Vudu In-Home Disc to Digital (Beta) - Blu-ray Forum

MifuneFan · 01-31-2013, 09:32 PM

I just got an email about a new in-home Disc to Digital service from Vudu that's currently in beta. This is just like their Disc to Digital that they do at Wal-mart, but using your DVD/BD drive. This is great for me since I don't have any WM's around me. CinemaNow also has a similar service, but they don't accept BD's.

http://www.vudu.com/in_home_disc_to_...al_Beta_013113

Pricing:

BD to Digital - $2
DVD to SD Digital - $2
DVD to HD Digital - $5

These are UV compatible where applicable too!

Update: Some are reporting that if you insert a DVD from a Blu-ray/DVD combo it will be recognized as a Blu-ray and thus only cost $2 to upgrade!

topthrillryan05 · 01-31-2013, 09:35 PM

i just got my email!!!!!

also the beta is only for pc users for right now how funny well they got itunes lol :-P

its easy and works great yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

MifuneFan · 01-31-2013, 09:37 PM

My experience is already better with this than the Cinemanow one. I put in my copy of Lawrence of Arabia, which was rejected by CN for not being the right version, but I can acquire the HDX version of the movie with it in Vudu.

I do wonder if this just gives you a Vudu copy, or whether it also gives you a UV copy too.

basketb · 01-31-2013, 10:01 PM

Here's the link: http://www.vudu.com/in_home_disc_to_...al_Beta_013113

MifuneFan · 01-31-2013, 10:08 PM

Excellent, and it does say they're UV compatible

Andyways · 01-31-2013, 10:41 PM

So far its way better than cinemanow's and flixsters. I like that you can add as many discs as you want and then checkout at the end

thejej · 01-31-2013, 10:43 PM

Yeah... I downloaded the Beta version from the e-mail I got and its awesome. Way better interface then the others in my opinion.

Andyways · 01-31-2013, 10:50 PM

all I need now is an external blu ray drive, any suggestions?

seregloth · 02-01-2013, 12:02 AM

This is pretty cool for sure. I just have so much CN credit from the discount codes bought on eBay that titles are REALLY discounted if I can make them work there. Even though CN's stuff is still a headache. I tried logging in on another computer (with BD drive) and it won't believe my login is correct.
Once I'm out of credit, or out of titles, I'll definitely go back to relying on VUDU for D2D. If people are doing deals with people they trust this really simplifies the D2D trade process, too

bsweetness · 02-01-2013, 12:55 AM

This is great. Being someone who travels an awful lot, I love UV copies and the flexibility they afford.

I've been going through and adding several titles, and things were going along without much trouble until I tried The Godfather, Part II and Part III. I already have The Godfather from an in-store disc-to-digital, and Vudu is reading the discs for Part II and Part III as being the first film.

MifuneFan · 02-01-2013, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by seregloth

This is pretty cool for sure. I just have so much CN credit from the discount codes bought on eBay that titles are REALLY discounted if I can make them work there. Even though CN's stuff is still a headache. I tried logging in on another computer (with BD drive) and it won't believe my login is correct.
Once I'm out of credit, or out of titles, I'll definitely go back to relying on VUDU for D2D. If people are doing deals with people they trust this really simplifies the D2D trade process, too

Yeah those huge discounts on CN make it really appealing. I wish there was something like that for Vudu.

MifuneFan · 02-01-2013, 01:11 AM

I wish they allowed us to do this from the PS3 app as I don't have a BD drive on my PC

bsweetness · 02-01-2013, 01:21 AM

I just successfully converted 10 Blu-ray titles (I tried about 10 others that weren't disc-to-digital compatible), and as soon as I finished checking out, 9 of the 10 were showing up as UV compatible. Not too shabby. All 9 instantly popped up in my Flixster and CinemaNow accounts (which is important for someone who travels because both the Flixster and CinemaNow apps allow you to download titles to Android and iOS devices for offline play).

