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Roxio Cinema Now Review

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Product description

Roxio Cinema Now offers the following two basic products:

Download to own - these videos can be downloaded an viewed an unlimited number of times on as many as 3 devices. Includes Hollywood movies, TV shows, and a large number of music videos. Prices for movies in this catagory range from 9.99 to 19.99. The TV shows and music vidoes can be purchased for about $1.99
Pay Per View - a one shot viewing of the movie, you get 24 hours to finish watching the movie. There are some Hollywood movie releases available in this catagory, but not all. Prices range from $2.99 to $3.99

Product Research

Bottom Line Up Front:

The first thing you should do when checking out CinemaNow is to look at the system requirements for your computer. The big stopper there will be the video card requirement. If you plan on watching only on your computer and don't meet one of the criteria then don't waste your time.

Other than system requirements, the site is not very user friendly. No on screen coaching while going through the steps to buy or rent. If there's a problem the site just defaults back to the home page without so much as an explanation.

The process - 1. Register, 2. Download Media Manager, 3. If a plug-in is offered for your browser install it. 4. Download and enjoy.

The Good:

Site navigation is simple as long as your just browsing
There are three (3) different ways to get support. Chat, e-mail, and phone
FAQ's to answer common problems
Parental control settings available
Wide variety of viewing platforms

The Bad:

No on-screen help in the purchase process
If you run into a problem during a transaction there is no notice as to what problem exists. You are simply shunted back to the home page

Company Background:

A division of Marin County, California based Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ SYMBOL: SNIC), Roxio CinemaNow discribes itself as:

CinemaNow offers a massive selection of premium video entertainment for rental or purchase, including new releases often on the same day the DVD is available in stores. CinemaNow's cloud-based media services power devices from multiple manufacturers, forming a connected ecosystem that consumers can use to seamlessly choose, move and view video entertainment.

Some notable achievments of Roxio Cinema Now include:

First website to offer Pay-Per-View movies from major studios
First Download-to-Own service for feature films
First broadband distributor of high definition (HD) content
First distributor of Download-to-Own movies from Disney
First distributor of Burn-to-DVD movies from major studios

Save up to 30% on Great Movies at CinemaNOW!

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