BitTorrent.com launches legit download service - bit-tech.net Forums

WilHarris · 26th Feb 2007, 14:49

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/02...nload_service/

DougEdey · 26th Feb 2007, 15:04

#1: I don't think Bram has any control over BitTorrent.com anymore.

#2: bittorrent.com is like every other tracker now, with adult adverts on the edges. VERY VERY VERY BAD.

#3: nothing worth buying on there, $2 for a music video???

Redbeaver · 26th Feb 2007, 15:49

US only?? not even Canada? lol

meh, like the author said, there's no competition with *free*... it might compete with iTunes though... n it might absorb a few PirateBay followers that are just arent up to the hassle of being tricked to downloading ultra-low-quality content or the wrong content altogether...

mclean007 · 26th Feb 2007, 16:31

blah. Not interested in low quality DRM downloads. Give me high quality, DRM free full movie downloads that I can burn to DVD, for $10/€7.50/£5 and you've got a winner. Until then, no interest in legal download services. I'm quite happy to wait 3 days for play.com to service my movie requirements.

airchie · 26th Feb 2007, 17:02

A step in the right direction but a very small one.

The worst thing is, they'll launch this, it'll not be very popular due to its restrictive DRM and market area and then they'll think there's no demand for legal downloads.

Sim0n · 26th Feb 2007, 18:30

All this legal traffic will make it harder to find the pirates :P

Atleast it'll put more weight on ISPs that limit torrenting ports, coz you can say its for legal stuff now.

zero0ne · 26th Feb 2007, 18:33

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Originally Posted by DougEdey

#1: I don't think Bram has any control over BitTorrent.com anymore.

#2: bittorrent.com is like every other tracker now, with adult adverts on the edges. VERY VERY VERY BAD.

#3: nothing worth buying on there, $2 for a music video???

#2 has to be wrong, I don't see any adult adverts anywhere...

randosome · 26th Feb 2007, 19:02

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Originally Posted by Sim0n

All this legal traffic will make it harder to find the pirates :P

Atleast it'll put more weight on ISPs that limit torrenting ports, coz you can say its for legal stuff now.

its like the RIAA shooting themselves in the feet, fantastic

DougEdey · 26th Feb 2007, 19:12

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Originally Posted by zero0ne

#2 has to be wrong, I don't see any adult adverts anywhere...

One example. But the one I saw at work almost got me in a lot of trouble as it was a LOT worse.

randosome · 26th Feb 2007, 19:24

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Originally Posted by DougEdey

But the one I saw at work almost got me in a lot of trouble as it was a LOT worse.

sorry if i find that amusing

i cant see any of those ads, even if i search for the same thing, with Internet explorer

DougEdey · 26th Feb 2007, 20:26

It's like Bit-techs ad server, they are generated randomly, do a refresh.

Tyinsar · 26th Feb 2007, 21:03

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Originally Posted by DougEdey

It's like Bit-techs ad server, they are generated randomly, do a refresh.

Or maybe they're based on your search history

Tyinsar · 26th Feb 2007, 21:08

By the time you factor in download time, bandwidth exceeded charges, ... this has ZERO advantages over just going to Blockbuster renting the DVD - especially considering the hassle many people are going to have trying to view it on their "home theaters".

DXR_13KE · 26th Feb 2007, 21:56

and from the land of Stupidia comes this!!!!!!!
it wont affect me anyway.... this will only get here in 2 or 3 years..... if it survives.

ralph.pickering · 26th Feb 2007, 22:01

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Originally Posted by Tyinsar

Or maybe they're based on your search history

Hehe! That must be right - I always get them

Seriously though. What's the deal with this USA only crap? Our money not good enough for Hollywood? Fine. I'll keep it, and sleep better at night knowing I couldn't pay for my episodes of Jericho, Lost etc even if I wanted to.

Keep your DRM downloads, keep your crippled playstations and keep your stupid-ass president and shove em up your collective *$**es. Goddamn heathens.

Constructacon · 26th Feb 2007, 22:51

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Originally Posted by ralph.pickering

Seriously though. What's the deal with this USA only crap? Our money not good enough for Hollywood? Fine. I'll keep it, and sleep better at night knowing I couldn't pay for my episodes of Jericho, Lost etc even if I wanted to.

Ditto.

It's a shame about this model as my prefference is always (and always has been) for high quality media. I've never loved hanycam cinema "early releases". If there was a way for me to pay a reasonable price for high quality (DVD or better) TV shows/movies I will always take that method over downloading them. Unfortunately I'm rarely provided with that option. Especially in backwater-Australia where we're still getting 2005 episodes of Top Gear.

DriftCarl · 26th Feb 2007, 23:10

its crap

I tried to download one of the free things from the site which i expected lots of people to do to test it. But the speed was simply painful. Even on public torrent sites with 10+ peers to every seed I got a faster download rate. I suspect alot of experienced torrenters are members of private torrent sites and with the speed of those in mind I doubt any legal service could compete.

I have used itunes before, but not for "popular" artists. I have purchased around 10 albums from itunes from artists that dont have any real record company representation. I would much rather pay for music that I know the majority of the money is going to the artist.

