Downloading music to your computer is now second nature for most people. In a short space of time the ease and popularity of purchasing and listening to music via computers, MP3 players and smart phones has soared with the result that a whole generation of people see it as the norm.
The same cannot be said of films. For technical reasons the take up and availability of downloading video content has never matched that of audio, but all that is about to change.
A new video on demand service called FilmOn has found a way of overcoming many of the problems inherent in downloading large video files and the people behind it are predicting good things for the future.
By using a number of web based computers FilmOn lets people watch high quality movies over a basic broadband connection. The service offers video streaming, film rental and also free to watch movies. It can do this by shrinking the films to a manageable size. The technology isn’t new but it has been developed to the point where it offers a viable alternative to traditional ways of purchasing and viewing video and films.
The technology is also not confined to computers. A TV set top box has been developed and, using 3G technology, video can be streamed over a phone network. Some are still sceptical but there reservations sound very similar to the opinions expressed by some when music downloads were first made available and even the doubters have to admit that the new service is intriguing and does merit some attention.
With computer now more like home entertainment systems it’s highly likely that their will be lots of other companies looking to offer such services in the future. In the same way that music downloads challenged the sales of CDs it is thought this new technology will have the same impact on DVD sales and rentals.
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