VUDU TO BE ACQUIRED BY FANDANGO

[oneway23]

This is me as well. I moved over to apple when they started 4k upgrades for free. I have alot of movies here at vudu before I switched, but i slowly re bought all the non MA ones at apple and now only buy there unless vudu has a sale and its MA compat. Apple is not going anywhere anytime soon in my lifetime as well.

How is the quality/bitrate of your library with Apple as compared to Vudu? Before yesterday, my priority was always video quality, and I had always believed Vudu to be the best, but, now the goal is protection of my investment.

[Sandra]

Everyone should stop with the doomsday talk until there is factual bad news to fret about. And right now there isn't. At all. Business will be as usual. That's in the announcement. For a while at minimum.
Comcast.

I have already experienced loss of products I purchased through Fandango's service. FACT not FICTION. I don't expect them to be any better now that they have their hands on VUDU. We have a right to speak out about our own experiences with a service provider who provides inferior service. Another FACT.

[Sandra]

I love Vudu, it is the best by far in many ways, but this is why I transitioned to Apple as my main movie library. I don't see Apple iTunes movies ever going away, at least not in my lifetime. They are too big and too rich. I still buy a lot of movies on Vudu, but only if they are MA and port to Apple. Vudu and this forum is where I spend most of my time, but Apple is where I watch them.

Good decision regarding APPLE TV. Will be mine as well. I've been trying to stick with purchases that are MA myself since I heard rumors about Walmart selling VUDU months ago. Physical discs are back in the equation for me as well.

[RayDyer]

I have already experienced loss of products I purchased through Fandango's service. FACT not FICTION. I don't expect them to be any better now that they have their hands on VUDU. We have a right to speak out about our own experiences with a service provider who provides inferior service. Another FACT.

Dude, watch the vitriol...that splashed off your target and all over the rest of us.

I just logged in here to see what people have to say, and I thought someone asking for people to tone down the doomsday hysteria was perfectly in line.

I get it, you in particular weren't just spreading hysteria. Please don't pretend that that means nobody else here was.

FACT.

[whipnet]

I own movies on FandangoNow that are not even available on VUDU. I own movies on VUDU that are not available on FandangoNow. How's that going to work?
I don't get warm fuzzies from this at all! And their statements mean absolutely nada. Things WILL change... and never in our favor.

And we were told digital was the future... doesn't look that way at all. I am just glad I have a wall of physical movies as well.

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[bestquality]

How is the quality/bitrate of your library with Apple as compared to Vudu? Before yesterday, my priority was always video quality, and I had always believed Vudu to be the best, but, now the goal is protection of my investment.

Apple has pretty much the best video quality for a while now. Movies Anywhere has good quality too.

[diamond204]

I agree with fandangonow support being subpar and sorry folks have lost movies. I have purchased very few movies on that platform and will never buy any more due to the issues I had with their support. That's also why I wrote I would be more concerned if fandangonow was my main platform.

If vudu is the platform Comcast believes the stronger it would make sense for them to keep the bulk of vudu staff and let go fandangonow staff. But even if that happens it is probably 2 years out.

Transition of films that fandango has to vudu would be simpler than in the past like when redbox or cinema now went under as fandangonow and vudu will be able to directly work with each other.

Notice that vudu announced your movies are safe. Fandangonow did not on their side. Again no need to panic. But there is just much more information to come and that is the key.

Vudu did a great job during the uv shutdown and migrated all licenses to their platform so no movies were lost forever. If they can handle the shutdown of uv they can handle this.

Since this is a vudu forum my post comes from the perspective of a primary vudu user. Again I am no fan of fandangonow and I don't believe that they even have a forum to vent which is terrible.

I feel for fandangonow users.

[Sandra]

Dude, watch the vitriol...that splashed off your target and all over the rest of us.

I just logged in here to see what people have to say, and I thought someone asking for people to tone down the doomsday hysteria was perfectly in line.

I get it, you in particular weren't just spreading hysteria. Please don't pretend that that means nobody else here was.

FACT.

