[twistedcain]

I got a email from Cinemanow yesterday saying they were now offering WMVHD format movies to download. So I went over to the sight and saw one I had always wanted to see, The Magic of Flight. I paid the $20 and began my download. It cut off at around 75% and started the download over. I gave up and figured I would try again today. It again cut it off around 75% and started over. This time I am going to let it run out and hope it finishes. Consider I have a 3000k download speed and I am only getting 178K from cinemanow the download is taking forever and it's not picking up where it left off, even though the file sits on my hard drive!?!


So I open the file on my hard drive. It has a ASF extension. I can't fast foward or rewind. No chapter select, NOTHING. I am only guessing, but from all the weird things it asked me to install before the download began I am betting the movie will only work on my one computer and will no longer work once I get a new computer and throw the old one away.


Amazon sells it with the DVD version for only $16. Already on disc that I can only imagine you can use on multiple computers.


I emailed cinemanow and told them I WANT MY MONEY BACK and have no use for you crippled movie format that I can't even finish downloading anyway. Since they only give me 48 hours to download the movie, I am sure to get a response in a little over 48 hours.


Sucks to be burned for $20. I hope they choke on the steak dinner they buy with my $20 and die!

 

[DaveFi]

Dispute it with your credit card company if they don't respond.

 

[twistedcain]

Used a debit card, i guess im ******

 

[William]

Here is another warning! They only have the 720p version and when you buy the 2 disc DVD you get 480, 720p, 1080p, and DVD extras.

 

[DaveFi]

You should get the same basic price protection guarantee with your debit card if it's backed up by Visa or Mastercard.

 

[ABCD]

Twistedcain: It sounds like your problems are technical in nature. For the downloading, use a program such as Grabit. It will restart the download from the point of interruption.


As for not being able to fast forward, I don't believe the navigation features are available if you only have part of the file.