[binaryhackerman]

for everyone who says "Why pay twice" I plain on purchasing a bunch of cheap (under $2) DVDs used from amazon and having them converted to HD. this will especially be useful for the movies that aren't available on Netflix.

[waldojim]

binaryhackerman, on 12 May 2012 - 07:40 PM, said:

for everyone who says "Why pay twice" I plain on purchasing a bunch of cheap (under $2) DVDs used from amazon and having them converted to HD. this will especially be useful for the movies that aren't available on Netflix.

Do you honestly think there are any real HD copies of Robocop? No? Neither do I.

[rsnyder6]

cfnordstrom, on 17 April 2012 - 11:59 AM, said:

Don't get the business model! This makes me real nervous about what's next.
So Walmart gets $2 for the conversion, do they keep that (seems like it would cost them at least that much to "process" the conversion. Who provides the network site where all these streams come from and how is that paid for? My fear is that it won't take long before the other shoe drops -- all of sudden there is a monthly fee involved to access your content after paying the $2. The business model is going to fail without a continuing subscription of some kind.

Walmart may even be paying, not keeping the money. What Walmart gets in people in the store.

[ArtWalker]

This program is a ripoff! who wants to only be able to watch movies I have already paid for over the internet? Start watching movies over over smartphones and tablets and see what it does to your data usage. And if you're in an area with a weak signal the picture is poor to unwatchable! (Yes there are lots of dead areas around despite the propaganda from the cell phone providers)

[RobbinMoede]

I have bought a lot of movies from our local video rental store "Family Video" I bet they won't copy those for me.

[KillCableBill]

Vudu offers Dolby Digital surround sound, Blu-ray with 1080 image resolution and HD video quality.

Generally, one-time movie rentals range from $.99 to $5.99. VUDU also features movies from select independent studios that are still in theaters. These rentals may be priced higher than standard rentals. Purchased movies range from $4.99 to $24.99.

VUDU also offers TV shows for purchase. Individual episodes generally range from $1.99-$2.99. Seasons typically range between $16.99 �" $43.99.

But ou can try Vudu for FREE. First Rental is complimentary!

This post has been edited by bcappel: 03 August 2012 - 01:31 PM

[waldojim]

KillCableBill, on 03 August 2012 - 12:19 PM, said:

Vudu offers Dolby Digital surround sound, Blu-ray with 1080 image resolution and HD video quality.

Generally, one-time movie rentals range from $.99 to $5.99. VUDU also features movies from select independent studios that are still in theaters. These rentals may be priced higher than standard rentals. Purchased movies range from $4.99 to $24.99.

VUDU also offers TV shows for purchase. Individual episodes generally range from $1.99-$2.99. Seasons typically range between $16.99 �" $43.99.

But ou can try Vudu for FREE. First Rental is complimentary!

Yep, apparently that complimentary video is only good if you use it right away. I didn't and Vudu said "no free video for you!". Then again, who pays $6.00 to rent a movie on Vudu when the local redbox is $1.50?

EDIT: Oh and $2.99 @ 12 Episodes = $35.88. Where is that savings again?

This post has been edited by bcappel: 03 August 2012 - 01:32 PM

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rkinne01, on 17 April 2012 - 09:55 AM, said:

Why not just download one of the dozens of DVD rippers out there and convert videos for free?

Because it will take you hours to do what will take you a few minutes in Walmart. Because NO ripper will turn my DVD into a 1080p bluray.

I swear, some people in forums are to stupid to live among.

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Kadidelhopper, on 17 April 2012 - 08:06 AM, said:

Wise up people, Walmart is a total rip off of a company and this is just one more example of it.

Wise up moron, Walmart does not get all this money. They get penny's on the dollar. The movie company's get a large portion of the money.

[raque29]

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rkinne01 said
Why not just download one of the dozens of DVD rippers out there and convert videos for free? Because it will take you hours to do what will take you a few minutes in Walmart. Because NO ripper will turn my DVD into a 1080p bluray. I swear, some people in forums are to stupid to live among.

amongst* ... u must be one of them

[PC812]

I'm always amazed at how innovative these corporations are at screwing over their customers.

I own around 800 DVDs. If I want to convert them to a digital format, that will cost me $1600. Think about that, $1600 to get the same versions of movies I already own. And it seems like they're only in the cloud -- I don't see anything about you getting the actual movie files to put them on a hard drive. So what happens if my Internet is down? What if I want to watch a movie on my iPad while on a flight? What if this program doesn't last and I lose my files?

