CinemaNow and Rovi launch beta at home D2D service

[sbuberl]

Stopped by CinemaNow today and saw a logo for new at home D2D beta service for PCs/Macs.

Same prices as Vudu's D2D. It only specifically mentions DVD's so not sure if Blu-Rays are supported yet if you have a BD drive.

Link: http://www.cinemanow.com/disc_to_digital

[MifuneFan]

It sounds like you can just do this via your disc drive. I wish the VUDU one worked that way too since I don't have any WM's near me. The price is a bit high to upgrade from DVD to HD though, but I do like the idea of this.

Where did you see a price for the CN one btw? I didn't notice it on the link you provided

[sbuberl]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

It sounds like you can just do this via your disc drive. I wish the VUDU one worked that way too since I don't have any WM's near me. The price is a bit high to upgrade from DVD to HD though, but I do like the idea of this.

Where did you see a price for the CN one btw? I didn't notice it on the link you provided

I just did my first test of this and worked great. The prices I had $2 for SD and $5 for HD.

Apparently, they can go up to a $1 higher for each depending on the movie/studio: http://rovicorp.force.com/cinemanow/Show_cn_Article?url=CH000003707

[AnimalChin]

wow, from the comfort of your own home. I might have to try a few movies

[prkprkprk]

Can you use CinemaNow store credit (like the gift cards they sell at BB) for this?

[SethRex]

I would easily pay 5 dollars for an HD Upgrade of Super Mario Bros.

[hqn102]

this wont install in my mac

[Kuma]

Wait, cant you just do this using preexisting software?

[Kocheese99]

I'm really tempted to try this. Since this is UV, will it show up on vudu?

[BluTracer]

It should as long as Vudu offers the same movie in UV.

[sbuberl]

Originally Posted by Kocheese99

I'm really tempted to try this. Since this is UV, will it show up on vudu?

Yup, as long as it's UV on Vudu. I've tried this with 4 movies tonight. All recognized correctly by the program and showed up as correct movie in HD on UVVU.com almost immediately and on Vudu as HDX within minutes.

[rdodolak]

Oh hell yeah!

[dougalast]

Tried it with Blade Runner: The Directors Cut.
It's listed as available on the site, but when I inserted it it says "Not Available for Download Please Insert Another Disc"

[rdodolak]

Over on the Vudu forums, OSUGrad2X put together a list of available titles.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p5rju3q0we...les_121912.pdf

[OSUGrad2X]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Over on the Vudu forums, OSUGrad2X buput together a list of available titles.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p5rju3q0we...les_121912.pdf

Actually i just found it through the hoops on the CN site. Cant wait to get home and do my Quentin Tarantino movies

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by OSUGrad2X

Actually i just found it through the hoops on the CN site. Cant wait to get home and do my Quentin Tarantino movies

Either way, thanks for finding the list.

[AreaUnderTheCurve]

Originally Posted by dougalast

Tried it with Blade Runner: The Directors Cut.
It's listed as available on the site, but when I inserted it it says "Not Available for Download Please Insert Another Disc"

It appears it's only doing DVDs, lol. What a waste of time.

[madmod20061]

The software supports Blu Ray, but won't allow purchases. It read a bunch of my Blu Rays (Kill Bill, Harry Potter) but it gives the same message as some of my unsupported DVDs did. It takes you to the same page as supported DVDs along with a picture of the movie, but it says it's not available.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by AreaUnderTheCurve

It appears it's only doing DVDs, lol. What a waste of time.

I'm holding off on titles which already have a blu-ray release, for now, but there are plenty of titles on that list which have only been released to DVD and may never get a Blu-ray release.

[hqn102]

Waiting for them to implement this at Best Buy stores so I can use my gift cards. They should to drive foot traffic