Movies and TV VUDU launches "Disc to Digital" - Page 2

**DaFace** · 04-27-2012, 04:45 PM

http://www.vudu.com/disc_to_digital.html

Basically, it's the movie version of what e-book publishers should have done 5 years ago. If you own a DVD or Bluray of a movie, you can pay a couple bucks to get (permanent) online access to that movie.

I'm not going to run out and do it for every DVD I own, but it's cool that there's at least an option coming out like this.

**Guru** · 02-01-2013, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

In the discussion at the bottom of the linked Endgadget page above, someone posted a link to the software. Thats how i got it.

Awesome. thanks.

Now I finally having a working copy of Mr. and Mrs. Smith since my disk didn't work past the 1 hour mark anymore.

I know, not a great movie but definitely a guilty pleasure.

Deberg_1990 · 02-01-2013, 04:05 PM

Yea, heres the link for anyone else:

http://www.vudu.com/in_home_disc_to_digital.html

**DaFace** · 02-01-2013, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Yea, heres the link for anyone else:

http://www.vudu.com/in_home_disc_to_digital.html

Ha. Not exactly a limited access beta, is it?

**DaFace** · 02-01-2013, 04:25 PM

I still want to know how they prevent you from giving your DVD's to someone else to add to their account, too. With the Wal-Mart route, they would write on your DVD's to signify that they'd been "converted." I'm genuinely curious to know if there's a unique identifier on DVD's that I've never known about.

**Guru** · 02-01-2013, 04:27 PM

Rubbing alcohol wipes the marker right off.

Deberg_1990 · 02-01-2013, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

Ha. Not exactly a limited access beta, is it?

Dont know why they would want to limit access anyway? Doubt they want to limit their income.

**Guru** · 02-01-2013, 04:37 PM

odd, my purchase plays back and downloads on my PS3 but not on my PC.

Deberg_1990 · 02-01-2013, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

I still want to know how they prevent you from giving your DVD's to someone else to add to their account, too. With the Wal-Mart route, they would write on your DVD's to signify that they'd been "converted." I'm genuinely curious to know if there's a unique identifier on DVD's that I've never known about.

Yea, i dont think there would be anything to prevent that?

But i guess there is on rental DVD's since it didnt work with my Netflix rental last night???

**Guru** · 02-01-2013, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Yea, i dont think there would be anything to prevent that?

But i guess there is on rental DVD's since it didnt work with my Netflix rental last night???

Rentals usually have that sticker over the center circle right? Isn't there a code somewhere in the middle that identifies teh disk?

Yep, turn the disk upside down and you can see all kinds of coding right around the center. That is probably how they track if a disk has been copied. Of course, for all I know, that code is the exact same on every DVD version of a movie.

**DaFace** · 02-01-2013, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Yea, i dont think there would be anything to prevent that?

But i guess there is on rental DVD's since it didnt work with my Netflix rental last night???

Well, it's always possible that the specific movie you tried just isn't available for "conversion" or something. But SURELY they've got some sort of protection in there to keep people from cheating with rentals.

|Zach| · 02-01-2013, 04:44 PM

It will be interesting to see what the state of movies and video entertainment is in 5 years.

**Guru** · 02-01-2013, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

It will be interesting to see what the state of movies and video entertainment is in 5 years.

Hopefully bandwidth limits won't be as stingy by then.

Deberg_1990 · 02-01-2013, 04:50 PM

Redbox Blue-ray $1.50 ????? Too steep

/Guru

|Zach| · 02-01-2013, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Guru

Hopefully bandwidth limits won't be as stingy by then.

Is that an issue with you? Do you get throttled? I haven't had a problem with that but I am not sure why. I download like a mother ****er.

**Guru** · 02-01-2013, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

Is that an issue with you? Do you get throttled? I haven't had a problem with that but I am not sure why. I download like a mother ****er.

We are allowed 200gb per month now that we switched to cox. I have never exceeded 140 but we came close a couple times becuase my kids were abusing netflix. If we were watching a bunch of HD content instead of SD we would have eclipsed our limit. I don't know how the massive downloaders skirt it to be honest.

04-27-2012, 04:45 PM
DaFace Version 3.0 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $627207	VUDU launches "Disc to Digital" http://www.vudu.com/disc_to_digital.html Basically, it's the movie version of what e-book publishers should have done 5 years ago. If you own a DVD or Bluray of a movie, you can pay a couple bucks to get (permanent) online access to that movie. I'm not going to run out and do it for every DVD I own, but it's cool that there's at least an option coming out like this.
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02-01-2013, 04:05 PM	#17
Deberg_1990 MVP Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio Tx. Casino cash: $138539	Yea, heres the link for anyone else: http://www.vudu.com/in_home_disc_to_digital.html __________________ Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning: Matt once made a very nice play in Seattle where he spun away from a pass rusher and hit Bowe off his back foot for a first down. One of the best plays Matt has ever made.
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02-01-2013, 04:25 PM	#19
DaFace Version 3.0 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $627207	I still want to know how they prevent you from giving your DVD's to someone else to add to their account, too. With the Wal-Mart route, they would write on your DVD's to signify that they'd been "converted." I'm genuinely curious to know if there's a unique identifier on DVD's that I've never known about.
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02-01-2013, 04:27 PM	#20
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02-01-2013, 04:37 PM	#22
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02-01-2013, 04:44 PM	#26
\|Zach\| For The Glory Of The City Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $27110	It will be interesting to see what the state of movies and video entertainment is in 5 years. __________________
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02-01-2013, 04:50 PM	#28
Deberg_1990 MVP Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio Tx. Casino cash: $138539	Redbox Blue-ray $1.50 ????? Too steep /Guru __________________ Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning: Matt once made a very nice play in Seattle where he spun away from a pass rusher and hit Bowe off his back foot for a first down. One of the best plays Matt has ever made.
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