I'll stick with a ripping program. It's far cheaper and though it may take more time, I can run it in the background while I'm at home. No one's going to convince me that I should pay more money for a product I already own.

The arrogance of these companies in continuing to hand the customers a pile of crap and tell them it's gold is unbelievable.

[PC812]

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The biggest problem I see with this is as some of the other posters have stated: Paying $2 to $5 to watch what I've already purchased is, at best, unreasonable. Additionally, to call this "conversion" is a misnomer. Nothing is converted. The digital content already exists on VUDU's servers and the fee simply allows access to specific movies that correspond to movies (here it comes again) already paid for and owned. Now, it might be worthwhile for the many, many people who don't understand conversion software and/or don't even own computers (yes--there are people who don't own computers) but who have video libraries, one or more of the playback devices (smartphones, game consoles, or tablets), and want to make movies in their libraries portable. As a business model, it can work. After all, it's just one more extension of the "cloud" (gag) model. "Put it in the cloud and have access to it anytime and anywhere you want." Personally, I'll stick with my current library of disks and converted content on "my" storage drives. If I need to take a trip, I move content to my portable device (tablet or phone) and go on about my business.

Agreed completely. It's not that hard to do it yourself and though it may be time consuming, it doesn't require the constant monitoring people seem to think it does. It takes about an hour or two for Handbrake to convert a DVD rip to Apple TV 3 format. Rip a bunch of discs to your hard drive (only took about 15-20 minutes to rip an individual disc with Mac DVD Ripper Pro), then set up a queue to run in Handbrake and go off to work or go to bed.

Also should be added that this content? It's only in the cloud. In effect, you're paying Walmart to access your own movies on their limited terms. If you want to back it up to an external hard drive, too bad.

[Maxoverd]

I attempted to use the disc to digital service. After an hour of bouncing from photocenter to customer service to electronics, I was told that the only associate that knew how to do this was out to lunch. And this is a rather busy Supercenter. Couldn't believe they were unable to help me. After wasting so much time, I'm guessing Vudu won't last very long. They supposedly rolled this program out in April and its now November and I couldn't get help during a peak time on a Wednesday? It's obviously not catching on...

[metal423]

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I attempted to use the disc to digital service. After an hour of bouncing from photocenter to customer service to electronics, I was told that the only associate that knew how to do this was out to lunch. And this is a rather busy Supercenter. Couldn't believe they were unable to help me. After wasting so much time, I'm guessing Vudu won't last very long. They supposedly rolled this program out in April and its now November and I couldn't get help during a peak time on a Wednesday? It's obviously not catching on...

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I had a similar experience tonight, took about a half hour for 5 movies and the associate that knew what they were doing was at lunch/dinner. i am totally not happy with the policy of stamping of the discs in which i was not aware of until after the process was done!!! Luckily, they were out of ink on the stamper!! i like to keep my movies in mint condition for future trading if need be.

[Duxlaxrobi24]

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Kadidelhopper said
Wise up people, Walmart is a total rip off of a company and this is just one more example of it. Wise up moron, Walmart does not get all this money. They get penny's on the dollar. The movie company's get a large portion of the money.

*pennies

[derrickdwgh]

Alright all listen up. I use Ultraviolet. its a cloud based service that stores your movies in the cloud for you to download to any credible device or stream to any credible service provider (Vudu, Flixster, etc.). meaning that you can download all of your ultraviolet movies to your PC via the website or to any iPad or Android device or what have you that is authorized for download and use of the services. so if you have unlimited bandwidth to download all of your cloud movies then do so. this is a great new service. only issue is that if this is a new industry standard then all Hollywood studios should have been on board before this launched. and any movie prior to ultraviolet that allowed for online streaming from their services should pass on to ultraviolet automatically when made available. like Disney movies and Warner Bros digital movies or copies of movies (hence not having to pay again for that digital copy from your Bluray or DVD bundle).

ripping yes i do this (takes about 10 minutes tops to rip my movies to digital video files). but i am still fond of the idea of cloud based services especially when I'm in the car and don't want to use up all of my space on my cell just to let the kids watch a movie off of it. yes i use Drop box, Google Drive, Box but i prefer to have unlimited space instead of limited space. until ultraviolet becomes a subscription based service i will stick with it.