Digital Copies: Where to redeem to keep 4K UHD?

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by fitprod

Guess I did use Fandango Now... Must have been the last time... But it was way back on 9/15 when the title was first released. It's definitely a retroactive update.

I’ve had UV titles upgraded on VUDU thanks to VUDU adding higher resolutions, but I would’ve been shocked had you redeemed the code on VUDU and it gave you 4K rights months later, which is what I meant by retroactive.

Thanks for checking!

[flyry]

Originally Posted by Alan Gordon

My copy upgraded too, but I redeemed it on FandangoNow.

Check your UV account if you don't mind. I'd love to know where you redeemed it, as I've never heard of someone getting 4K rights retroactively.

I redeemed mine on FN too, but still only HDX on VUDU. How can I get it to upgrade?

edit: I'm not home now but it shows HDX on myuv and on VUDU. Does not have UHD now available tag on the vudu website on my laptop.

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by flyry

I redeemed mine on FN too, but still only HDX on VUDU. How can I get it to upgrade?

edit: I'm not home now but it shows HDX on myuv and on VUDU. Does not have UHD now available tag on the vudu website on my laptop.

It's a hidden title on VUDU. It only shows up in UHD if you have it in UHD in your UV locker.

If it's HD on MyUV, it won't upgrade to 4K on VUDU. FandangoNow added a 4K copy to my UV account.

If your code came from a 4K disc, it's time to contact Universal and get them to give you a new code. I have had THREE 4K codes incorrectly redeem in HD on FandangoNow.

[Tns49]

Originally Posted by Alan Gordon

If it's a Paramount title, you can redeem both the UV copy and the iTunes copy. There are some Paramount 4K titles that do redeem in 4K UV. Titles like the Star Trek films, and TMNT.

If it's Universal, 4K titles can be redeemed (directly) at VUDU, and then at iTunes. DO NOT REDEEM iTunes first, or it kills the code. If VUDU has it in UHD, redeem there and it'll port to iTunes in 4K as well. Other Universal titles need to be redeemed at FandangoNow for 4K UV rights.

"The Mummy" (2017) can be redeemed at FandangoNow in 4K, will port to VUDU as 4K, and then on to MA and iTunes as such.

Note now that many are using MA, you are redeeming titles with them, even if you do it from a site such as Vudu. And as such will appear automatically at your other linked sites including iTunes. No longer have a dual redeem option.

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by Tns49

Note now that many are using MA, you are redeeming titles with them, even if you do it from a site such as Vudu. And as such will appear automatically at your other linked sites including iTunes. No longer have a dual redeem option.

If so, that's news to me. I dual redeemed a Universal title a week and a half ago.

[foxbatkllr]

Originally Posted by rbg08

• Disney: Redeeming UHD codes through Movies Anywhere does not currently grant 4K rights in any service. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 & Pirates of the Caribbean 5 UHD codes ported to Vudu in UHD for a short period of time, but apparently not anymore. Disney does not currently offer any titles in 4K through iTunes. Hopefully when they begin to, any titles redeemed through MA will automatically update to 4K.

Found this out recently. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 only redeemed in HD on Vudu. I saw that others had success contacting DMA a few months ago and getting it converted to UHD on Vudu. I contacted DMA and they shot me down.

[peep6543]

Originally Posted by maverick22

I have never redeemed one of my codes for a couple of reasons. Didn’t know exactly what the heck to do with them and thought I would keep them with the movie for resell.

I never travel. What is the reason many of you like the digital copies? Travel and __?

Thanks

Travel, share with family members, use on multiple displays.

Sure my main display is great but if my wife is sick in bed I can use the Roku to stream things she likes. I do travel for work so I hook up my work laptop via HDMI on the road to the hotel screen and watch.

I'm at about 108 now, more left to redeem. Specifically why I came, to make sure I redeem my remaining 4k titles in UHD.

[Tns49]

Originally Posted by Alan Gordon

If so, that's news to me. I dual redeemed a Universal title a week and a half ago.

Just tried a Universal title this week. The only redeem it allowed was Movies Anywhere. So Universal is in a switchover.


A Sony title that I tried which specifically said it was UV was rejected until I tried from the SONY site, and that too launched the Movies Anywhere site for Redeem.


So things are changing.

[weberrygt]

Is everybody else's head spinning trying to figure this all out haha....

I worry that if I start redeeming my UHD codes now, that I will not receive the UHD version. I almost feel like I should just hold tight for a little bit, and wait for all the players figure this game out.

[weberrygt]

When people talk about HDX versions being upgraded to UHD... do they mean they entered codes from a 4k movie that originally redeemed in just HDX but then later were automatically upgraded to UHD once they became available from the retailer?

