Re:Charlie Jade
I have no problem paying to see content, it just has to be affordable for me. Right now the video iPod is selling TV shows at 2$ per episode, for American shows (22-24 episodes per season) that’s almost 50$ per season + tax. What do you get? A low resolution, 2 channel audio episode with DRM. At that price, you might as well wait for high resolution 5 channel DTS audio DVDs. Of course it still depends on the price. Stargate SG1 will run you 40-50$ per season which I would consider affordable. Where as Star Trek is 100$!? LOL! F-that!
I don’t want to encourage piracy, but some studios make it really hard for consumers to do the right thing. The fact that they are fleecing us in its infancy tells you how it’s going to be 5-10 years from now. Just because people are willing to pay 400$ for an iPod is no excuse to charge high prices for low quality content.
If we all made 100k a year, it wouldnt be a problem. But I barely make 26k with inflation eating up the pay raises I earn.