Havok154 · 27th Feb 2007, 00:21

At first I thought this was going to be a good thing, then I read that it's still DRM'ed BS and said nope. They want to compete with free, then I want good quality and DRM free. If they do that, I'll gladly pay them for the content, until then, Hollywood loses.

cebla · 27th Feb 2007, 01:42

I suppose that no one will keep uploading the file once the DRM has locked it because they will probably have deleted it (no point keeping it and uploading if you can't play it)

stephen2002 · 27th Feb 2007, 02:38

I personally don't mind how DRM loaded it is for a rental. I'm just going to watch it once on my computer that is connected up to my TV and that is it. As long as it plays I'm good.

What I do mind is how horribly compressed most of this stuff is. If it isn't HD or at least actual DVD quality then I'm not paying the same amount that I pay to get the DVD from blockbuster for the privledge of downloading it.

26th Feb 2007, 16:31	#4
mclean007 Officious Bystander Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nodnol Posts: 1,595	blah. Not interested in low quality DRM downloads. Give me high quality, DRM free full movie downloads that I can burn to DVD, for $10/€7.50/£5 and you've got a winner. Until then, no interest in legal download services. I'm quite happy to wait 3 days for play.com to service my movie requirements. __________________ Demand Naked DSL in the UK!

26th Feb 2007, 20:26	#11
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26th Feb 2007, 21:08	#13
Tyinsar 6 screens / 1 card Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: AB.CA Posts: 2,005	By the time you factor in download time, bandwidth exceeded charges, ... this has ZERO advantages over just going to Blockbuster renting the DVD - especially considering the hassle many people are going to have trying to view it on their "home theaters". __________________ It's not about how life treats you, it's about how you treat life.

26th Feb 2007, 21:56	#14
DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,466	and from the land of Stupidia comes this!!!!!!! it wont affect me anyway.... this will only get here in 2 or 3 years..... if it survives. __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!

26th Feb 2007, 14:49	#1
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26th Feb 2007, 15:04	#2
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	#1: I don't think Bram has any control over BitTorrent.com anymore. #2: bittorrent.com is like every other tracker now, with adult adverts on the edges. VERY VERY VERY BAD. #3: nothing worth buying on there, $2 for a music video??? __________________ Burnout: Paradise Stats!XBL: DougEdey Bindi PSN ID: DougEdey Twitter

26th Feb 2007, 15:49	#3
Redbeaver Hypermodder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario, CANADA Posts: 718	US only?? not even Canada? lol meh, like the author said, there's no competition with free... it might compete with iTunes though... n it might absorb a few PirateBay followers that are just arent up to the hassle of being tricked to downloading ultra-low-quality content or the wrong content altogether... __________________ Monita DFI NF4 Expert - X2 3800+ 2.925Ghz - 2x1Gb OCZ Gold XTC DDR500 - 2x eVGA 7900GT SLI - 2x80Gb Seagate 7200.9 [RAID-0 4k] - Enermax Liberty 500 - Vista Ultimate x86 - Silverstone Kublai [Modded] Keisha DFI BloodIron P35 - Q6600 3.6Ghz - 4x1Gb OCZ Gold XTC2 DDR2-800 - eVGA 8800GTS 640MB - 2x80Gb Seagate 7200.9 [RAID-0 4k] - OCZ GameXstream 700 - Vista Ultimate x86 - Silverstone TJ-06 [Modded] www.pecelayam.com

26th Feb 2007, 18:30	#6
Sim0n Ahhh Jimlad Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 1,109	All this legal traffic will make it harder to find the pirates :P Atleast it'll put more weight on ISPs that limit torrenting ports, coz you can say its for legal stuff now.

26th Feb 2007, 23:10	#17
DriftCarl Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 198	its crap I tried to download one of the free things from the site which i expected lots of people to do to test it. But the speed was simply painful. Even on public torrent sites with 10+ peers to every seed I got a faster download rate. I suspect alot of experienced torrenters are members of private torrent sites and with the speed of those in mind I doubt any legal service could compete. I have used itunes before, but not for "popular" artists. I have purchased around 10 albums from itunes from artists that dont have any real record company representation. I would much rather pay for music that I know the majority of the money is going to the artist.

27th Feb 2007, 00:21	#18
Havok154 Multimodder Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 79	At first I thought this was going to be a good thing, then I read that it's still DRM'ed BS and said nope. They want to compete with free, then I want good quality and DRM free. If they do that, I'll gladly pay them for the content, until then, Hollywood loses.

27th Feb 2007, 01:42	#19
cebla Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 107	I suppose that no one will keep uploading the file once the DRM has locked it because they will probably have deleted it (no point keeping it and uploading if you can't play it)

27th Feb 2007, 02:38	#20
stephen2002 Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 182	I personally don't mind how DRM loaded it is for a rental. I'm just going to watch it once on my computer that is connected up to my TV and that is it. As long as it plays I'm good. What I do mind is how horribly compressed most of this stuff is. If it isn't HD or at least actual DVD quality then I'm not paying the same amount that I pay to get the DVD from blockbuster for the privledge of downloading it.