

[Kelavarus]

While no, I wouldn't get this, I have to disagree with those saying that hard media is dead.

I have a fucking 256k connection, that doesn't perform at optimum. I can hardly use youtube, never mind Netflix. So for some people, digital means just aren't attainable yet.

(Yeah, better Internet IS available, just not at a price here that I can afford at the moment. But I know I'm not nearly the only one on the same package)

 

[anamaniac]

[citation][nom]Kelavarus[/nom]While no, I wouldn't get this, I have to disagree with those saying that hard media is dead.I have a fucking 256k connection, that doesn't perform at optimum. I can hardly use youtube, never mind Netflix. So for some people, digital means just aren't attainable yet.(Yeah, better Internet IS available, just not at a price here that I can afford at the moment. But I know I'm not nearly the only one on the same package)[/citation]
Ha.
My old neighbour decided to travel a lot and now uses a 56k connection only (satellite net). They have issues checking their email...

I do like the idea of this though.
And people, stop bitching about compression and all those other goodies... half of you probably ripped it and watched a 700MB stolen version... including myself...
I also put TF2 on my USB. My Xbox makes a excellent HTPC.

 

[martel80]

Does not the charge held inside flash cells diminish over years? I guess that after about 5 years, the data will have vanished.

 

[apache_lives]

Yet if i was to put media onto a pendrive thats considered illegal LOL

 

[ravewulf]

Interesting. It would be nice to see what codecs/DRM they use. If they release that info or you find out could you update the article (or post a follow up article)?

 

[eyemaster]

If I needed a USB stick, if it were more than 4GB and if it were in 1080P, yes, I would buy it for maybe 50$ CAN max.

 

[sykozis]

This justifies the newer media players like WesternDigital's WD TV media player...

 

[hatemongeratf]

I use a home theater PC and would be happy to buy movies on USB sticks, assuming it was 1080p quality and no DRM. While I acknowledge that there's a large and necessary market for simple, plug and play home theater equipment and distribution, I wish they better supported those of us who watch TV and movies on computer. I just wish they had picked something better than Transformers 2 to put on a USB stick. Talk about getting your audience wrong. That's almost as bad as a Twilight-themed graphing calculator.

 

[tester24]

I have to say this would be a WAY better than having disks, the only way you could break it is if you had an EMP, or broke the damn USB leads.

As for the data going away, I'm pretty sure by plugging it in the device revitalizes the charge but because it is NV memory it shouldn't just disappear.

 

[bf2142-rules-ok]

Hmmm, how about all those netbook users that get home with their bright shiney new cheap purchase and then suddenly realise they got no DVD drive , so they think , awesome i can get a movie on a stick, so they splash out £20 , then find their machine aint fast enough to run it

 

[masop]

You can also get this movie on a 2GB model, not just a 4GB one, for $14 from Dell. I can only imagine how crappy it will look being compressed from bluray or dvd to 2GB in size. What were they thinking? LOL
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Flash_Memory_USB_Keys/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A2934309