Yeah, I agree, that's why I caved and paid the $45. :) Cheers, Donna On May 5, 2013, at 8:38 PM, Nicholas Parsons <[email protected]> wrote:
> It is a bit pricey. But it's great to have the episodes become available so > soon and download themselves automatically to your Mac. And much easier, in > my opinion, than stuffing around with DVD discs, complicated websites and the > like. Game of Thrones season three episodes are now available to download > within 24 hours of airing on TV, which is brilliant. > > > On 06/05/2013, at 7:00 AM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Esther, > > Looks like we discovered the same thing. I googled season pass right after > posting my last message. I guess it's cool to be able to buy episodes before > they're released, but still, that's quite a price tag. :) > Cheers, > Donna > On May 5, 2013, at 3:28 PM, Esther <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Donna, >> >> The season pass is actually for buying (not renting) episodes at a >> discounted rate, and is only in effect while the season's episodes are >> still being broadcast. So the individual episodes are $2.99 each, and >> with an expected season's worth of 24 episodes, that's about $45 vs. >> $72, plus a few season-only extras. Here's the definition that I >> looked up at About.com: >> <begin quote> >> Definition: >> iTunes Season Pass - The iTunes Season Pass is a feature of the iTunes >> Store that allows users to purchase a full season's worth of a given >> TV show at the iTunes Store before all episodes have been released. >> >> The Season Pass feature allows users to pre-pay for the season's worth >> of content, usually at a discounted price, and then download the >> episodes from the iTunes Store as they become available. This purchase >> is made at the show's page in the iTunes Store. All currently >> available episodes will automatically download. Later episodes are >> downloaded automatically as they are released on iTunes. >> >> This feature is only available for shows that are currently being >> broadcast on TV or cable. Shows that are no longer producing new >> episodes are not eligible for Season Passes. >> <end quote> >> >> So the comparison is not against a DVD purchases at Best Buy, since >> this isn't available while the current season is still being >> broadcast, but the premium price you're paying to get the shows as >> they appear. >> >> I've never bought a season pass, either, so this is just what I >> understand from the various descriptions of the process on the web. >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> >> On May 5, 9:40 am, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi Esther, >>> >>> I see that same price. I could be wrong, but I think that that is to >>> actually purchase that season. I was trying to do this on my Mac, and when >>> I searched for Buy in the item chooser, the item that showed was "Buy for >>> $44.99. My understanding of the season pass concept was that it is somehow >>> time-limited, or limited to a certain number of viewings, and thus >>> significantly cheaper than the purchase rice. $45 is pretty high to >>> purchase a season, if I bought the DVD at BestBuy, it's probably cost about >>> $30. So I can't believe that would be the charge for a rental price. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna. >>> On May 5, 2013, at 1:48 PM, Esther <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hi Donna, >>> >>>> On my iPad, the price is announced as $44.95 I typed in "The Big Bang >>>> Theory" into the search box, then double tapped the entry for season >>>> 6. This is the same price that shows up for season 5, along with the >>>> individual episode prices. I don't have my Mac handy, so I can't >>>> describe where to navigate in iTunes on the Mac. >>> >>>> HTH. Cheers, >>> >>>> Esther >>> >>>> On May 5, 7:18 am, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hi all, >>> >>>>> Anyone know how to do this? I'm looking at Big Bang theory Season 6. I >>>>> see the text that says Season Pass, but I don't see any info on how much >>>>> it costs or how to buy one. >>>>> TIA, >>>>> Donna >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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