Post #206
Drama, drama, drama. The iPhone war continues.
Apple is losing its touch.
The big break-up between Steve Jobs and NBC caused the latter to move in with Amazon. Thus, begins a budding romance.
I was rather perturbed when I heard the announcement stating the split of NBC and iTunes. I was ready to subscribe for the second season of Heroes. Alas, it is not to be. NBC decided to befriend Amazon and add their 07 fall shows to Amazon Unbox. Truth be told, I was bummed. Without realizing it, I was morphing into those crazy iTunes fanboys. I was ready to lambast the move. I was ready to protest. I was ready to label Unbox as an unfit medium.
Ah. But sanity came. Slowly.
Without further ado, I downloaded the first episode of Heroes S2. It was a test. And oh, boy. Meh, likey. The video quality is way much better than iTunes. I mean, waaaaay better. Almost DVD-like quality. As much as I love the convenience of iTunes, I am dissatisfied with its grainy images. But with Unbox offering a better video quality, I am considering moving to this service. Hm. However, it seems that I wouldn’t be able to watch the videos on my iPod. I am torn.
Pros. It easy to use. The video and sound quality are excellent. It has a fast download time.
Cons. Severe limitations to Mac/iPod users.
The verdict: I am opting a wait-and-see mode.
update: I think there are minor kinks in the app.
