News from CES

[tfisher]

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When did the price drop from $5 to $4 for SD to HD?

Excuse me, you are correct on that point. I was thinking it was $4 but it is $5. I have never done any upgrades to HD before.

[E55KEV]

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If you mean I am the first person to purchase digital rights to a movie on something other than DVD or Blu-ray then no, probably not. I am just the first person to mention this on the forum.

The fee to go from SD to HD is $4, but you already knew that.

When did the price drop from $5 to $4 for SD to HD?

[tfisher]

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I guess you the official BETA tester for this?

If VHS is started I speculate the price to convert to HD might be more than $5.

If you mean I am the first person to purchase digital rights to a movie on something other than DVD or Blu-ray then no, probably not. I am just the first person to mention this on the forum.

The fee to go from SD to HD is $4 (I mean $5), but you already knew that.

What I don't understand is why anyone would be concerned that there are people who still have movies they purchased from the movie industry who are wanting to use UltraViolet as a means to watch their movies again. How is it that you seem to think that you have been impacted by people converting their old VHS tapes to digital? I paid the fee offered to me and I followed the rules they presented. If you don't approve of people converting their VHS tapes for some reason then I guess you can contact Walmart's corporate office and complain.

All I am trying to do here is get the word out to those who have movies on other types of media that they can use this service to watch those movies instead of buying the movies all over again.

[E55KEV]

UV Locker Forfeit?

We're not off topic and this has been approved. It's always been a part of D2D, we just didn't know for sure until Walmart cleared it up for us. So, no need to hold your breath...like I said before, I have already taken two VHS tapes to Walmart and I am able to watch them in the cloud.

I hope this does not happen but (suppose) you could be legally determined that you violated/abused UV rules by knowingly redeeming titles you do not own or DVD or Blu-ray and have your UV locker seized. They have that right. You already admitted to doing so.

[E55KEV]

$10 for VHS!

We're not off topic and this has been approved. It's always been a part of D2D, we just didn't know for sure until Walmart cleared it up for us. So, no need to hold your breath...like I said before, I have already taken two VHS tapes to Walmart and I am able to watch them in the cloud.

I guess you the official BETA tester for this?

If VHS is started I speculate the price to convert to HD might be more than $5.

[tfisher]

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I Agree! For anyone with desires of converting VHS, Beta, 8MM, Hi-8, Laserdisc, etc. to UV please stop posting and/or whining about it until they approve it. But don't hold your breath.

We're not off topic and this has been approved. It's always been a part of D2D, we just didn't know for sure until Walmart cleared it up for us. So, no need to hold your breath...like I said before, I have already taken two VHS tapes to Walmart and I am able to watch them in the cloud.

[E55KEV]

Let's give the debate about VHS a rest. RIP!

Boy did this go off topic I came here and though "Oh Boy, 3 pages of news from CES". Guess not.

Me also! For anyone with desires of converting VHS, Beta, 8MM, Hi-8, Laserdisc, etc. to UV please stop posting and/or whining about it until they approve it. But don't hold your breath.

[tfisher]

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I am a WM employee, working home entertainment area at my store. If VHS is allowed, this is news to me.

I am not surprised, most WM employees around here don't even have a clue what Vudu or Disc-to-Digital is and very few seem to know how to do it!

Sorry, I am not attacking you personally, it's just that I have had a lot of very bad experience with Walmart's disc-to-digital in the past. It took me 7 months to train the photo lab that I use here. I remember having to drive to 4 different local stores the first time I did it. I finally find someone who at least knew where "the notebook" was kept with the password and instructions.

But you are right, they don't advertise this very well. UltraViolet's home page uses the term "movie" and the only time they specifically mention Blu-ray and DVD is when they talk about looking for the UV logo when buying "new" movies. Obviously you are not going to find new VHS tapes with the UV sticker since they don't make VHS anymore.

Walmart's in store disc-to-digital service was added as a way to purchase additional movie watching rights, a digital license, for those old movies we already own. Most people these days don't think about anything other than DVD and Blu-ray. And many of us were guilty of putting too much emphasis on the name and not enough attention to what the $2 fee was really for.


Do you know Sarah Spencer? She's a director in your Corporate Communcations department in Arkansas. She has confirmed that we can salvage those movies our old media (VHS and Laserdiscs) and obtain digital rights for them so we can once again enjoy movies the movie industry sold on failed or out-dated media.

The downside is that disc-to-digital came way too late...many of us have already replaced our old VHS, Laserdisc, or Betamax tapes with DVDs or Blu-ray discs.

[rdodolak]

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In this article, the same WalMart spokeswoman says nothing about VHS. Only Blu Ray and DVD. She may have been mistaken in saying that in the other article. Surely Walmart would include all acceptable formats in their signage/literature/website.
http://www.hometheater.com/content/w...available-vudu

However, the USA Today article never directly quoted her as specifically saying that. Basically, it was the reporter stating that she said something to that effect but it could have been a simple misunderstanding.

[jeffpn]

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In this article, the same WalMart spokeswoman says nothing about VHS. Only Blu Ray and DVD. She may have been mistaken in saying that in the other article. Surely Walmart would include all acceptable formats in their signage/literature/website.
http://www.hometheater.com/content/w...available-vudu

[lostinva]

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I am a WM employee, working home entertainment area at my store. If VHS is allowed, this is news to me. There is absolutely no marketing material mentioning anything beside DVD and Blu-ray as being applicable. Store training and procedures specifically mentions only DVD and Blu-ray. If the associate does a manual order, the only options in search results are DVD and Blu-ray versions of the searched title. No VHS can be found in this system. Just like when you prepare your order in advance, there is no VHS in search results. The instructions on this web site also specifically only say DVD and Blu-ray. Sorry, but how can anyone assume or expect any other format to be included with this service?

Of course I guess I could be wrong, but I'm positive this is just a mistake by people that don't really understand the service.

[jonline]

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I'm sceptical of the VHS thing. Does this mean I can bring in my Laserdiscs and a computer full of itunes movies and get those converted with D2D as well? I'm going to need a little more than a backhand reference in a magazine article to be convinced, not that it matters for you and your VHS.

Only Walmart knows what their licensing is with the studios, but it wouldn't be the first time that journalists failed to get their facts straight.

[tfisher]

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Boy did this go off topic:.

Sort of...I know the topic was news from "CES" but we are talking about news and about D2D. News from USA Today realted to D2D is valid here in my opinion because the thread started off talking about D2D in general terms.

I also see that there will be a spelling test later so I better learn how to spell Blu-ray (it's spelled with a capital letter) or I may fail, or at least prevent some people from understanding what the heck I mean when I say "Blue Ray".

[madmod20061]

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Boy did this go off topic I came here and though "Oh Boy, 3 pages of news from CES". Guess not.

[tfisher]

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A lot of things happen in this would but that doesn't mean you're actually entitled to them or legal. Let's let the lawyers actually address the terms and conditions of the actual contract and not some news article.

Lawyers are the reason we have so much misunderstanding of laws today since they write most of the laws and contracts. But if you feel that you are not qualified to figure out what rights your're paying for when we buy movies and digits rights, and if you don't trust that Walmart spokesperson from the USA Today article, then go ahead and invite a lawyer to read the consumer agreements and see what he says.

There are many conumer victims that have invested in failed formats, as well as out-dated formats, that UltraViolet can help. Anyone with Betamax, VHS HD, or Laserdiscs who paid for the right to view their movies but can no longer find the equipment can now pay $2 digitial rights to those movies and watch them in the cloud.