NBC Direct Launches

NBC Direct, the first ad-supported, download service for prime-time TV, launched in beta over the weekend. NBC Direct is a keep-current player, not a way to catch up on a season. It’s meant for subscription download, not quick viewing; sign up for a season pass, leave your computer on overnight when an episode airs and it will download automatically. NBC Direct requires patience—to get started and to keep it going. The getting started part includes a new, proprietary player, software install with various required components, Internet Explorer 6+ and Windows Media Player 10. (It will work on Intel-based Macs with Boot Camp and Mac support is expected in early 2008.) It only took 8 minutes to install from start to finish and another 19 minutes or so to download episodes of 30 Rock and The Office. So far, so good.
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