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just curios.  I thought it would be up by now.


mitt

Not entirely sure, but I feel like last years wasn't available until the week of Qatar.  I believe they run the offseason package up to that point.

yep, or thereabouts.

2011 Season Pass is available for purchase on March 1st.   [thumbsup]

For those in the know, am I correct in seeing that high resolution is only 15 euro more a year? Is it worth it for the high res?

I don't have any FHE.  Maybe Derby will chime in.


There was a little discussion about it here last year

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=35702.0 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=35702.0)


mitt

2011 Prices are:

99.95Euro = $139  HiDef
&
84.95Euro = $118  Standard

based on

1 euro = 1.3838 US dollars

looks like they're offering 720p for the motogp races this year.

if you're watching on a big tv, the hi-res video pass is definitely worth it.

i'm probably going for top package again this year.

A couple years ago you said you were going to get the standard package since they were using flash and you could not archive the races...  What are they using now - still flash?

mitt

Hi Res is definately worth the money imo.

yeah, i think that was 3 years ago... as of last year they're doing h.264 (works on iphone/ipad). i still can't archive the races, but i figure the significant increase in quality is worth the $20.

i'll just download my archives from RU.

just bought the hidef package  ;D

it will be my first year trying it, but I am excited.

mitt

I can't watch the races live...how does the subscription handle on-demand viewing?

I presume this is all via internet downloads (to my Mac) that I can watch anytime....including from the computer patched to the TV?

Derby - what do you mean by 'archive' (or the inability to do so...)?

Thanks!

You can watch the races anytime - live or afterwards. There are some demo videos you can try before you buy to see what they would look like on your system.  I use a laptop connected via hdmi to a 42" tv, so the hidef package was worth it for me.  The standard def only looks good on a small laptop or smaller screen.

By archive, I think derby was saving them off to his hard drive, so then he could bit torrent them so others could download them through a service like racing underground.  The flash system they use prevents users from saving them off.


mitt

fixed it.

So serious.     [roll]

just bought mine as well and excited  ;D

Now they have commentary through the practice sessions.  It used to be only coverage, but no commentary until QP.  They also are giving hi def on all sessions and all classes, which wasn't always the case either.

The subscription is gaining more value now.

Was just looking at the sub package today, really want to try it out for the first time.  Would be great to be able to enjoy the events as they are live