Press Release Announcing the launch of MOVIES ANYWHERE (2 Viewers)

[Mike Frezon]

Don't you just love the consistency of this system?

Believe me, as a disc collector who hasn't ever done a single thing with a digital code, I couldn't be more confused by how ANY of this works.

But I keep reading...in the hopes that someday, maybe, it will all make sense.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I was culling a few discs from my shelves and came across Rise of the Planet of the Apes. This set had the old digital copy that came on a disc. I decided to go ahead and pop in the disc and transfer it to iTunes on my PC. I was surprised to find later that, while iTunes only shows this as available locally on my PC (i.e. not in their cloud), it showed up in both my Amazon and Vudu libraries as me owning the SD version. I had tried the same thing a while back with Iron Man 2, but the only place it appears is within iTunes on my PC -- it is nowhere to be found in my online libraries.

Don't you just love the consistency of this system?

It bothers me to no end as the industry keeps shooting itself in the foot on they roll out formats and technology.

 

[TravisR]

Believe me, as a disc collector who hasn't ever done a single thing with a digital code,...

I've redeemed my digital codes (with the idea of "why let them expire?") but I gave my password to a friend to use. I've literally never watched a second of a digital copy and now that I think about it, I don't even know if my friend has ever watched anything on there either. Still, I guess it's there if I ever want it though.

 

[Sam Posten]

It bothers me to no end as the industry keeps shooting itself in the foot on they roll out formats and technology.

See, it's not just me!

 

[Tino]

I’m still pissed that there is no way to upgrade an iTunes movie to 4K if you already own the HD version( other than somehow obtaining an iTunes digital code). You would think that Apple would have figured it out.

Nope

Even Vudu allows you to.

Frustrating because there are 4K titles I don’t own on sale for $7.99 right now on iTunes that I can’t purchase.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I’m still pissed that there is no way to upgrade an iTunes movie to 4K if you already own the HD version( other than somehow obtaining an iTunes digital code). You would think that Apple would have figured it out.

Nope

Even Vudu allows you to.

Frustrating because there are 4K titles I don’t own on sale for $7.99 right now on iTunes that I can’t purchase.

Can we delete them from your iTunes account then buy the 4K title for $7.99?

 

[Tino]

Can we delete them from your iTunes account then buy the 4K title for $7.99?

I asked them that. They said they cannot do that.

 

[Todd Erwin]

Redeemed both Lincoln and Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader via iTunes Digital Copy discs. Both movies populated thru MA to Vudu, Google, and Amazon.

iTunes and Google gave me HD.
Vudu only gave me SD.
Amazon is unknown, since they don't have the ability to show that info on their app or website.

 

[Citizen87645]

I just bought a title in Vudu, Roman Holiday, but it isn't showing up in my Movies Anywhere library. MA also doesn't list it as a title to buy, so is that the issue?

 

[Robert Crawford]

I just bought a title in Vudu, Roman Holiday, but it isn't showing up in my Movies Anywhere library. MA also doesn't list it as a title to buy, so is that the issue?

Paramount title!

 

[Citizen87645]

That's the reason? Gah!

Edit: I guess I realize now it's because they aren't a participating studio...in just about anything.

 

[Robert Crawford]

That's the reason? Gah!

Edit: I guess I realize now it's because they aren't a participating studio...in just about anything.

Lionsgate is another non-participating studio.

 

[Sam Posten]

I got cars 3 UHD as a BF promo. I just redeemed on MA and it redeems in HD, do I have to call to get it fixed or it is supposed to be that way? BOTH iTunes and Vudu are showing HD.

Fox's Bridge on River Kwai redeemed in 4K on iTunes and HD on Vudu. I redeemed it on Fricking Vudu.

I hate this shit, I really do.

 

[Todd Erwin]

I got cars 3 UHD as a BF promo. I just redeemed on MA and it redeems in HD, do I have to call to get it fixed or it is supposed to be that way? BOTH iTunes and Vudu are showing HD.

Fox's Bridge on River Kwai redeemed in 4K on iTunes and HD on Vudu. I redeemed it on Fricking Vudu.

I hate this shit, I really do.

Cars 3 is supposed to be HD, Disney did a reversal after they set a precedent with their first two UHD titles. Although when I called Disney's support, they said that they were getting flooded with calls about it, and if they continued to get calls, the folks in marketing may change their minds (again) and give everyone the UHD version who bought the UHD disc. If you have the time, I'd call Disney and complain.

Don't you mean Sony for Bridge on the River Kwai? And yes, that's going to be HD on Vudu because that's the highest resolution they offer for that title as of right now.

I'd really like to know why two titles I redeemed from older iTunes codes (Lincoln and Chronicles of Narnia 3) redeemed as HD on iTunes and Google, but only SD on Vudu.

 

[Sam Posten]

Bah yeah, I turned in an HD Fox that I didna bitch about, got confused. Will call Disney tomorrow.

Makes sense on Kwai. VERY grainy on iTunes, I don't think the 4k does it justice there.

 

[Todd Erwin]

The 4k disc is also very grainy.

 

[Robert Crawford]

The 4k disc is also very grainy.

As it should be.

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

I'd really like to know why two titles I redeemed from older iTunes codes (Lincoln and Chronicles of Narnia 3) redeemed as HD on iTunes and Google, but only SD on Vudu.

Don't have the answer for you other than it's probably some glitch/bug since my old iTunes codes for those 2 did transfer to Vudu as HD when I finally redeemed them around mid-Oct roughly a week after this all went live. I also just tested on Amazon (via web browser), and both seem to run in HD.

Probably need to complain to Movies Anywhere and see where that leads?

_Man_

 

[Todd Erwin]

As it should be.

True.

 

[Sam Posten]

As it should be.

We're watching it now. It's NIGHT and day different better on disk. The grain looks VERY natural there. The stream is very disappointing.