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I think my knowledge base here is overestimated - you’ve purchased far more digital items than I have and use it more frequently than I do. John’s in good hands with you.

The paper inserts with the discs, for the most part, will tell you where they can be redeemed. Sony, Disney, Warner, Universal and Fox are all Movies Anywhere participants. For the most part, their codes can only be redeemed at Movies Anywhere. Once redeemed at MA, they should populate...

This could have been so simple for them. A five year old could fix it in a second. AppleBox, AppleMovieStore, AppleSubscribe AmazonShip, AmazonMovieStore, AmazonSubscribe They’re paying consultants and market research teams millions of dollars to come to with what they came up with.

Oh I’m definitely in decline and it’s still confusing :D

Some do, some don’t. Warner of late has been more aggressive about enforcing expiration dates. Only way to find out is to try redeeming and see what still works.

Yeah, I think the branding some of these companies settled on was terrible. “AppleTV” refers to a physical streaming box, but it also refers to a digital storefront, and then it also refers to a subscription service. Three very different things all sharing the same name. “Amazon Prime” refers...

I may not have explained the Movies Anywhere part adequately… MA is like a defense against the worst practices of any retailer. It ensures that your purchase isn’t limited to the storefront you got it from. It protects you as a consumer by having your purchases pretty much automatically...

I can appreciate that. I tend to use the digital storefronts more for rentals than purchases. With The Program currently onsale for $4.99, my thinking at that price point would be that I’m basically paying for a rental and if I get to watch it more than once, it’s a bonus. A lot of the films...

No that’s ok we all gotta start somewhere. So in general, storefronts are a little like walled gardens - what you get in one usually stays just there. You’re not gonna get a file that you can drop into a HTPC the way you would if you ripped a disc. Most of the studios realized that was a...

What streaming device do you use? It’s probably available on a number of digital storefronts so if you let me know what you’re streaming from I can try to walk you through what’s gonna be the easiest way to do this on your setup.

The good news is that there’s an HD version currently available for sale on iTunes for just $4.99. The bad news is that a lot of the films Disney released under their Touchstone banner have more or less been orphaned through a mixture of diminishing financial returns on catalog material, a...