itunes movies to DVD?

[admin_exported]

Hi. I'm pondering using itunes to download movies, but don't want to part with hard-earned I could spend on the equivalent DVD unless quality is decent. Also, is there any way of burning movies from Itunes to DVD, in the way I could burn music I download onto a CD? Watching movies on a laptop is all very well, but I'd far rather watch them on, say, an actual telly... Opinions please people.

 

[John Duncan]

I thought you didn't buy them anyway, but rented them for a period, in which case, use blockbuster or amazon or lovefilm, better value. If you do buy them, get apple TV!

 

[Anonymous]

Apple TV would appeal, but for the fact I'm still using my trusty CRT telly, which has no component or HDMI inputs. I'm aware there's plenty of ways to get a hold of DVDs over the web, the appeal of itunes is it's (kind of) instant. I can sit here of a Saturday evening and say "hey, I know, I want to see Cloverfield" or whatever, and can do so that night. What I want to know is, can I download it onto DVD to watch on a decent sized screen in surround sound, or would it be confined to the laptop?

 

[Andy Clough]

I think you'll find the copy protection on iTunes movie downloads will prevent you from copying them to DVD.

 

[John Duncan]

Ooo now there's a challenge.

 

[Andy Clough]

Yes, but not one we'd encourage of course, JD

 

[John Duncan]

kennyg76:Apple TV would appeal, but for the fact I'm still using my trusty CRT telly, which has no component or HDMI inputs. I'm aware there's plenty of ways to get a hold of DVDs over the web, the appeal of itunes is it's (kind of) instant. I can sit here of a Saturday evening and say "hey, I know, I want to see Cloverfield" or whatever, and can do so that night. What I want to know is, can I download it onto DVD to watch on a decent sized screen in surround sound, or would it be confined to the laptop?

It's dolby surround, not 5.1, by the way, and a comparison on the web suggests that the films are not DVD quality. I like the 'instant' aspect, certainly, but only to watch on PC - it's not very instant to burn a DVD..........

I will investigate burning (purely for research purposes obviously).

 

[John Duncan]

Andy Clough:Yes, but not one we'd encourage of course, JD

Like I say, purely for research purposes. Keep your enemies closer and all that.

 

[John Duncan]

£10.99?!?!?!?!?

I'm not that bothered!

 

[Anonymous]

Sounds like my initial doubts were well-placed. I've seen a few folk reviewing films on itunes complain about the price. Even older films like Reservoir Dogs are £6.99 - what's the point in charging that kind of premium for a product everyone's seen a hundred times? And for lower quality than you can have on DVD, which is probably cheaper. I like the idea of the convenience, but it sounds like the product isn't quite there yet.

 

[John Duncan]

I'd rather use movies on demand from Virgin if I fancy something right now, or watch one of the three films I get a week from blockbuster......

 

[Anonymous]

By the by, Virgin don't cover our area but they do spend big bucks putting great big advertising hoardings for their cable service up outside our local Sainsburys.

 

[professorhat]

My guess is they will be covering your area soon. Or someone in their marketing department will be severely reprimanded!

 

[fatboyslimfast]

The gadget show did a Apple TV vs Bluray comparison recently, and to download a movie (albeit in HD) took well over 4 hours over their rather decent internet connection.

Not exactly instant...