Channel 5 Downloads :)

[Lee H]

Looks like channel 5 is branching out not only with the new channels, but also a download service for all the favourite shows like CSI etc

Channel 5 downloads

It look's pretty good, but the pricing and timescale (access to the file for upto a period of fourteen days) looks to be a bit of a downside. I expect most die-hard fans would pay the £1.49 for previously shown episodes, or the £2.49 for unseen, unaired episodes.

[chrestomanci]

Hmm, Niche market at best, Especaly with CSI where each episode stands alone. If they where selling episodes of lost or desperate housewives (or even soaps) then they would have a market for people who had missed an episode and needed to catch up.

The other thing against them is the relatively high cost for time limited DRM restricted content. I dare say plenty of people would pay £1.49 for an old episode, to watch on their video iPod on the train to work, or to fill a gap in a collection, but the DRM prevents that. (Downloads expire after 2 weeks).

In any case, Channel 5 is on freeview, so if you buy a DVB capture device like this one, you can record episodes off-air for nothing. They will be in the clear, at highter quality and you can keep them for as long as you like.

[Gunbuster]

Lol, anyone notice Scan on The Gadget Show tonight? You could Scan watching Five watching Scan