If you buy a Dell, you can get Iron Man (which came out on DVD/Blu-ray/iTunes today, 9/30/08) and all the bonus features (!) preloaded on the computer for an extra $20.  This is very interesting, because in some ways it pushes movies-on-demand/movies-over-IP but with bonus features instead of just the film itself.  If you buy a movie off iTunes or Vudu, you'll only get the movie, but not bonus features.

With a partnership between Dell and Paramount Pictures (who released Marvel Studios' Iron Man), we may see more of this, and not just pre-loaded.  This is Dell competing with iTunes, and they may expand it.

I would recommend to all the companies doing this (Apple, Vudu, Netflix) and studios to offer ALL bonus features with movies and TV shows, whether it's in standard definition or HD, and you'll see more consumers move towards movies-over-IP/Demand.

Buy a Dell with Iron Man here.

Source: MTV

Posted at 10:21AM Sep 30, 2008 by Heath McKnight in Astound  |  Comments[0]