We have Comcast Digital Cable at our house and I recently stumbled on the On-Demand features this weekend.
I've heard of On-Demand and even attended a conference presentation by a Comcast employee discussing the technology. However, until Saturday, I had never used the product.
First of all, there is some great value propositions from On-Demand:
- free movies
- Premium movies (this is what they advertise the most. "Use On-Demand instead of renting DVD's is the main message)
- guitar lessons (I really enjoyed checking these out!)
- kids shows
- Monty Python episodes!
- Sundance Channel movies and other independant films
I knew that you could pay for movies using On-Demand, but didn't realize the depth of "free" programming that was available. Ryan, Taylor and I watched Jason and the Argonauts together, which made for some fun.
Comcast, how did you miss me? I'm an early adopter that loves tech and gadgets and I stumbled upon you.
Suggestion...offer up RSS feeds on programming choices and stop relying on "station promos" to describe your product. I hardly ever watch live TV and I skip commercials using TiVo.
[link] to Comcast On-Demand
Some recommendations:
* Catch up on all the episodes of "Extras" - it is so funny
* Check out "Rome" - a bit violent, but great acting
* If you like Larry David, there's "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
(these are all on HBO On Demand - under the HBO Series button)
Posted by: Dwayne Melancon | Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at 12:11 AM
By the way - those are all for after the kids are in bed!
I also watched Jason and the Argonauts with the kids - they were amused by the special effects, especially the cyclops.
Posted by: Dwayne Melancon | Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at 12:14 AM