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OnDemand is worth the subscription
Joey Love
Arts | 4/9/08
In this age of instant gratification and automatic information, many businesses understand that if customers can't immediately get what they want, they might move on. Therefore, someone came up with the idea of "On Demand," an interactive program on your TV that provides the immediacy of movies and television programs. It directly saves you a trip to your local video store, and it features much more than you would expect.
You can also watch music videos, sing karaoke, play "Scene It," learn to play guitar, or even take yoga lessons whenever you want.
I recently subscribed to "On Demand" from Comcast, and I am very glad I did so. It comes with so much cool stuff, so I definitely feel I am getting my money's worth.
Because of this, I have nothing but positive things to say about it.
Free content makes up 95 percent of all "On Demand" programming at Comcast. The other 5 percent is mostly made up of fees for newly released films, or subscription costs for certain premium channels, like HBO and Showtime. Nevertheless, every other network the on-demand programming has to offer is free of charge.
If you're a movie lover, "On Demand" is definitely for you. New movies are added all the time, and they all come with the ability to pause, rewind and fast-forward. The latest DVD releases are also released simultaneously onto "On Demand" for a fee of about $5, which is well worth it for the fact that you're saving a trip to your local video rental store.
"On Demand" doesn't have the ability to record programs like TIVO does, but it does provide a few episodes from almost any TV show from the most popular networks, such as ABC, CBS, FOX, MTV, and others. So when you're in the mood for some "Survivor," it will be there. Or if you'd prefer to watch "Law and Order," you'll be able to get your court drama fix.
"On Demand" came into play the most when I was sick at home last week. I took advantage of everything "On Demand" has to offer. I watched at least five movies, a couple episodes of "CSI: Miami," an episode of "Punk'd," and even played a few games of "Scene It." I kept myself entertained and I never got bored. Anytime I needed a break, I just hit the pause button.
Despite all of the positives, "On Demand" is not worth it for people constantly on the go, or anyone that can't figure out how to work a complex Comcast remote control.
But for everyone else that has the money for it and is glued to his or her television for hours at a time, "On Demand" is more than worth it.
With the Comcast "On Demand" system, viewers must be digital cable subscribers and have a cable box to access on-demand programming through the use of a specific remote control, all for a monthly fee.
You can also watch music videos, sing karaoke, play "Scene It," learn to play guitar, or even take yoga lessons whenever you want.
I recently subscribed to "On Demand" from Comcast, and I am very glad I did so. It comes with so much cool stuff, so I definitely feel I am getting my money's worth.
Because of this, I have nothing but positive things to say about it.
Free content makes up 95 percent of all "On Demand" programming at Comcast. The other 5 percent is mostly made up of fees for newly released films, or subscription costs for certain premium channels, like HBO and Showtime. Nevertheless, every other network the on-demand programming has to offer is free of charge.
If you're a movie lover, "On Demand" is definitely for you. New movies are added all the time, and they all come with the ability to pause, rewind and fast-forward. The latest DVD releases are also released simultaneously onto "On Demand" for a fee of about $5, which is well worth it for the fact that you're saving a trip to your local video rental store.
"On Demand" doesn't have the ability to record programs like TIVO does, but it does provide a few episodes from almost any TV show from the most popular networks, such as ABC, CBS, FOX, MTV, and others. So when you're in the mood for some "Survivor," it will be there. Or if you'd prefer to watch "Law and Order," you'll be able to get your court drama fix.
"On Demand" came into play the most when I was sick at home last week. I took advantage of everything "On Demand" has to offer. I watched at least five movies, a couple episodes of "CSI: Miami," an episode of "Punk'd," and even played a few games of "Scene It." I kept myself entertained and I never got bored. Anytime I needed a break, I just hit the pause button.
Despite all of the positives, "On Demand" is not worth it for people constantly on the go, or anyone that can't figure out how to work a complex Comcast remote control.
But for everyone else that has the money for it and is glued to his or her television for hours at a time, "On Demand" is more than worth it.
With the Comcast "On Demand" system, viewers must be digital cable subscribers and have a cable box to access on-demand programming through the use of a specific remote control, all for a monthly fee.
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posted 4/10/08 @ 10:55 AM EST
...Are you serious? An article about On Demand? Do you fucking work for Comcast or something? This is the most interesting possible thing you could write about in your piece-of-shit column?
You suck. (Continued…)
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