A classic trilogy is back now in 4K, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos.
For a complete trilogy it's a steal at $9.99 before any gift card discount.
Back to The Future Trilogy (4K) $9.99 (to Buy) @ Apple TV
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Yeah, one day through no fault of your own you won't own it anymore. It'll just be gone.
Odds are though, I'll die well before Apple.
My VHS copies ended up in a bin, my DVD dumped onto an op shop yeeeears back, and my BluRay currently sits buried in a box in a cupboard. There's a good chance that just due to the convenuence, this will get played more than any other version, which is arguably the only real value of "owning" something, how much you use it while you're still here. Can't take it all with you.
Quoted for Truth.
It's not Apple dying that's the problem. It's Apple no longer having the license to stream it because the movie studio revoke it.
Apple Is Deleting Bought Films From iTunes Accounts - And Don't Expect A Refund
.If you happen to have the movie cached locally you can keep watching it, except:
1) You can only do this with 1080p.
2) The storage on AppleTVs is tinny so you’ll only be able to store a couple of movies.
3) If that device stops working and the movie has since been delisted you can’t redownload it.Quoted for Truth.
Except for the fact it's factually incorrect.
This is still a good price so long as you accept it's really just a long term (hopefully) rental.
Another problem is music rights expiring and then other songs getting overlaid.
Apple seems to be in a big push for their media empire, rebranding the TV service, a delay in the expected new hardware might mean changes there, signing F1 for 5 years and doing deals all over the place to bundle services. So it'll be fine for years.
But while Apple dying might not be a problem, killing their media stuff is. Their subscription burns tonnes of money. iTunes isn't really much of anything. It more just pads out the offering. I wouldn't build a huge library of Apple products to stream because there's a good chance they'll just kill it off in 10 years and point to the subscription terms if you don't like it.
$10 for 3 movies to watch whenever you like is great and wouldn't be a loss if it eventually vanished. But it's a good reminder that building a huge library with any streaming service isn't the best idea.
It's less about Apple disappearing and more about them deciding that it's not worth them paying to retain the right to stream them to you anymore. See also: Telstra TV
and here I am slowly buying those VHS in op shops haha.
Obligatory reminder you can download the movies and store them offline even if the licence is lost, Apple covers this on their site that if in the unlikely situation the licence is lost you can download them to any device and continue to use them
https://support.apple.com/en-au/121877
"You can permanently download purchased content to your iPhone, iPad, Mac or Windows PC. Once downloaded, you can access content without an internet connection, and Apple can’t remove it from your device."
You still need Apple’s software to play the content though. There’s still DRM.
To buy, but not to own.
Better get them from the torrents, will last as long your drive where you have it stored or as long as people keep sharing it.
I agree with this, but I'm also prepared to pay $3.33 for a movie and save 15GB on my NAS.
As much as I love physical media, the arguments that buying digital content will somehow give you less longevity with your purchase than buying physical is a bit ridiculous at this point. Many studios aren't even releasing most titles on physical media anymore and many manufacturers are no longer producing players that can actually play the discs. I've had iTunes purchases I made 20 years ago be upgraded to 4K Dolby Vision versions for free and have never had a single issue accessing them, whereas the DVD purchases I made over the same length of time are now of such inferior quality they're obsolete. In another 20 years time Apple and my digital purchases will still likely be around, but I'm far less confident my blu-ray players to play all my discs will be.
Not keen on not being a physical copy but great trilogy so a thumbs up from me.
I have so many copies of the trilogy on dvd (4) , bluray (2) and 4K…. I don't specifically NEED another copy…. but necause its digital, sure I'll bite!
Or you could not buy something you don't need and save $10.
You can do that? 🤔
But, this is Ozbargain…
Where we try to save money. The best savings are had from purchases not made.
Can't you just download on torrents?
Hell he could rip his own copies.
You can borrow the DVDs from your local library too…
I already have these on VHS, so can't justify this deal…
$9.99 (to Buy)
'Buy' is a loose word here…
hire is more like it hey?
Or spend $0 for the same, by sailing the high seas 🏴☠️
This is counterproductive. Everyone says that "if movies were cheaper nobody would've bothered to pirate them", then you recommend the high seas when Apple sells (or indefinitely streams) 3 great movies for $10.
Price isn't the issue. DRM is.
Until they can make one service to provide streaming to all or most content indefinetly, the high seas is the only reasonable solution. The current scattering of stremaing services is just corporations being greedy af, so I dont care if Apple puts up a movie for cheap to be honest, the issue remains and personally Ill be keep doing what Im doing until there's a a Spotify of movies and shows.
Great Scott what a deal.
What? people cant wait for the monthly re runs on Channel 10?
Where's your bargain sense
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Y'argh 🏴☠️🦜
GREAT SCOTT… ill stick to my original VHS tape and DVD and bluray copies i own.
also, if you can make fire up the flux capacitor to Sydney, and go see Back to the Future Musical. it worth it! i do hope it comes up to brisbane cause i wanna see it again
Obligatory reminder that you are only "buying" an indefinite streaming rental on services like this