It's definitely still in beta judging by the number of discs it doesn't recognize or that it doesn't recognize properly (the above mentioned Godfather Part II and Part III issue, and it read my Blu-ray of Amelie as being a DVD), but I've got to say that it has far more hits than misses. I'm quite impressed by how well it works at this stage and how easy it is.

rdodolak · 02-01-2013, 01:28 AM

So it appears they're using GraceNote as their data source.

topthrillryan05 · 02-01-2013, 01:54 AM

vudu is by far the best even with flixster and UV ugh i am so glad vudu links in a good 90% i redeem every thing that i can right from VUDU i have vudu player on my iphone all my movies show up very nice

vudu needs to work on abcdef-order to sort your movies and also your count is wrong if stuff is in folders i would rather them not do combo stuff in folders if they want to give you 2 movies do it like each not a bundle got lots to come!!!

Clark Kent · 02-01-2013, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bsweetness

I just successfully converted 10 Blu-ray titles (I tried about 10 others that weren't disc-to-digital compatible), and as soon as I finished checking out, 9 of the 10 were showing up as UV compatible. Not too shabby. All 9 instantly popped up in my Flixster and CinemaNow accounts (which is important for someone who travels because both the Flixster and CinemaNow apps allow you to download titles to Android and iOS devices for offline play).

It's definitely still in beta judging by the number of discs it doesn't recognize or that it doesn't recognize properly (the above mentioned Godfather Part II and Part III issue, and it read my Blu-ray of Amelie as being a DVD), but I've got to say that it has far more hits than misses. I'm quite impressed by how well it works at this stage and how easy it is.

Which one was not UV compatible? People should start listing the movies that aren't UV compatible.

arsenal_fan · 02-01-2013, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I wish they allowed us to do this from the PS3 app as I don't have a BD drive on my PC

Yeah, that's what. I don't want to do the D2D from Walmart because of the stamps they put on the discs. And buying an external BD for this is not something I want to do.

Dark.Devil.21 · 02-01-2013, 06:10 AM

If you guys have a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. Put in that dvd disc into your computer drive to convert and it should only cost 2 dollars for HDX. Vudu will read that DVD as from Blu-ray combo pack.

eechiwawa · 02-01-2013, 08:49 AM

Can you use non-US discs for this, as long as the title is in the Vudu store?

bhampton · 02-01-2013, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I wish they allowed us to do this from the PS3 app as I don't have a BD drive on my PC

Right on.

I don't have PCs.

(Well,... I have an old laptop for Video Calibration but it doesn't have a blu ray player in it.)

I really hope they add the ability to do this with PS3.

(Though I'm not sure I should care since it will be movies I own anyway.)

I guess it would be a real benefit for people who rent movies and decide they want to own it... HA HA HA.

01-31-2013, 09:32 PM	#1
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	Vudu In-Home Disc to Digital (Beta) I just got an email about a new in-home Disc to Digital service from Vudu that's currently in beta. This is just like their Disc to Digital that they do at Wal-mart, but using your DVD/BD drive. This is great for me since I don't have any WM's around me. CinemaNow also has a similar service, but they don't accept BD's. http://www.vudu.com/in_home_disc_to_...al_Beta_013113 Pricing: BD to Digital - $2 DVD to SD Digital - $2 DVD to HD Digital - $5 These are UV compatible where applicable too! Update: Some are reporting that if you insert a DVD from a Blu-ray/DVD combo it will be recognized as a Blu-ray and thus only cost $2 to upgrade! Last edited by MifuneFan; 02-01-2013 at 01:49 PM.

01-31-2013, 09:35 PM	#2
topthrillryan05 Active Member Member since:Jan 2013 Location:michigan Trading Score:349	yay i just got my email!!!!! also the beta is only for pc users for right now how funny well they got itunes lol :-P its easy and works great yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!! Last edited by topthrillryan05; 01-31-2013 at 09:56 PM.

02-01-2013, 01:54 AM	#15
topthrillryan05 Active Member Member since:Jan 2013 Location:michigan Trading Score:349	Cn vudu is by far the best even with flixster and UV ugh i am so glad vudu links in a good 90% i redeem every thing that i can right from VUDU i have vudu player on my iphone all my movies show up very nice vudu needs to work on abcdef-order to sort your movies and also your count is wrong if stuff is in folders i would rather them not do combo stuff in folders if they want to give you 2 movies do it like each not a bundle got lots to come!!!

