The Criterion Channel

[DVD Phreak]

Originally Posted by thebalconyfool

I'm wondering the same thing. It would be nice if they would give you a date when things might disappear.

Filmstruck used to show you a film's expiration date (if any), but it appears only on the desktop website and none of the other apps. Netflix is the same way too: exp date on desktop website and nowhere else.

[erlinmeyer]

Originally Posted by thebalconyfool

I'm wondering the same thing. It would be nice if they would give you a date when things might disappear.

from the regular Criterion Movie thread a link for a spreadsheet was given that appears to show unavailable or expiration dates. Not sure how accurate they are, but better than what you see from the app. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...gid=1669669741

[DVD Phreak]

Originally Posted by bigshot

There's stuff here in HD that isn't on Criterion blu-ray. Witchcraft Through the Ages, Godzilla movies, 1927 King of Kings... all these were released on DVD not blu-ray. But here there are in HD! The whole Olympics box appears to be up for streaming. Fritz Lang's Human Desire- not released in the US yet. Interesting stuff!

Criterion started making HD transfers a long time ago. Many of their old DVDs were made from those. You are probably seeing those old HD transfers. Some still look good, and some not.

Do those Olympic films have expiration dates? I haven't signed up yet. I wonder if only members can see full detail.

[bradnoyes]

So far I've watched two movies on my PC using my web browser, but this morning I've tried starting up several different movies and I keep getting an error message that says "Sorry, this video cannot be played while your device is connected to this external monitor." This has been a big letdown. It's bad enough that the app isn't available on anything I have connected to my TV, and now I can't even use it on my PC.

[DaBargainHunta]

Originally Posted by bradnoyes

So far I've watched two movies on my PC using my web browser, but this morning I've tried starting up several different movies and I keep getting an error message that says "Sorry, this video cannot be played while your device is connected to this external monitor." This has been a big letdown. It's bad enough that the app isn't available on anything I have connected to my TV, and now I can't even use it on my PC.

Blame VHX's restrictive anti-consumer DRM. You'd think they would have fixed this after many loud complaints during the "Movie of the Week" trial period.

Try Edge or Safari - those should work.

[Destinys Memory]

How do you launch an app for your streaming channel

ON the Google Play store
BILLED THROUGH the Google Play store

and have it NOT be compatible with Chromecast?

Well, definitely cancelling after the free trial, then. What a mess.

[Animatic33]

I know this is my third post here, but I must say I am loving this service so far. The Columbia noir selection has been top-notch. I keep finding more and more here I want to watch.

Besides a few streaming quality dips, I’ve had a pretty flawless experience *knock on wood*.

I think if you get the subscription thru the browser, you won’t be billed through apple or play store. I am a charter member, so I set up my membership thru the browser, and all I had to do to log in was go through the “activate” page on the browser to link my TV app.

[Himmel]

Criterion Channel Streaming Service is Loaded With Classic ‘Godzilla’ and Other Kaiju Films!

[bright75]

I've tried to stream from the app through my iphone connected to my samsung tv (converter to an hdmi cable). On the the TV screen I can see my phone display and the app but during playback I get no video, just audio. Watching itunes and other streaming apps this way works fine. Any suggestions?

[YogiYahooeys]

Originally Posted by bright75

I've tried to stream from the app through my iphone connected to my samsung tv (converter to an hdmi cable). On the the TV screen I can see my phone display and the app but during playback I get no video, just audio. Watching itunes and other streaming apps this way works fine. Any suggestions?

That sounds like the copy protection at work.

[andantelise]

Anybody else having issues loading up the app on Roku now?

[thebalconyfool]

Originally Posted by andantelise

Anybody else having issues loading up the app on Roku now?

It's working fine for me.

[stingo]

Just added it to my Roku and streamed the first 10 minutes of The Seventh Seal.

[Akibiyori]

Originally Posted by bright75

I've tried to stream from the app through my iphone connected to my samsung tv (converter to an hdmi cable). On the the TV screen I can see my phone display and the app but during playback I get no video, just audio. Watching itunes and other streaming apps this way works fine. Any suggestions?

You have to go through the browser and use the website instead and when you do, you have to unlink, start the video, then reconnect your phone to the adapter, otherwise you’ll get an error message (and it may take a couple tries and reloads to get it going.)

[JohnCarpenterLives]

Playback has been great on my Mibox. It's running Android TV 8. Just a different device to mention aside from all the other standard devices oft-repeated here.

[Tin Drum]

I opened their website up today and saw that they had added an All Films section where you can filter by Genre, Decades, Countries and Directors. I hadn't noticed this before so apologies if it has been mentioned. This is on the main site not the Roku app that I typically use.

I will say that search based on performer is not entirely accurate in their main search section. I searched for 'Michel Piccoli' and, although he is a main supporting player in Belle de jour and that title is on the site, it does not come up when you search for him.

Not a big deal but hopefully something they can look into in future updates.

[flyry]

I will say the streaming quality is much higher than filmstruck. I'm watching one now and a looks damn near disc quality.

Fs would sometimes have like green macroblocking on the black bar beneath the image and never properly saved your spot when resuming playback

[Matt89]

Honestly I've gotta say, I'm actually pretty blown away at the level of streaming quality. It is comparable to a blu-ray. I was just watching Purple Noon and for streaming, I thought it handled the grain mostly quite well. There are times where there were hiccups, but I have a pretty fast connection so I'm very pleased at the quality overall. So much so that I am likely selling some of my discs.

And in terms of the special features not coming up on the Roku app, I found that by adding titles to my list via the desktop channel, you get all the features that come along with it. Just make sure you're selecting the collection of videos, next to where the description is. That way, you're not adding just the title itself, but rather the entire Criterion collection edition of that title. So, while the extras don't come up when you select a movie on the Roku app, if you save them via desktop and then select "My List" under Library, you get all the extras without having to search for them manually.

~Matt

[Tin Drum]

Originally Posted by Matt89

Honestly I've gotta say, I'm actually pretty blown away at the level of streaming quality. It is comparable to a blu-ray. I was just watching Purple Noon and for streaming, I thought it handled the grain mostly quite well. There are times where there were hiccups, but I have a pretty fast connection so I'm very pleased at the quality overall. So much so that I am likely selling some of my discs.

And in terms of the special features not coming up on the Roku app, I found that by adding titles to my list via the desktop channel, you get all the features that come along with it. Just make sure you're selecting the collection of videos, next to where the description is. That way, you're not adding just the title itself, but rather the entire Criterion collection edition of that title. So, while the extras don't come up when you select a movie on the Roku app, if you save them via desktop and then select "My List" under Library, you get all the extras without having to search for them manually.

~Matt

There was an update to the app where you *should* be able to see the extras available once you go to the title itself without having to add the title to your list via the desktop site.

I also watched Purple Noon the other night and oddly an Error came up in the final minute of the film saying title could not be played but the film kept playing behind the error information. I stopped the film and restarted from the beginning, fast forwarded and the same error popped up in the same exact spot.

I've only watched two titles so far and that was the first one to have the error for me.

[thebalconyfool]

Originally Posted by Tin Drum

There was an update to the app where you *should* be able to see the extras available once you go to the title itself without having to add the title to your list via the desktop site.

I was just going to comment on this. The update is working great for me, I was happy to see it as I'm someone who always watches the extras. I'm very pleased overall with how quickly both Criterion and Roku have been making user friendly changes.