Why pay for something you can get for free?

You think im talking about LIVE right?..Not hardly..I just went and seen all the tv shows you can watch on the 360. Nice library for sure.

BUT why in the world would MS charge for those shows? You can get right on your PC and watch anything you want for free. Like I was going to check out Ghosthunters. It actually cost money to watch those on the 360..lol...OR I can go online and watch them for free.

Why does everyone have to make a buck the wrong way...

The television shows are saved to your hard drive, so especially with all these short seasons due to the writer's strike, it'll be cheaper to buy them over live than purchasing the DVD set. As for watching shows on the computer, there are usually some commercials, and once the next season starts the previous season is gone. Buying TV shows on Live makes sense if you'll watch them more than once, and if you don't need the portability of a DVD. For example, I would never buy a season of Lost online because I'd watch it once and then it would just be a waste of hard drive space. But I would consider buying a season of 30 Rock because I can literally watch those over and over back to back for weeks on end. It's not for everyone, but being able to buy TV shows over live is a nice option to have.

Also, Microsoft isn't the only company to do this. Sony and Apple both sell tv episodes.

you're right my xbox just died like 2 weeks ago and i asked for that repair service that you get with the guarantee which was still valid only because peter moore extended the guarantee valid time to 3 years but anyway i think it will die again and again although i think buying the cooler platform for the xbox will make it live longer :)

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you're right my xbox just died like 2 weeks ago and i asked for that repair service that you get with the guarantee which was still valid only because peter moore extended the guarantee valid time to 3 years but anyway i think it will die again and again although i think buying the cooler platform for the xbox will make it live longer :)

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LuChO93

:lol: that entire part was his signature.

also i think intercoolers an the like are wastes of money. especially since the intercooler melts to your 360.

and your english isnt bad at all. just put some periods there.

I can understand why people are forever asking why pay for XBL etc etc. Fact is money creates competition which improves services like XBL. It's the reason why EA release the same games ever year still make huge profits (because there aren't many competitors to challenge them).

I currently at university, pulling a few part time shifts in bar, so I don't have huge amounts of money but I'd be more than happy to pay $50 a year (just over 10 cents a day).

I can understand why people are forever asking why pay for XBL etc etc. Fact is money creates competition which improves services like XBL. It's the reason why EA release the same games ever year still make huge profits (because there aren't many competitors to challenge them).

I currently at university, pulling a few part time shifts in bar, so I don't have huge amounts of money but I'd be more than happy to pay $50 a year (just over 10 cents a day).

Rikuide_Furame

I'll send you a bank account that you can "be more than happy" to transfer $50 to every year ;)

I'll send you a bank account that you can "be more than happy" to transfer $50 to every year ;)

Rakuho

Oh cool. So what? You come round to my place or something?

They cost money because Microsoft does not hold the rights to the television programs. They paid for the license, and you pay for the product.

The "I want Live free!" discussion needs to end. I own both consoles, and I rarely go online with the PS3. There's a reason for that.

Yeah.

Yeah id rather pay and get what i paid for. There are a few bugs that get under my skin from time to time but i like the service. When its free you may or may not get what you want, you defiantly wont be getting the best. It takes money to make money. The best example if you pay for cable then you get it as long as you pay for it. If you do the "hook up thing" when your card gets zapped then your S.O.L until you can take it to the "fix it man" and pay him to reprogram your card.

The television shows are saved to your hard drive, so especially with all these short seasons due to the writer's strike, it'll be cheaper to buy them over live than purchasing the DVD set. As for watching shows on the computer, there are usually some commercials, and once the next season starts the previous season is gone. Buying TV shows on Live makes sense if you'll watch them more than once, and if you don't need the portability of a DVD. For example, I would never buy a season of Lost online because I'd watch it once and then it would just be a waste of hard drive space. But I would consider buying a season of 30 Rock because I can literally watch those over and over back to back for weeks on end. It's not for everyone, but being able to buy TV shows over live is a nice option to have.

Also, Microsoft isn't the only company to do this. Sony and Apple both sell tv episodes.

resident-shell

This thread should be over already.

Resident-Shell made the point in that Sony and Apple do it as well.

And for all the sneaky online ways off watching it are usually squashed real quick by the publishing companies (on YouTube), or you get a poor quality product.

Honestly, I don't think many things on the XBL Marketplace are worth purchasing, but again, as Resident-Shell said, it's about options.

because people will pay for it.Xeros606

Yea, Why not? I'm sure its easy for MS to add this feture in, and theyll make some profit!