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Technologizer:  Best Buy Does Digital Movies

TECHNOLOGY:  Best Buy launching video download service that will include releases simultaneous with DVD

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Best Buy Prepares for the Post-DVD Era http://bit.ly/2eVT6p 22 days ago

DVDs on the way out? http://bit.ly/2eVT6p http://fb.me/37vpZjp 28 days ago

DVDs and other physical media are being phased out. http://tinyurl.com/ydzdpka I remember reel-to-reel tapes, Beta tapes, 8 tracks, etc. 11/4/2009

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Best Buy Does Digital Movies
Technologizer — ... Most details on Best Buy’s plans are yet to come, but Sonic told me that the retailing giant will create a Best Buy-branded version of CinemaNow, and will work with hardware manufacturers to build it into gadgets such as HDTVs and Blu-Ray players. A Best Buy representative told the New York Times’ Steve Lohr that the service will be available early next year, and that the goal is to let us pay for a movie once and then watch it on an array of devices: not just TVs and PCs but also media players and phones. ...

Best Buy launching video download service that will include releases simultaneous with DVD
TECHNOLOGY — So in other words, you'll be able to buy or rent a downloadable version of a movie the same day it comes out on DVD. What's more, the goal is to let you buy the movie once and then play it on however many devices you choose. So if you buy a downloadable version of, say, the new Star Trek movie that you initially intend to watch on your TV, you'll also be able to later watch the movie on your laptop without paying an additional fee. Seems like a clever idea. I do think the chatter about this being the death of DVD is overdone, though. ...