Harry Potter DVD Offers Up Extras

Consumers planning to snap up the upcoming Harry Potter DVD "Order of the Phoenix" should actually be getting a little bit of a bonus. Warner Brothers announced that the DVD will also include two digital versions of the movie: one for your PC and one for your portable device. Cool--but the details are a bit sketch right now. For instance, which portable players will be supported? Where will you download the files from? And how much will the DVD cost?

For one thing, it's not clear whether the files will actually be contained on a DVD, or if this entitles you to download them from somewhere else. Also, Warner neglected to mention compatibility--if the portable copy is encoded using Windows Media DRM, it won't play on an iPod, which, last I checked, has become a world superpower. Finally, pricing has yet to be revealed, which means we may end up paying a premium for this extra content. In theory, it's a good idea, but many factors could make it go south. In any case, all should be revealed as we slide closer to the DVD's December 11 release date.

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