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 <mori...@mac.com> 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 <doniado...@me.com> 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 <mori...@mac.com> 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 <doniado...@me.com> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
