Free VUDU 4K UHD Upgrades! Check your email!

[Chiefy]

Just got the email. Two upgraded which I either D2D or used a code originally, not purchased directly.

4K UHD Upgrade Summary
Me Before You
Upgraded from HDX to 4K UHD

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Upgraded from HDX to 4K UHD

[starsteam]

Just The Evil Dead '81 for me. I think this was a purchase with promo credit.

[coachlynn]

No e-mail for me. I have been paying to upgrade a lot of mine right along. Is there a rule going forward that can guide us on what will be automatically upgraded? I'm bummed.

[flyry]

Nothing. Over 1k movies

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by Britnasty

I just got trolled:



2500 movies in my collection and Flatliners & Emoji Movie get upgraded? C’mon now…

Social Network I bought directly from Vudu a year ago and the other two were code redeems.

Well...props to you for admitting on a world-wide forum you own The Emoji Movie.

[JMDiaz718]

Originally Posted by flyry

Nothing. Over 1k movies

Same. I also think that you should get the upgrade, no matter if you bought it directly from Vudu, or if you redeemed it. Seems silly to me. I like to buy physical media, period.

Only times I will buy it on Vudu first, if physical media is too expensive and Vudu has it on sale, if movie is not available physically in an upgraded format, or no digital code is included during purchase. Companies like Shout/Scream Factory, Vinegar Syndrome, Code Red and Synapse don’t give you codes.

[ploog]

Originally Posted by coachlynn

Is there a rule going forward that can guide us on what will be automatically upgraded?

I don’t think any rule/algorithm has been deciphered to explain what’s been upgraded this go ‘round, so I can’t imagine any unified theory is available for future upgrades.

[walruswarrior]

Over 3k movies and nothing. Oof

[cmcclure16]

I had 2 upgraded... that I had already upgraded lol

Matilda
Battle: Los Angeles

Both purchased via D2D many moons ago but I had already upgraded them to 4K either via code (Matilda) or iTunes purchase (Battle).

[JMDiaz718]

Originally Posted by JMDiaz718

Same. I also think that you should get the upgrade, no matter if you bought it directly from Vudu, or if you redeemed it. Seems silly to me. I like to buy physical media, period.

Only times I will buy it on Vudu first, if physical media is too expensive and Vudu has it on sale, if movie is not available physically in an upgraded format, or no digital code is included during purchase. Companies like Shout/Scream Factory, Vinegar Syndrome, Code Red and Synapse don’t give you codes.

Just got email. 20 upgrades including Brightburn, Batman: The Long Halloween Part Two, Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One, Sherlock Holmes and A Christmas Story.

About half of the list are titles that were already purchased on physical media, or directly from Vudu, as 4K UHD previously. I had already purchased The Lost Boys, Doctor Sleep, etc., about a year ago. So not really upgraded.

Hopefully, they will upgrade The Shining. I just purchased it and the 4K digital code expired.

[unsung122212]

Originally Posted by coachlynn

No e-mail for me. I have been paying to upgrade a lot of mine right along. Is there a rule going forward that can guide us on what will be automatically upgraded? I'm bummed.

Based on what people have posted and investigating what qualifies, these seems to be the common occurrence among what was actually upgraded in people’s Vudu’s purchase history.

D2D and Imports from other providers won’t upgrade. Direct Vudu/FN purchases, code redemptions made in FN (since these look like actual purchases and not code redemptions) and any free gifted from Vudu, UV, Flixster, Target Ticket, etc are getting the 4K upgrades. Direct code redeems on Vudu are still not quite sure if they do or don’t.

Remember that you may have several purchase history for the same title (especially if you merged your FNow account and maybe from UV as well). So, if you redeemed a code in Vudu in the past, that transaction may not be the one that received the upgrade.

Also, it seems like they are still processing upgrades on people’s accounts. So, if you have gotten any, you may still get some.

[icy hot]

my "upgrades" were

Anatomy of a Murder
In the Line of Fire
Adaptation
The Lost Boys
The Karate Kid Part III
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Fright Night

I already had all in 4K except Karate Kid III, Adaptation and the Superman Batman one

[Tenchi7]

Well, I got an email with 55 upgrades. Well 54 as they listed Casablanca twice. After going through the list only 26 were new upgrades. I already had 28 of the titles as 4k. Weird thing is I got all 3 lord of the rings (Theatric) movies upgraded that I already owned in 4k. 2 of the 3 theatric Hobbit movies that I had in hdx upgraded. 1 did not.

BTW the majority of these movies I redeemed as codes. matter of fact I can't think of any I actually bought.

[Sayonara808]

Just "So I Married an Axe Murderer" for me.

[Lsalas76]

Doctor Sleep and the Conjuring 3 for me. I recently bought those in hdx for $5 each.

[davey1995]

I hope I get some

[Me-Hostage]

I had one upgraded - Not Another Teen Movie - even though I already had it in UHD from importing it from Prime Video.

I had bought it on Vudu years ago in HD, then Prime added it in UHD, I purchased, and got the UHD rights from MA transferring it, then yesterday Vudu upgraded the original HD I bought from them... lol

Now, if Vudu could do this with all the HDX movies we have redeemed with codes, that would be amazing.

[mjvmovieman]

Matilda upgraded, that's all I see.

[1blufan]

2,300 movies in Vudu library
Upgraded for me:

Enter The Dragon - (Purchased HDX before UHD release)
Looper - (Purchased HDX on release)
Life - (Purchased HDX)
The Shallows - (Purchased HDX)
Stripes - (Freebie that was UV and ported, Cant't remember from where)

Above movies were purchased with Vudu credits except Stripes.

[abbottd]

Fantastic Beasts :The Crimes of Grindelwald upgraded for me. That was a code redemption and not a purchase. There are others on other user's lists that I purchased that did not upgrade. Seems pretty random. And I can confirm it did not carry over to MA.