iTunes Movies

[ic1male]

Just wondering if anyone has built up a movie library with Apple TV (formerly iTunes) as I think it's still regarded as the best picture quality for streaming. I was thinking of starting with Lord of the Rings but a bit wary seeing as Sony just pulled a 500+ list of movies that people bought with PlayStation. And not just no longer for sale but removed from people's libraries as well!

 

[Jokester]

Unless it’s changed recently, you get to download the films when you buy them in iTunes.

I’ve got a lot of HD ski films and the quality is top notch.

 

[ic1male]

Oh, I didn't know that! Wondering why they gave you so much space on Apple TV box.

 

[stuman]

Just because it’s downloaded doesn’t mean it’s yours or under your control.

If you are worried about ownership - might be worth looking at making your own movie server using physical media and ripping. It’s better quality and you control it.

 

[tombrr]

Just because it’s downloaded doesn’t mean it’s yours or under your control.

If you are worried about ownership - might be worth looking at making your own movie server using physical media and ripping. It’s better quality and you control it.

Also thats kind of illegal isn't it? I know lots of people do it but just pointing it out.

It's not a huge collection but I've got the vast majority of movies bought from Apple TV and some on (Amazon) Prime, but I guess it the same could happen with these services which happened on Playstation.

 

[stuman]

Also thats kind of illegal isn't it? I know lots of people do it but just pointing it out.

It's not a huge collection but I've got the vast majority of movies bought from Apple TV and some on (Amazon) Prime, but I guess it the same could happen with these services which happened on Playstation.

On the surface it’s ok if you own the media. So keep the disk, it becomes piracy if you keep a digital version after let’s say, you sell the disks.

If you want the ease of access like streaming services but without the risks associated with licensing and capitalist (making things worse) then it’s the only real way to do it - be aware of current storage prices and also the need for data redundancy / backup / resilience (can be more expensive than you first think!

Edit: just seen - there is an auto correct on the word that means corporately extorting money from people through the erosion of quality, to later force a ‘higher premium’ to restore previous quality.

 

[TellyTel]

Just wondering if anyone has built up a movie library with Apple TV (formerly iTunes) as I think it's still regarded as the best picture quality for streaming. I was thinking of starting with Lord of the Rings but a bit wary seeing as Sony just pulled a 500+ list of movies that people bought with PlayStation. And not just no longer for sale but removed from people's libraries as well!

Yeah got well over 400 movies, nothing compared to some people.

I buy movies cheap when they are £2.99/3.99 (cheapcharts app is your friend)

That’s as cheap as renting a movie if not cheaper so although in the rare likelihood they removed a movie I wouldn’t be too upset, though disappointed, up to now it’s not something that’s concerned me with Apple.
If it’s a movie I must really own I buy it on physical disc.

All in all though it’s nice having built up a digital library via Apple Store.

Oh and yeah from what I find the picture quality is top tier compared to most other streaming services. I stream via the Apple TV4k as well.

 

[tombrr]

On the surface it’s ok if you own the media. So keep the disk, it becomes piracy if you keep a digital version after let’s say, you sell the disks.

If you want the ease of access like streaming services but without the risks associated with licensing and capitalist (making things worse) then it’s the only real way to do it - be aware of current storage prices and also the need for data redundancy / backup / resilience (can be more expensive than you first think!

Edit: just seen - there is an auto correct on the word that means corporately extorting money from people through the erosion of quality, to later force a ‘higher premium’ to restore previous quality.

Ah ok, I used to have quite a large DVD and Blu-Ray collection but I essentially re-bought the films and TV series through Apple TV etc and then sold off all of the physical discs (reluctantly).