Connecting to MA for the first time...What to do and what not to do?

[jbloggs]

Hi All,

I'm preparing to connect (Vudu/iTunes/Amazon/FN/GP) to MA for the first time. I have resisted connecting to MA due to all the issues being reported and especially reports of movies disappearing. Having a sizable collection, it would be very hard for me to track what exactly disappeared. But now that trying to redeem WB and Universal codes on Vudu is forcing me to connect to MA before it will allow the code to be redeemed, I'm left with no choice but to go forward with connecting my accounts to MA.

- What are the current issues that I should be aware of?

- What steps should I take before attempting the connections? I'm in the process of creating a list of movies in Vudu and iTunes, I don't think there are any automated ways to create list from Amazon/FN/GP, besides doing it manually.

- In what order should I connect the accounts to MA? I was thinking of doing it in the order of smallest collection to largest collection accounts. But due the issue of FN converting movies from HD to SD, that may not be the best order.

- Anything else?