Have your say & ask the experts

kennyg76:

Apple TV would appeal, but for the fact I'm still using my trusty CRT telly, which has no component or HDMI inputs. I'm aware there's plenty of ways to get a hold of DVDs over the web, the appeal of itunes is it's (kind of) instant. I can sit here of a Saturday evening and say "hey, I know, I want to see Cloverfield" or whatever, and can do so that night. What I want to know is, can I download it onto DVD to watch on a decent sized screen in surround sound, or would it be confined to the laptop?

Andy Clough:

Yes, but not one we'd encourage of course, JD

Sounds like my initial doubts were well-placed. I've seen a few folk reviewing films on itunes complain about the price. Even older films like Reservoir Dogs are £6.99 - what's the point in charging that kind of premium for a product everyone's seen a hundred times? And for lower quality than you can have on DVD, which is probably cheaper. I like the idea of the convenience, but it sounds like the product isn't quite there yet.

By the by, Virgin don't cover our area but they do spend big bucks putting great big advertising hoardings for their cable service up outside our local Sainsburys.