CinemaNow and Rovi launch beta at home D2D service - Page 5 - Blu-ray Forum

rdodolak · 12-23-2012, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jm149

I hate to be this person, but I wonder how he gets these? Was Best Buy giving these out free w/ purchase or something? I just have no idea how he has so many and how he can sell them so cheap.

I guess if the codes work, then that's the important thing.

I admit that's a great deal but I'm also suspicious on how he could sell such a high value for so low.

luv2shop · 12-23-2012, 03:02 AM

So the 2 that I got were Bourne Identity & Wedding Singer. Both in SD & HD on UVVU & Vudu. Not sure I will get anymore right now since everyone is saying their movies are ending up SD.

rdodolak · 12-23-2012, 03:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luv2shop

So the 2 that I got were Bourne Identity & Wedding Singer. Both in SD & HD on UVVU & Vudu. Not sure I will get anymore right now since everyone is saying their movies are ending up SD.

Don't know but all of mine converted just fine to HD.

rdodolak · 12-23-2012, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dawgyjay

i didn't see an answer to this question: will the cinemanow gift cards work as a form of payment? I see on ebay there is a seller who sells $50 in CN codes for $15. Getting that wouldn't be a bad way to do this upgrade on the cheap.

Need to say thank you for bringing this to our attention too. Seems that some of our brethren have been holding out on us. I just dropped $25 on five titles the other day.

[Show spoiler]

madmod20061 · 12-23-2012, 03:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Need to say thank you for bringing this to our attention too. Seems that some of our brethren have been holding out on us. I just dropped $25 on five titles the other day.

[Show spoiler]

I don't think this board existed when they first converted to UV so I shared the info on another board (that obviously existed at the time)

rdodolak · 12-23-2012, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madmod20061

I don't think this board existed when they first converted to UV so I shared the info on another board (that obviously existed at the time)

Well this deal is good enough to know about that I might have to really consider converting my entire library. Now if CinemaNow can hurry up and exit the beta phase to eliminate the 25 disc limit.

madmod20061 · 12-23-2012, 04:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Well this deal is good enough to know about that I might have to really consider converting my entire library. Now if CinemaNow can hurry up and exit the beta phase to eliminate the 25 disc limit.

I've also used it to purchase some Lionsgate and Fox titles that I have that aren't eligible for d2d. $15 for $50 credit is good enough for about 3 regular priced movies on CN. More when they do their sales.

jm149 · 12-23-2012, 06:16 AM

This definitely needs some work, what percentage of discs are you guys having accepted? I've tried 5 discs, and none of them have worked.

seregloth · 12-23-2012, 06:27 AM

I did 5 and they all read fine and all resulted in HDX on Vudu.

jm149 · 12-23-2012, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seregloth

I did 5 and they all read fine and all resulted in HDX on Vudu.

Were they blu-ray or DVD discs? I should've clarified in my post that I was trying DVDs.

rdodolak · 12-23-2012, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seregloth

I did 5 and they all read fine and all resulted in HDX on Vudu.

15 and all show up as HDX on Vudu.

rdodolak · 12-23-2012, 06:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jm149

Were they blu-ray or DVD discs? I should've clarified in my post that I was trying DVDs.

All DVDs. CinemaNow D2D is only DVD for now. Make sure the titles are on this list.

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

jm149 · 12-23-2012, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rdodolak

All DVDs. CinemaNow D2D is only DVD for now. Make sure the titles are on this list.

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

Great, thanks for the info.

Tried Mystic River, Troy, two versions of King Kong, and 3:10 to Yuma. None worked, yet they are all on the list. It said "Burned Disc" for all of them, yet ironically almost all of them I originally purchased from Best Buy.

rdodolak · 12-23-2012, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jm149

Great, thanks for the info.

Tried Mystic River, Troy, two versions of King Kong, and 3:10 to Yuma. None worked, yet they are all on the list. It said "Burned Disc" for all of them, yet ironically almost all of them I originally purchased from Best Buy.

Interesting. Just a guess but by any chance do you have any type of region free software installed that might be causing the CinemaNow software to think they're burned discs? Or maybe try and reinstall the software.

I haven't tried those titles but it seems odd that it thinks all of them are burned discs.

jm149 · 12-23-2012, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Interesting. Just a guess but by any chance do you have any type of region free software installed that might be causing the CinemaNow software to think they're burned discs? Or maybe try and reinstall the software.

I haven't tried those titles but it seems odd that it thinks all of them are burned discs.

Nothing on my computer out of the ordinary, no region free software, etc. No known problems with the optical disc drive or the DVD player application either.

I think I will do a reboot and then re-install the software. Thanks.

RDLee · 12-23-2012, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daranman

No problems here. For any one in the forums that is interested in purchasing credit for there Cinemanow account i will be doing a Christmas sale $75 for $15 that right crazy deal starts midnight December 24th on eBay! Special thanks to @dougalast @madmod20061 for the help and pleasant transactions!

If I were to take advantage of this deal, get the $75 credit and buy some movies (Like Pixar's BRAVE for example) on CinemaNow, would they also show up in my VUDU account as well?

Also, will you be posting the eBay link on here when the sale goes live?

RandomNinjaAtk · 12-23-2012, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RDLee

If I were to take advantage of this deal, get the $75 credit and buy some movies (Like Pixar's BRAVE for example) on CinemaNow, would they also show up in my VUDU account as well?

No, in the case of your chosen example. The reason is because Brave is not a UV title. Disney/Pixar do not support UV. However, if you do buy a UV title, then yes, it will show up in your VUDU account. I tested this with the blowout sale for Resident Evil Extinction and had no issues.

bhampton · 12-23-2012, 12:55 PM

This program looks like a good reason for me to go get some DVDs from my local library.

rdodolak · 12-23-2012, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandomNinjaAtk

No, in the case of your chosen example. The reason is because Brave is not a UV title. Disney/Pixar do not support UV. However, if you do buy a UV title, then yes, it will show up in your VUDU account. I tested this with the blowout sale for Resident Evil Extinction and had no issues.

To add to what RandomNinjaAtk has stated, make sure the titles you're interested in have the UV logo shown next to them. If the logo isn't present on said title at CinemaNow then they currently don't carry that title as a UV compliant title.

RDLee · 12-23-2012, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rdodolak

To add to what RandomNinjaAtk has stated, make sure the titles you're interested in have the UV logo shown next to them. If the logo isn't present on said title at CinemaNow then they currently don't carry that title as a UV compliant title.

Thank you both for the info. That helps me out tremendously!

12-23-2012, 03:02 AM	#82
luv2shop Special Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2011 Location:USA 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:494 MA collection:4 Digital collection:565 iTunes collection:2 Prime collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:232	So the 2 that I got were Bourne Identity & Wedding Singer. Both in SD & HD on UVVU & Vudu. Not sure I will get anymore right now since everyone is saying their movies are ending up SD.

12-23-2012, 06:16 AM	#88
jm149 Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Blu-ray collection:549 DVD collection:280 Digital collection:121 Trading Score:229	This definitely needs some work, what percentage of discs are you guys having accepted? I've tried 5 discs, and none of them have worked.

12-23-2012, 06:27 AM	#89
seregloth Special Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:New England, USA Blu-ray collection:335 DVD collection:49 Digital collection:980 Trading Score:327	I did 5 and they all read fine and all resulted in HDX on Vudu.

12-23-2012, 12:55 PM	#98
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:988 Blu-ray collection:2544 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	This program looks like a good reason for me to go get some DVDs from my local library.

Best iTunes Movie Deals