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Originally Posted by bonzoe
How can you be taken for a ride when they are free to watch?
Not sure if this is a comment on Virgin or the film industry.
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I think you mis understand my gripe. VOD not always going to have particular shows on there system all the time as such you are only going to be able to see while its presently on the system. So in effect VOD always going to be a glorified UK GOLD with the added effect you cannot record the content to DVD recorder. I cannot see any reason for protecting content from being recorded especially if these series were first transmitted 20+ years back.
What Suspect is the producers of those shows want to dredge more DVD boxsets at extorsionate prices for these classic time warp programmes. I worked it out it could cost an individual thousands of pounds to get all your old favourites. That is were we are getting ripped off like the film industry churning out the same movie with little perks. In my opinion VOD needs to stop protecting these shows. As for freebie one programme according to my vod was 49p yet still was protected. If I have to pay a small fee say £6 for the whole series to record then I might be little happier. I did not make the service free it was virgin media.
Obviously I have no qualms film flex being protected. The gripe is with the main film industry churning out different versions of that same film expecting it to make more gold. When you buy the first release you feel be ripped off. I tend to wait now to see what happens.
On The Film FLEx maybe virgin media could do a 2 price tier system. One for watching and another price to reflect people who wish to make a DVD of that film. Most films come out at 14-20 quid in a box. So maybe charge £10-16 to reflect no box and cover restriction. Protection to the content so only you can watch the product with DRM encription.