Dogs and cats living together: Sony and PNY set to re-release Ghostbusters on a flash drive
It's not clear what format or resolution it's going to be in, but Sony and PNY have just announced that they're teaming up to release one of the best movies ever, 1984's Ghostbusters, on a flash drive. That's the first full-length studio movie to go out this way, but knowing Sony, we're expecting a crazy proprietary format that only plays in a heavily DRM'd player. Even still, it's definitely a start -- and coupled with the plan to stream Hancock exclusively to Bravia Internet Link owners, it certainly seems like the company is warming up to alternative forms of distribution. Now if we could just get some DRM-free HD content in a standardized format, we'd be all set, no?[Warning: PDF read link]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Maxx @ Sep 3rd 2008 2:30PM
Sony has Ghost Rider on a stick though. Perhaps that is different somehow.
Blackstar @ Sep 3rd 2008 4:58PM
It is different. Ghost Rider sucks. While Ghostbusters does not.
Mr. E @ Sep 3rd 2008 10:44PM
I'm detecting a theme here. Let me guess, the next movie that's going to be sold on solid state media is "Ghost"?
EatingPie @ Sep 3rd 2008 4:04PM
On a flash drive? We're talking 1-4GB then? That sure doesn't scream HD at all.
Besides, the upcoming Blu-ray is going to be a BD-50, so the flash version must be for a completely different market (iddy biddy portable things).
-Pie
D-shan @ Sep 4th 2008 7:40AM
and why not? Most HD movies are in the 4-6 GB range. Just because BD has a lot of storage space doesn't mean it gets used. You can easily and cheaply do HD on flash media.
comineeyeaha @ Sep 3rd 2008 9:56PM
I can't see this becoming mainstream at all. As some have already pointed out, 4gb is not enough space to be a good HD quality, even with good compression. Also I can't justify buying a movie on a format that will only really play on a computer. Sure, there's alternative ways to watch something from a thumb drive on your TV, but it's not something that most people can do.