theruggedman
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I was wondering if there is a uk movie download site. I want to some 1080p content to try out my ps3 and hd monitor
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Do they still have the movie adverts on the PSN store?
You could download some HiDef clips from that (you often get the choice of 720p/1080i/1080p download formats)
But i'd still go with buying some blurays, as unless you stream the media, you wont be able to store/play any HD content on the PS3 (I think the files will be over the 4gb limit)
You could download some HiDef clips from that (you often get the choice of 720p/1080i/1080p download formats)
But i'd still go with buying some blurays, as unless you stream the media, you wont be able to store/play any HD content on the PS3 (I think the files will be over the 4gb limit)
Brooktop
Established Member
Do they still have the movie adverts on the PSN store?
You could download some HiDef clips from that (you often get the choice of 720p/1080i/1080p download formats)
Yes - but only the same 30 they've had for the last year! Unless you register a US account...there's more on there
I thought I'd clicked a wormhole back to March 08 when I last visited that bit of the PSN store!Yes - but only the same 30 they've had for the last year! Unless you register a US account...there's more on there
But i'd still go with buying some blurays, as unless you stream the media, you wont be able to store/play any HD content on the PS3 (I think the files will be over the 4gb limit)
There is no 4GB limit on the PS3, but yes, you would have to have some kind of media server active to get the content on there.
Decadence1
Prominent Member
Can you copy files from a media server to the PS3 hard drive then?
I didn't know that.
Yep, scroll onto the thing you want to copy and press triangle, and then scroll down to "copy" and voila It's on your PS3 hard drive.
Well if I ever I get round to wanting to back up my home made blurays, I'll know how to store them!
Uridium
Distinguished Member
Post fail. The OP never suggested he wanted to download copyright protected content.
Perfectly reasonable question to ask.
I'm scratching my head trying to think of a legal 'UK Movie Download Service' online. The closest I can get to is VM's on demand HD movie content (and I'm guessing Sky have the same thing). neither of which is a 'download' service.
I calls 'em like I see 'em!
But I also didn't at any point sugges the OP was looking to illegally download HD material, only that Blu-rays would probably be the only 'Legal' option to showcase his PS3 HD setup.
I'm happy to be corrected, but so far the amount of (legally) downloadable HD content is fairly mininmal, as responses to this post would support.
Suggestions so far have only come from 2 people....and I'm one of them!
Decadence1
Prominent Member
Urban dictionary says... post fail:A reply on a forum that is useless and stupid in a multiplex of ways, also a post whose poster failed to deliver the lulz.
Uridium
Distinguished Member
Seems quite accusatory to me.
anyway..................
The OP has however pointed out exactly why so many people do download copyright movies.
Purely because there is no decent legal alternative.
Apple do HD movie downloads by the way but in a crappy format and crappy bitrate; a couple of the movie studios do as well but the pricing is plain stupid. I wanted a copy of Lake Placid a while back as my son wanted to watch it; a quick google search brought hundreds of dodgy results back and also suprisingly a legal alternative from the movie studio, following the link gave me the 'opportunity' to purchase this movie to keep (in SD form) for 'only' £9.99
(riddled with DRM and in a crappy bitrate obviously)If the movie studios don't get there thumbs out of there asses and introduce a decent service then movie downloads will go the same way as music has and people won't think twice about downloading via P2P/BT etc..
I'm sure i'm not alone in not wanting shelves full of Plastic discs and going through the hassle of ripping a copy of every new movie i buy. Sony give us the ability to stream our movies to the PS3 but still haven't given us a legal method of obtaining these movies.
so for now your only options for good qulity streams are to either Download illegaly or Buy a plastic disc, rip it yourself then stream.
Don't bother with the digital copy that comes with some Blurays, the quality and bitrate is pathetic.
Rant over
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I think it is the NBT (next big thing) for the PS3...Sony to release a back catalogue of movies, either via the PSN store or via the home theatre.Seems quite accusatory to me.
anyway..................
The OP has however pointed out exactly why so many people do download copyright movies.
Purely because there is no decent legal alternative.
Apple do HD movie downloads by the way but in a crappy format and crappy bitrate; a couple of the movie studios do as well but the pricing is plain stupid. I wanted a copy of Lake Placid a while back as my son wanted to watch it; a quick google search brought hundreds of dodgy results back and also suprisingly a legal alternative from the movie studio, following the link gave me the 'opportunity' to purchase this movie to keep (in SD form) for 'only' £9.99
If the movie studios don't get there thumbs out of there asses and introduce a decent service then movie downloads will go the same way as music has and people won't think twice about downloading via P2P/BT etc..
I'm sure i'm not alone in not wanting shelves full of Plastic discs and going through the hassle of ripping a copy of every new movie i buy. Sony give us the ability to stream our movies to the PS3 but still haven't given us a legal method of obtaining these movies.
so for now your only options for good qulity streams are to either Download illegaly or Buy a plastic disc, rip it yourself then stream.
Don't bother with the digital copy that comes with some Blurays, the quality and bitrate is pathetic.
Rant over
I think they will start small with either a cartoon series or something with about 30mins playing time. Add some adverts up front and see whether the demand covers the cost. I guess the big problem with HD content will be the size of the files. Unless they are streamed live (possible...just), who is going to wait for a 2-5GB file to download.
Slowly they will offer more and more until the first SD movie is made available. Once SD is in there (link with Block busters?) they could then move onto the heavyweight HD content. Get the PS3 to be the media 'Hub' it was always pushed to be.
Or perhaps just release a 'slim' version at E3 and get people chatting about how no-one needs memory card readers or 4 USB ports. And Backwards compatibiltiy that no-one would ever use anyway.....
about 90% of ISP would put a download cap on that 1 file to delay it even further!I got quite excited when I saw the Movies to Download section of the US PSN store, until I discovered that it won't work in the UK.
Thinking about it though... I'd dread to think how long it would take to download a 50 GB movie on my BT ADSL line
High Speed! (Just don't use it all the time!)
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