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Soop
01-03-10, 12:46
How much do films cost? And how does it work, do you rent them or buy them? What options are there? I think you can get netflix or something?

It would be quite neat to be able to stream stuff for cheap, but I'm not sure about a subscription.

Spike 74
01-03-10, 12:50
Netflix is USA only due to licensing issues.

We have Zune which is renting films.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/features/zune.htm

Depending on your connection you maybe be able to stream films at up to 1080p.

Soop
01-03-10, 12:57
Thanks spike. Doesn't say how much things are - how much would it cost for say, 1 episode of Heroes?

Spike 74
01-03-10, 13:11
With not using the Zune system I could not tell you what the prices are I'm afraid.

Soop
01-03-10, 14:08
Ok, I saw an example of Avatar (the TV show) being 3200 points per series. I think that's quite a lot. And it's 240 per episode. It doesn't say if that's for rental or purchase. Another example was a film being rented for 240 in SD I think...

I'd pay 80 points for renting the odd episode. I'll look into it more.