[maverick22]

Originally Posted by weberrygt

Is everybody else's head spinning trying to figure this all out haha....

I worry that if I start redeeming my UHD codes now, that I will not receive the UHD version. I almost feel like I should just hold tight for a little bit, and wait for all the players figure this game out.

I’m new to this, and that’s exactly why I never got into it haha. I have the spreadsheet bookmarked, but it still confuses me on which the best way to redeem might be to make sure you get 4k.

[weberrygt]

^possibly get 4k.

[peep6543]

I'm starting to get better at it. I use VUDU as my primary library/program. If it doesn't not redeem UHD there I see if it will anywhere else. If just iTunes I pass. If Movies Anywhere then I am sort of handcuffed because they do not have an app for Xbox. Soemtimes MA will also share UHD with google play which I can access. If no code will redeem in UHD I hold out for an inexpensive copy on disc.

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by peep6543

If just iTunes I pass.

Fox 4K titles only have HD codes, but redeeming said titles in iTunes adds 4K to your MA account (provided iTunes has the title in 4K, most of which they do). It does the same with HD codes from 1080p Blu-rays from both FOX and Universal.

Originally Posted by peep6543

If Movies Anywhere then I am sort of handcuffed because they do not have an app for Xbox.

If Movies Anywhere, the titles would port to VUDU, Amazon, iTunes, and Google Play. Amazon for instance has most (all?) Sony releases in UHD, which you would also have on the Xbox (assuming you have an Xbox One S/X).

[peep6543]

I do, so if I redeem a 4k code that the spreadsheet claims is only redeemed UHD on MA then it will also share a UHD version to my google play AND amazon video accounts?

I use google play to display from the smart tv home, I imagine amazon video would be the same.

For the iTunes, if it adds the 4k to the MA then it would also add them to both GP and AV?

Thanks!

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by peep6543

I do, so if I redeem a 4k code that the spreadsheet claims is only redeemed UHD on MA then it will also share a UHD version to my google play AND amazon video accounts?

IF the title is an MA enabled title, and that title comes with a 4K code (remember, Fox and Disney codes are HD, even with 4K discs), it'll be available in the storefronts that offer them in 4K. If Amazon, Google, or VUDU doesn't have that title in 4K, it'll add it in HD.

Most all of Amazon's UHD titles for purchase are Sony titles for instance. So (non Sony) titles will port to Amazon as HD, even though 4K is in your locker.

Originally Posted by peep6543

I use google play to display from the smart tv home, I imagine amazon video would be the same.

Yeah. See above, though as I stated, Amazon really only has Sony titles at this time. You'll be able to watch other titles in HD through Amazon in the meantime.

Originally Posted by peep6543

For the iTunes, if it adds the 4k to the MA then it would also add them to both GP and AV?

Provided GP and Amazon has them in 4K, yes. The same with VUDU.

There are bugs though. If you already have the title in HD on VUDU, it won't be overwritten by a 4K version for some reason. I'm hoping that will be straightened out soon.

[peep6543]

Silly question, but I'm told the dumbest questions are the ones not asked.

I got MA on the Sony TV via the Google play store. How can I tell on MA which resolution copy I own? Vudu says you have UHD or you have HDX.

Is there something that specifically says what resolution I have when looking at my library on MA?

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by peep6543

Silly question, but I'm told the dumbest questions are the ones not asked.

I got MA on the Sony TV via the Google play store. How can I tell on MA which resolution copy I own? Vudu says you have UHD or you have HDX.

Is there something that specifically says what resolution I have when looking at my library on MA?

No. Not at this time.

If you have the MA mobile app, there is a transaction section which shows you the resolution you redeemed. However, it currently has some bugs, because if you have owned the title in lower resolutions in the past, the transaction will only show the storefront, resolution, and redemption date of the first transaction, not the newer info.

For instance, I own a HD UV copies of "Man Of Steel" from the 3D Blu-ray. I also own a 4K UV copy from the 4K Blu-ray. My transaction history shows I own HD from the 3D Blu-ray, yet MA ported my 4K copy from VUDU to iTunes, etc. I also own multiple HD titles that I originally had SD copies of, yet my transaction history lists the information for the SD transaction.

[Dubstar]

Apple had a masterlist of what movies would redeem in 4K for their Apple TV - can someone post a link to that list - I'm having trouble finding it online

[Majoran]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

Apple had a masterlist of what movies would redeem in 4K for their Apple TV - can someone post a link to that list - I'm having trouble finding it online

Apple doesn’t, however folks maintain this google doc do:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...CUuCMBbUtHtmh4