Disc to Digital (vudu)?

[Liquid_Swords]

Why do I have a feeling I'm going to waste my time trying this as well.

[Evil]

Originally Posted by Liquid_Swords

Why do I have a feeling I'm going to waste my time trying this as well.

Because you're going to waste your time trying this.

[SolidSnake35]

Can't believe they are charging for that. DVD upgrades, sure, but Blurays as well? The whole UV thing annoys the hell out of me. A code that expires for no good reason, to make you pay for some transfer service it seems, and (in the UK at least) no unified place to watch the damn things. Stupidity everywhere.

[Dryasanne]

I stacked up 15 of my DVDs and a few blurays just to try this disc to digital. Only 3 of them were recognized....
So this is of no help to us with a large european /UK collection :

[Holland Home Theater]

Originally Posted by mightymorfinmike

I asked my Walmart about this process and they looked at me like I was crazy.

Mine too, the guy said they never have had anything Vudu related like dolls and needles. I couldn't believe it. He was dead serious too. I went to another Wally World 2 hours away and they said yes, it's in the photo lab. The guy there said all walmarts have the service even if the employees aren't aware of it. He said most of the stores don't get anyone who comes in to use the service so the employees aren't aware of it.

He also said that Disney will not work since they have their own service, I'm guessing he was referring to the DMA service. I was going to bring 10 in to start but now seeing that you get 50% off if you do it at home, I might get an external BD drive and try it at home first.

[whipnet]

The in home D2D is great and I've done hundreds of movies that way. Classics. There are just a hand full of movies beyond 2011 that are in home D2D compatible, but that changes every month. And of course a lot of movies started coming with UV codes inside in 2012. And I have never run across a code that expired.

The in store D2D is a non-starter. As mentioned above most employees have no clue what it is.

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[Holland Home Theater]

Originally Posted by whipnet

The in home D2D is great and I've done hundreds of movies that way. Classics. There are just a hand full of movies beyond 2011 that are in home D2D compatible, but that changes every month. And of course a lot of movies started coming with UV codes inside in 2012. And I have never run across a code that expired.

The in store D2D is a non-starter. As mentioned above most employees have no clue what it is.

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Our Walmart doesn't have it at all, I went yesterday and was very disappointed. Looks like it'll be done either at a different Walmart at least an hour drive away or at home if I get an external BD drive. What about the D2D on 3D discs? Do you get the 3D version on digital then or does it not work with 3D discs?

[J2005]

Originally Posted by Holland Home Theater

Our Walmart doesn't have it at all, I went yesterday and was very disappointed. Looks like it'll be done either at a different Walmart at least an hour drive away or at home if I get an external BD drive. What about the D2D on 3D discs? Do you get the 3D version on digital then or does it not work with 3D discs?

I have an external BD drive & it works well on regular blu-rays I don't know if it will do 3d ones tho since I don't have 3d I know for example I have the extended collectors edition of Avatar & it only gave me the original cut & not all 3 versions

[wdaub1]

You will only get the 3D version if it states 3D on the UV sheet with the code on it. So far I have only seen 2 that redeemed as 3D Transylvania and Resident Evil Retribution and I have a couple hundred 3D titles that were redeemed as UV and DMA

[le_pants]

Is there any word on the street about how long the 50 percent off for 10+ disks deal will last?

[TreeStandMan151]

Does Vudu D2D conversion only allow you to watch the converted digital versions of the movies on Vudu?

Or, does the Vudu D2D conversion put those digital versions of the movies you convert into your Ultraviolet library so you can watch them on any UV platform (such as Flixster, Fandango, etc)?

[whipnet]

Originally Posted by TreeStandMan151

Does Vudu D2D conversion only allow you to watch the converted digital versions of the movies on Vudu?

Or, does the Vudu D2D conversion put those digital versions of the movies you convert into your Ultraviolet library so you can watch them on any UV platform (such as Flixster, Fandango, etc)?

All D2D through VUDU is supposed to UV. However I had an issue with Wickermen (original). I obtained it through D2D, but no UV, so no porting to other providers.

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[Greyman]

Originally Posted by le_pants

Is there any word on the street about how long the 50 percent off for 10+ disks deal will last?

No.

[madmod20061]

Originally Posted by le_pants

Is there any word on the street about how long the 50 percent off for 10+ disks deal will last?

It's been around for years now so probably not ending any time soon. The language did disappear for from the promo pics for a while, but I think it was a mistake and they put it back.

[Greyman]

Originally Posted by madmod20061

It's been around for years now so probably not ending any time soon. The language did disappear for from the promo pics for a while, but I think it was a mistake and they put it back.

While this is true, it really is just speculation that the discount will continue indefinitely.
Vudu recently shut down Free2d followed by the cart trick, so time will tell.

Bottom line; enjoy the discount while it is here,it probably won't end soon, but it may not last forever.

[alchav21]

Originally Posted by le_pants

Is there any word on the street about how long the 50 percent off for 10+ disks deal will last?

Originally Posted by Greyman

While this is true, it really is just speculation that the discount will continue indefinitely.
Vudu recently shut down Free2d followed by the cart trick, so time will tell.

Bottom line; enjoy the discount while it is here,it probably won't end soon, but it may not last forever.

I used D2D Discount when I was building my Digital Collection, and had a lot of Blu-rays and DVD's to convert. Now if I have one or two, I just go ahead and pay the $2 or $5 rather than wait till I have 10.

[master gandhi]

Originally Posted by alchav21

I used D2D Discount when I was building my Digital Collection, and had a lot of Blu-rays and DVD's to convert. Now if I have one or two, I just go ahead and pay the $2 or $5 rather than wait till I have 10.

I just do mine in spurts, so I always have enough discs for a batch of 10 or more. I just pick 10 or more that I feel like converting because a few of them are on my mind.

Like right now I'm in the mood to convert Wayne's World, among others, so I can easily find a batch to go along with it, which is a fun activity. Heh

[TreeStandMan151]

Are there any suggestions on how to get vudu to fix a problem with discs not being recognized by the D2D at home software? For example on the 2 pack of Predator / Predator 2, the vudu D2D at home software recognizes the Predator bluray just fine and will convert successfully but it refuses to recognize the Predator 2 disc. It doesn't say that the disc is not "available" to be converted (e.g. like some Disney movies) but rather it says it cannot recognize the disc. BTW, both discs play fine in the bluray player. It's almost like the gracenote DB is missing an entry for Predator 2, but I find that hard to believe.

[PCFan]

Does Stephen King's It blu-ray work for in-store D2D? It does not get recognized by the home D2D software.

[alchav21]

Originally Posted by TreeStandMan151

Are there any suggestions on how to get vudu to fix a problem with discs not being recognized by the D2D at home software? For example on the 2 pack of Predator / Predator 2, the vudu D2D at home software recognizes the Predator bluray just fine and will convert successfully but it refuses to recognize the Predator 2 disc. It doesn't say that the disc is not "available" to be converted (e.g. like some Disney movies) but rather it says it cannot recognize the disc. BTW, both discs play fine in the bluray player. It's almost like the gracenote DB is missing an entry for Predator 2, but I find that hard to believe.

That 2 Disc Combo doesn't show up on the Convert DVD's pull down under Services. Predator 2 shows up, but not that Combo so it's not eligible.