I'm not a dude. I'm a 61 year old woman with my own mind. I don't and never pretend anything. I have a right to say what I feel is happening with my products. I don't think Fandango will be a great replacement for Vudu. I'm sorry if you can't handle that and I won't be silenced because of it. This is a forum where people express their truths. Sometimes the truth hurts. I'm a troubleshooting specialist in a technology business. I know that all too well. Enough said. Good luck to all.

[diamond204]

I'm not a dude. I'm a 61 year old woman with my own mind. I don't and never pretend anything. I have a right to say what I feel is happening with my products. I don't think Fandango will be a great replacement for Vudu. I'm sorry if you can't handle that and I won't be silenced because of it. This is a forum where people express their truths. Sometimes the truth hurts. I'm a troubleshooting specialist in a technology business. I know that all too well. Enough said. Good luck to all.

Why are you saying that fandango will be a replacement ? This was not a hostile takeover. Fandango is near the bottom of retailers and vudu near the top why would Comcast replace an superior service with a inferior one? They bought vudu most likely to replace fandangonow. Not the other way around.

[Sandra]

Why are you saying that fandango will be a replacement ? This was not a hostile takeover. Fandango is near the bottom of retailers and vudu near the top why would Comcast replace an inferior service with a superior one? They bought vudu most likely to replace fandangonow. Not the other way around.

I hope you're right and Fandango is replaced. I meant Fandango being the new owner. My email from Vudu stated Vudu is being acquired by Fandango. I never mentioned anything about a hostile takeover. Good grief give it a rest. I'm finished with this. Good luck.

[diamond204]

Technically fandangonow is acquiring vudu but in reality Comcast is the company and money behind it. And under Comcast is also NBC Universal studios.

[quackman]

Apple has pretty much the best video quality for a while now. Movies Anywhere has good quality too.

I agree, the video quality on the Apple TV device using the AppleTV app is the best. I think the Vudu app on the ATV device is good as well, but that app is not very user friendly.

[RayDyer]

I'm not a dude. I'm a 61 year old woman with my own mind. I don't and never pretend anything. I have a right to say what I feel is happening with my products. I don't think Fandango will be a great replacement for Vudu. I'm sorry if you can't handle that and I won't be silenced because of it. This is a forum where people express their truths. Sometimes the truth hurts. I'm a troubleshooting specialist in a technology business. I know that all too well. Enough said. Good luck to all.

Do you realize that you can share your opinion without actually attacking people?

And that there's a difference between me saying, "Could you not attack me" and me trying to silence you?

I've never silenced anyone. I never will silence anyone. But in this exchange, you're the one throwing punches, and I"m asking you not to hit me when you throw a tantrum over what someone else said to people who nothing to do with you.

It's called civility.

I believe the painful truth here is that you threw a tantrum on a public forum, and that's an inappropriate thing for a 61-year old person of either gender to do.

[whipnet]

Do you realize that you can share your opinion without actually attacking people?

And that there's a difference between me saying, "Could you not attack me" and me trying to silence you?

I've never silenced anyone. I never will silence anyone. But in this exchange, you're the one throwing punches, and I"m asking you not to hit me when you throw a tantrum over what someone else said to people who nothing to do with you.

It's called civility.

I believe the painful truth here is that you threw a tantrum on a public forum, and that's an inappropriate thing for a 61-year old person of either gender to do.

Do you need a safe space or something? This is crappy news and people are entitled to their opinion. Sorry someone "splashed off" on you.

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[qazzaq]

How is the quality/bitrate of your library with Apple as compared to Vudu? Before yesterday, my priority was always video quality, and I had always believed Vudu to be the best, but, now the goal is protection of my investment.

I'm not happy to say this as vudu has been my platform of choice and I have many many movies via vudu.... but Apple TV and even amazon best vudu in the video quality department at this time... but the vudu interface wins hand down. Apple TV is "ok" interface-wise and has a great way of laying out special features. amazon interface is horrendous. FandangoNow is the worst on all fronts. Hopefully the purchase of vudu keeps everything good about vudu and none of the FandangoNow.