PDA

View Full Version : Burn-to-DVD Service from Vivid


blindrocket
04-08-2006, 01:48 PM
Sorry if this is old, I did a search.

http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,70547-0.html

If you could buy a porn video, download it in about an hour and burn it to a DVD that will play in any standard drive, would you do it? What if it had built-in digital rights management (DRM) code that only let you burn the file to disk one time, and one time only?

Vivid, arguably the most tech-savvy of the big adult entertainment studios, is launching a new Burn to DVD service on April 3 with the expectation that you, and millions like you, will.

"We expect the service to be extremely popular," says Hirsch. "Just hit the button, download and burn."

The prices for a DVD by download are the same as a traditional DVD, about $25 per feature, and your homemade DVD sports the same menu system, chapter navigation and any interactive features included with the original. Print the jacket art, add a jewel case and it's just like the real thing, without a plain brown wrapper or a trip to the store.

The catch is that you'll only be able to burn the file to a DVD once, thanks to the proprietary burn software included with your purchase.

Seems like an interesting concept though I think it would make more sense if it were cheaper than a retail DVD, instead of having it the same price. Even if it were just five bucks less, there should be some kind of value saving here besides not having to take a trip to the ADULT STORE on the Highway.

gcribbs
04-08-2006, 01:52 PM
bad idea.

What if the burn fails. You spent $25 for nothing.

I would never agree to a single burn purchase unless I had the option to tell them when my one burn was done and tested. I also would not pay the full price when I am providing the media.

Bugg
04-08-2006, 02:00 PM
About an hour to download? What are they going to do, compress the things down to about 1 gig or less? Of course many of the Vivid dvds I have seen, had such shitty picture quality it might not matter a whole lot.

Better off to just buy the disc, less chance of something getting screwed up, and you own something that you can sell off at a later time if you don't watch it anymore.

TomOpus
04-08-2006, 02:01 PM
Yeah, I agree with ya, gcribbs. I don't understand why it would be the same price as one you could just buy and you don't have the case or cover art.

They make it sound like they're taking the hassle and/or "embarassment" out of buying porn. I bet most people either aren't embarassed or buy online anyway.

TheBigDave
04-08-2006, 02:48 PM
I might be willing to pay $5-$10. Around twice the price of a rental. But there's no way I'd pay $20 or more for a homemade porn DVD.

Passion4DVDs
04-08-2006, 03:57 PM
I might be willing to pay $5-$10. Around twice the price of a rental. But there's no way I'd pay $20 or more for a homemade porn DVD.

+1.

MASAMUNE2
04-08-2006, 06:40 PM
Yea what a shitty idea Vivid!

They come up with the stupidest ideas.

spainlinx0
04-09-2006, 04:35 PM
I would think anyone who was too embarrassed to buy porn from a store, but had the knowhow to burn their own dvd would be smart enough to order porn online. Have to echo what everyone else says here; if you're not getting a discount this is an awful idea.

MASAMUNE2
04-09-2006, 04:59 PM
Not to mention you have to buy your own disc media. A DL disc is about 3-4? bucks. But the streams will probably be compressed to hell to fit in a 4.5 gig file. So you lose quality there even if you get the benfeit of using one of the cheaper single layer discs.