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  • philipk
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    Re: How many DVD's did you upgrade/convert?

    Originally posted by lujan View Post
    Yeah, I guess you're both right about Vudu only using what's given to them but I don't see how they can call some of them HD when it looks so bad?
    I here you!

    I have had both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD that didn't look HD. It is usually true for older movies.

    The main problem is when a studio doesn't take time to do a good transfer.

    A secondary problem is the original print. Many wide screen movies were not anamorphic but a cropped standard frame which means less resolution.

    Also many films were soft focus by the director's instruction.

    Philip

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  • lujan
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    Re: How many DVD's did you upgrade/convert?

    Originally posted by philipk View Post
    I know you asked the other poster.

    However, I have converted 15. Two of them are mediocre. 13 of them are fantastic.

    My guess is that it has nothing to due with VUDU or UV. It has to do with the copy they receive from the studios.

    Philip
    Originally posted by aaronwt View Post
    No different than BDs. Some look really good and some look really bad. Vudu can only encode what the studios give them. If it's a crappy master they are given then it will be a crappy encode.
    Yeah, I guess you're both right about Vudu only using what's given to them but I don't see how they can call some of them HD when it looks so bad?

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  • aaronwt
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    Originally posted by lujan View Post
    How do all the HDX movies look to you? I'm not seeing consistency on my HDX movies as some look really good while others look really bad and they're all HDX, don't know why?
    No different than BDs. Some look really good and some look really bad. Vudu can only encode what the studios give them. If it's a crappy master they are given then it will be a crappy encode.

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  • philipk
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    Re: How many DVD's did you upgrade/convert?

    Originally posted by lujan View Post
    How do all the HDX movies look to you? I'm not seeing consistency on my HDX movies as some look really good while others look really bad and they're all HDX, don't know why?
    I know you asked the other poster.

    However, I have converted 15. Two of them are mediocre. 13 of them are fantastic.

    My guess is that it has nothing to due with VUDU or UV. It has to do with the copy they receive from the studios.

    Philip

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  • lujan
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    Re: How many DVD's did you upgrade/convert?

    Originally posted by bbyers70 View Post
    So far 245 movies. Guess you could say I'm addicted to Vudu.
    How do all the HDX movies look to you? I'm not seeing consistency on my HDX movies as some look really good while others look really bad and they're all HDX, don't know why?

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  • bbyers70
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    So far 245 movies. Guess you could say I'm addicted to Vudu.

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  • MaxH
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    Originally posted by Jdmac29 View Post
    Well 2 of the movies Batman Begins and Superman Returns apparently are not available in ultraviolet, neither shows up on my flixster on my iphone.
    That doesn't mean they're not available via Ultraviolet. Only about half of my UV movies are available on Flixster. On the Flixster web site, it says that not all UV movies are available to be streamed on Flixster.

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  • Jdmac29
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    Originally posted by Starkenator View Post
    You can download them for offline use with Flixster on iOS. You need to have both your Flixster account and your Vudu account tied to the same Ultraviolet account. Only caveat is some movies, especially those from Paramount and Fox, are not available on Flixster yet but they are working on it.
    Well 2 of the movies Batman Begins and Superman Returns apparently are not available in ultraviolet, neither shows up on my flixster on my iphone. I figure when the new batman movie comes out later this year they will probably have a new batman begins special edition that will come with an ultraviolet copy and then hopefully it will show up on flixster. Hope for the same with Superman returns when the new movie comes out next year.

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  • Starkenator
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    Re: How many DVD's did you upgrade/convert?

    Originally posted by Jdmac29 View Post
    I only did 3, I wanted to make sure everything worked before I spend more money. Only thing I am hoping for is to see if you can download some of these to an IOS device for offline viewing. Streaming only is not good when you are away from home.
    You can download them for offline use with Flixster on iOS. You need to have both your Flixster account and your Vudu account tied to the same Ultraviolet account. Only caveat is some movies, especially those from Paramount and Fox, are not available on Flixster yet but they are working on it.

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  • Jdmac29
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    Re: How many DVD's did you upgrade/convert?

    I only did 3, I wanted to make sure everything worked before I spend more money. Only thing I am hoping for is to see if you can download some of these to an IOS device for offline viewing. Streaming only is not good when you are away from home.

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  • plissken99
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    I have done 45 DVDs to HDX, so far so good. Same deal with me, Walmart wasn't ready for it yet, they called me back later that day and I went back. And true to Walmart employees, they weren't very on the ball, I had Zoolander on the list, but somehow didn't bring it with me, but they went ahead and approved it lol. I didn't realize what happened till I got home. And yes their stamp wipes off with rubbing alchohol if you want to.

    One problem I'm having, I upgraded Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight. However the HDX version plays in fullscreen, but with the image smushed as if it is meant to be widescreen(the Universal logo is egg shaped). I called Vudu about it... long agonizing conversation short, they insist it's supposed to be that way, and will not admit to their mistake under any circumstance. So thats $5 down the drain, and a big FU to anyone who rents or buys it.

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  • madmod20061
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    Originally posted by kokomo View Post
    I took 50 DVDs and my vudu disc to digital movie list to Walmart photo center on 4-23 in Hodgkins,Illinois.I called serveral Walmart stores closer to me but none were ready.

    The process is very fast if you create your movie list on Vudu and bring this with you. If the associate didn't have to stamp the disk it would only take less than a minute to process this many DVDs. During this process my online list was deleted and all the movies on it were added to my account on Vudu and Ultraviolet in HDX digital.

    I watched two of my movies and the quality was amazing. I wish I could add my LaserDiscs and the rest of my DVDs.
    I can tell you from personal experience that this is true. One associate I went to forgot to stamp my discs (or possibly didn't know she was supposed to). It took about 2 minutes for the whole process including payment through the credit card machine.

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  • kokomo
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    Re: How many DVD's did you upgrade/convert?

    I took 50 DVDs and my vudu disc to digital movie list to Walmart photo center on 4-23 in Hodgkins,Illinois.I called serveral Walmart stores closer to me but none were ready.

    The process is very fast if you create your movie list on Vudu and bring this with you. If the associate didn't have to stamp the disk it would only take less than a minute to process this many DVDs. During this process my online list was deleted and all the movies on it were added to my account on Vudu and Ultraviolet in HDX digital.

    I watched two of my movies and the quality was amazing. I wish I could add my LaserDiscs and the rest of my DVDs.

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  • philipk
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    Re: How many DVD's did you upgrade/convert?

    Originally posted by sbuberl View Post
    Fox movies are on D2D but no UV logos on the pages
    Yes, and no.

    Fox is part of UltraViolet. However, it is complicated.

    When I am not logged into Vudu the 20th Century Fox movies "The Seven Year Itch" and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" do not have the UV logo.

    When I log into Vudu both movies have the UV logo and are in my UV account.

    They are the only Fox movies in my library.

    Again, ALL movies available in Disc to Digital MUST be part of UV.

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  • sbuberl
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    Fox movies are on D2D but no UV logos on the pages

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