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thenormal02




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PostPosted: Mon, 1st Jul 2013 15:49    Post subject: Amazon's Instant Video
Just a quick question about this service.

You can either rent or buy a digital copy of a movie. On their help section it says that if you rent it, you can even download it for offline playback.

Now my question is: if you rent it, will you be limited in the playback (i.e., your pc won't be able to play it anymore after a specific amount of days) or not?
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Newty182




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PostPosted: Mon, 1st Jul 2013 15:55    Post subject:
I don't know the answer to your question but is there any point in renting it even if there weren't any limits on how long you could play it for? I mean it's pretty much the same as just downloading a pirate copy.

Having a copy always available online is different imo and maybe worth it.

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PostPosted: Mon, 1st Jul 2013 22:08    Post subject:
I'm almost 100% sure, that after you hit play they give you a limited amount of time probably 24-48 to watch it as many times/ on any device you want until the time runs out.

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thenormal02




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PostPosted: Tue, 2nd Jul 2013 15:47    Post subject:
tw1st wrote:
I'm almost 100% sure, that after you hit play they give you a limited amount of time probably 24-48 to watch it as many times/ on any device you want until the time runs out.



Yes, but apparently by renting it you can even download it, that's why i was wondering...
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PostPosted: Tue, 2nd Jul 2013 16:57    Post subject:
Probably will self destruct itself after you watched it. or 24-48h after it. You know, DRM thingie
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bringiton




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PostPosted: Tue, 2nd Jul 2013 21:40    Post subject:
Maybe you can only play the file with the amazon player, which would make it easy for them to block it after a certain amount of time. But I haven't tried it myself, so it's only a guess...

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