Especially with the 50% off D2D sale running until Jan 31. There is no time like the present to try UVJoshua Clinard said:Vudu is much better than flixster, in many ways, especially their Disc to Digital program. You should definitely try it out if you have a library of DVD's.
Tino said:But Sam we keep telling you it's not flawed and very easy to use. There is no mess. At this point I don't get your resistance to just try it. What harm can there be in doing that?
Joshua Clinard said:CinemaNow and Flixster are missing several from my collection, but not vudu. There are some TV seasons and a couple movies from small studio's such as The Weinstein Company that don't have UV status on their site because they don't yet have a UV licence with those companies. A UV licence is sold separate from a digital licence in some cases. So, no, the service is not perfect yet.
Why does it have to be perfect for me to use it? Because there is already a competing product that works better for me (REAL downloads is just one example) and isn't designed to kill the rental market the way UV is.[email protected] said:Its still not a finished product, and probably never will be with ever evolving technology.
Namely, because they have two different functions--Tino said:I think at this point Sam's mind is made up. And to think I was on his side two weeks ago.
I love iTunes and now I also love UV. Who'd a thunk?
Lots of movies on UV in HD that are not on Bluray. Im very happy with Vudu so far. I also would like ot mention that the long discussed UV CFF is finally coming. BTW.. I can download my UV films to my ipad and watch on the go WITHOUT being connected in any way to the internet. Some on here who do not use the service suggest that you must indeed be connected to the internet in some way on your mobile device and i can tell you that is FALSE!Joshua Clinard said:For digital movies, vudu is the best streaming service available! Vudu's UV catalog is the deepest there is. CinemaNow and Flixster are missing several from my collection, but not vudu. There are some TV seasons and a couple movies from small studio's such as The Weinstein Company that don't have UV status on their site because they don't yet have a UV licence with those companies. A UV licence is sold separate from a digital licence in some cases. So, no, the service is not perfect yet. I expect those issues to be worked out. (If you redeem those movies on vudu, instead of flixster, they will still be added to your library) They have been making a lot of improvements along the way. But what service is perfect, in this day and age. iTunes isn't perfect either. I continue to hear random cases where a movie would disappear from someone's library, or be removed from icloud. Why does a service have to be perfect for you to use it? If you could get some enjoyment out of it, for example by letting your kids view your movies on a mobile device, wouldn't it be worth it?
and its not.. studios still releasing in 3D.Ejanss said:Namely, because they have two different functions--
I can use iTunes on hard-file devices if I'm traveling in places that don't have connectivity (do they still let you use your mobiles on airplanes?), and if they do, I have UV. The right tool for the right job, neither more nor less.
Sam is trying to impress us with his stubborn desire NOT TO BE FOOLED!! by the latest gimmick that THE BIG CORPORATIONS are trying to SHOVE DOWN OUR THROATS!, but ends up sounding like the 3D haters who think that if they stamp their feet loud and long enough, they can make the "con job" go away.
Now, as for studios thinking UV is going to replace disk, yes, that's sad, silly, giggleworthy and utterly without a reasonable grasp on the real world, but that's the studio's lesson to learn. The rest of us know the difference between a hammer and a nail, and to say "You won't take away MY disk! I'll fight you, so there!" is to subscribe to the same loopy fantasy-world that the studios live in...Uh, wow, they sure didn't fool you, did they?
Netflix is RENTAL. UV is Sell thru. Two different beasts.Sam Posten said:That's the thing, I don't. I use Apple (Mac, iPhone, iPad, ATV), PC, Bluray decks, PS3 Xbox, 4 Android devices currently and more. I'm fine with the fact that my digital copies are all on the Apple side, that's not even a consideration for me. Because it just works and has for 8+ years.
Would I like a cross platform solution? SURE. But if I'm going to embrace one of those it has to just work across all of those platforms with a minimal of hassles and it has to respect me as a customer. Amazon has. Netflix has. UV does not.
Throw us at least one pic... PLEASETowergrove said:BTW... I am also an avid and happy physical media collector with over 11,000 films to my name.
But but but Josh and Tower assured me that doesn't happen. How can this be???cinemaparker said:Picked up The Departed on Blu yesterday and of course, the UV code has to be activated through Flixster, which I don't have anymore.
In my experience, you can enter that code in whichever service you choose and it will still work.cinemaparker said:Picked up The Departed on Blu yesterday and of course, the UV code has to be activated through Flixster, which I don't have anymore.