[Wonder Warthog]

"How is our bandwithh capacity doing? Will our DSL/Cable internet soon slow to a crawl from 6:00 to 11:00 pm?"

Well, if only "streaming" is allowed, probably. But "streaming" has never made any sense at all to me. Set up things so their customers can actually automatically DOWNLOAD the movies they want to see. If "copyright" issues crop up, make it so that you have to download FROM NETFLIX a "Netflix only" media player and encrypt the transmitted movies. Encryption key technology is surely sufficient these days to allow such an approach.

[TomGuy]

If "copyright" issues crop up, make it so that you have to download FROM NETFLIX a "Netflix only" media player and encrypt the transmitted movies. Encryption key technology is surely sufficient these days to allow such an approach.

That is do-able.

iTunes [program won't install on my pc - that's why I hate proprietary video players] allows one to purchase and download. More recently, Amazon.com VOD has also started a purchase-watch online-download of streaming videos. [I am not sure what format Amazon download uses, as they do have a specialized video player, and I have not tried them yet.

[listenhillary]

Allowing off hours downloading of movies should be a discounted service. Let those who need it now pay full price. It would make sense and maybe reduce the load.