01-31-2013, 09:37 PM	#3
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	My experience is already better with this than the Cinemanow one. I put in my copy of Lawrence of Arabia, which was rejected by CN for not being the right version, but I can acquire the HDX version of the movie with it in Vudu. I do wonder if this just gives you a Vudu copy, or whether it also gives you a UV copy too.

01-31-2013, 10:01 PM	#4
basketb Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Bay Area, CA, USA 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:1546 MA collection:146 Digital collection:1138 iTunes collection:444 Prime collection:311 Trading Score:334	Here's the link: http://www.vudu.com/in_home_disc_to_...al_Beta_013113

01-31-2013, 10:08 PM	#5
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	Excellent, and it does say they're UV compatible

01-31-2013, 10:41 PM	#6
Andyways Active Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2010 Blu-ray collection:597 DVD collection:172 MA collection:3463 Digital collection:6228 iTunes collection:3681 Prime collection:11 Trading Score:79	So far its way better than cinemanow's and flixsters. I like that you can add as many discs as you want and then checkout at the end

01-31-2013, 10:43 PM	#7
thejej Member Member since:Dec 2012 Blu-ray collection:29 DVD collection:9 Digital collection:83 Trading Score:13	Yeah... I downloaded the Beta version from the e-mail I got and its awesome. Way better interface then the others in my opinion.

01-31-2013, 10:50 PM	#8
Andyways Active Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2010 Blu-ray collection:597 DVD collection:172 MA collection:3463 Digital collection:6228 iTunes collection:3681 Prime collection:11 Trading Score:79	all I need now is an external blu ray drive, any suggestions?

02-01-2013, 12:02 AM	#9
seregloth Special Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:New England, USA Blu-ray collection:335 DVD collection:49 Digital collection:980 Trading Score:327	This is pretty cool for sure. I just have so much CN credit from the discount codes bought on eBay that titles are REALLY discounted if I can make them work there. Even though CN's stuff is still a headache. I tried logging in on another computer (with BD drive) and it won't believe my login is correct. Once I'm out of credit, or out of titles, I'll definitely go back to relying on VUDU for D2D. If people are doing deals with people they trust this really simplifies the D2D trade process, too

02-01-2013, 12:55 AM	#10
bsweetness Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:85	This is great. Being someone who travels an awful lot, I love UV copies and the flexibility they afford. I've been going through and adding several titles, and things were going along without much trouble until I tried The Godfather, Part II and Part III. I already have The Godfather from an in-store disc-to-digital, and Vudu is reading the discs for Part II and Part III as being the first film.

02-01-2013, 01:11 AM	#12
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	I wish they allowed us to do this from the PS3 app as I don't have a BD drive on my PC

02-01-2013, 01:21 AM	#13
bsweetness Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:85	I just successfully converted 10 Blu-ray titles (I tried about 10 others that weren't disc-to-digital compatible), and as soon as I finished checking out, 9 of the 10 were showing up as UV compatible. Not too shabby. All 9 instantly popped up in my Flixster and CinemaNow accounts (which is important for someone who travels because both the Flixster and CinemaNow apps allow you to download titles to Android and iOS devices for offline play). It's definitely still in beta judging by the number of discs it doesn't recognize or that it doesn't recognize properly (the above mentioned Godfather Part II and Part III issue, and it read my Blu-ray of Amelie as being a DVD), but I've got to say that it has far more hits than misses. I'm quite impressed by how well it works at this stage and how easy it is.

02-01-2013, 01:28 AM	#14
rdodolak Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 4K collection:880 Blu-ray collection:3733 DVD collection:939 MA collection:338 Digital collection:1099 iTunes collection:75 Prime collection:11 Trading Score:20	So it appears they're using GraceNote as their data source.

02-01-2013, 06:10 AM	#18
Dark.Devil.21 Special Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Blu-ray collection:301 DVD collection:7 Digital collection:291 Trading Score:124	If you guys have a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. Put in that dvd disc into your computer drive to convert and it should only cost 2 dollars for HDX. Vudu will read that DVD as from Blu-ray combo pack.

02-01-2013, 08:49 AM	#19
eechiwawa Member Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Edinburgh 4K collection:32 Blu-ray collection:520 DVD collection:109 Trading Score:109	Can you use non-US discs for this, as long as the title is in the Vudu store?

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