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None of this is "exciting". On demand = instant
and over the internet downloads should be free. Nobody is going to sit there and wait 4-5 hours for an HD movie (if they even offer that) to download over an internet connection. If they beam the movies in advance to the receiver over satellite, they are doing no more than what dish has been doing for months now. So this is neither exciting, not original.]]>Aug 27th 2007 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/
Sounds a LOT better than any Cable on demand as of right now...unless that's what they all do in that case my point is null.

AKBlade13]]>Aug 27th 2007 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/I just wonder what the content will be like. Ex. will there be alot of free content? My son loved disney on demand and Comcast no longer seems to offer it.]]>Aug 27th 2007 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/
However, Free Movies and the sort would be great to have if/when service goes out.

I don't know how DTV is now, but when the impliment this they really should go and stop shipping non-DVR boxes.]]>Aug 27th 2007 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 27th 2007 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 27th 2007 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 27th 2007 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/
Obviously it will hog all your bandwidth, and if your ISP limits your monthly usage, you'll go over in a hurry.

Wicked lame.]]>Aug 27th 2007 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 27th 2007 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/]]>Aug 27th 2007 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 27th 2007 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 27th 2007 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 27th 2007 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 27th 2007 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/
You could wait, you could go to the video store and pay out the ass for a rental, then forget to return it and pay even more, or you could just pay $3 and see it on your TV whenever the hell you want to. 3:59am, 11:28pm etc.

It's the convenience that you get, you don't NEED to drive anywhere, you don't need to wait for something in the mail, you can watch it when you want to, and you can by it when your ready to. It's never out of stock too.

I find it handy when that late night insomnia strikes. The downside here is the speed. It isn't going to be near instant like with cable, it will have a decent lag while you download to disk.]]>Aug 27th 2007 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 27th 2007 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 27th 2007 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 27th 2007 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 27th 2007 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/
You Tivo groupies really need to get over your anger at DirecTV.

It's just a friggin' DVR...]]>Aug 27th 2007 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 27th 2007 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 27th 2007 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 27th 2007 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 27th 2007 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 27th 2007 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 27th 2007 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 28th 2007 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/
Ohh BTW the HR20 works perfectly i havent had one problem at all. I love it and would take it over TiVo any day..........I would however make some improvements to it though.]]>Aug 27th 2007 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 28th 2007 5:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/
Second will their be HD on demand like comcast.
How long will it take to download an HD movie?

Third will thy allow you to somewhere else for content than DTV like say youtube?]]>Aug 28th 2007 1:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Aug 28th 2007 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/Sep 12th 2007 9:54PM