REPORT: Soon Everyone Will Be Using UltraViolet To Watch Movies On-The-Go

[canadien37]

Re: REPORT: Soon Everyone Will Be Using UltraViolet To Watch Movies On-The-Go

I admit I am one of these users. While I have D2D nearly all of my UV compatible Blus, I am not currently watching any of these movies this way. I am holding out for CFF and native playback support so that I can make use of them in my media server.

+1!!!!!!, me too......I tried it with CinemaNow...I was able to download one of my UV movies to my NAS.....was able to access the file via My Media Library in my WD Live Hub, did not have to go though the CN interface, but the file was in WMV format, in SD, it had a lot of artifacts( I purchased it in HD) and the sound was in WMV format as well( was not good on my home cinema)......I decided to delete the file from my NAS, but at least I got to see the ability to download to NAS storage.......

CMON CFF!!!

[OSUGrad2X]

Re: REPORT: Soon Everyone Will Be Using UltraViolet To Watch Movies On-The-Go

Well they need to come up with better streaming services as flixster and cinemanow are awful and Vudu can be a pain with it's buffering issues across the board on every device! Yes it is not the devices it is Vudu, there I said it..lol . The other major problem is that every studio and every movie needs to be UV for it become any kind of standard.

What type of buffering issues were you having? I have Comcast and a PS3 and i was having buffering problems but it ended up being Comcast. My internet speed went from 15Mbps to 7Mbps and i didnt know until i did a speed test. After calling Comcast and getting a signal refresh everything went back to normal. BUT, even at 7Mbs i should not have been having issues with HDX since the web says i need 4.5 to 9Mbps.

[Ruinit]

Re: REPORT: Soon Everyone Will Be Using UltraViolet To Watch Movies On-The-Go

Well they need to come up with better streaming services as flixster and cinemanow are awful and Vudu can be a pain with it's buffering issues across the board on every device! Yes it is not the devices it is Vudu, there I said it..lol . The other major problem is that every studio and every movie needs to be UV for it become any kind of standard.

[lostinva]

Re: REPORT: Soon Everyone Will Be Using UltraViolet To Watch Movies On-The-Go

Sony boss says while UV has 10M users, not enough are actually using the service.

I admit I am one of these users. While I have D2D nearly all of my UV compatible Blus, I am not currently watching any of these movies this way. I am holding out for CFF and native playback support so that I can make use of them in my media server.

[ydkjman]

Re: REPORT: Soon Everyone Will Be Using UltraViolet To Watch Movies On-The-Go

This may be a dumb question, but what does it actually mean? Players=devices??? I've tried figuring out how to register my devices and am striking out.

I'm guessing this is going to be like how we would link a device to our Vudu account or CinemaNow, or even Netflix. We are just going to be able to log directly into our UV Locker?

[swiss21]

Re: REPORT: Soon Everyone Will Be Using UltraViolet To Watch Movies On-The-Go

Sony boss says while UV has 10M users, not enough are actually using the service.

[Ruinit]

Re: REPORT: Soon Everyone Will Be Using UltraViolet To Watch Movies On-The-Go

Good point - LOL! Perhaps a merger of Apple and Disney is more within the realm of my vivid imagination.

In all seriousness, 10 million registers UV users cannot fly under Disney's radar. It has to catch Disney's attention.

But because of the silly 5 device limit, divide that 10 million by 3 imo. There are a lot of people with more than 1 vudu account! It's still a big number but it is not a unique user number.

[theguru14]

Re: REPORT: Soon Everyone Will Be Using UltraViolet To Watch Movies On-The-Go

This may be a dumb question, but what does it actually mean? Players=devices??? I've tried figuring out how to register my devices and am striking out.

I have noticed some strange changes over on UVVU.

Like the "Our Players Tab"

And then the new look of how services are linked.

Oh and the really dumb change how we can only have a constant link for 2 Vudu accounts but can have 1 main and 5 sub user account.

[nycomet]

Re: REPORT: Soon Everyone Will Be Using UltraViolet To Watch Movies On-The-Go

Considering Apple has more *cash* in the bank than Disney's market cap, if it ever happens it would be the reverse

Good point - LOL! Perhaps a merger of Apple and Disney is more within the realm of my vivid imagination.

In all seriousness, 10 million registers UV users cannot fly under Disney's radar. It has to catch Disney's attention.

[Jake]

Re: REPORT: Soon Everyone Will Be Using UltraViolet To Watch Movies On-The-Go

In my opinion (and I admit this is just wild speculation), the only way Disney will NOT join UV is if Disney buys Apple. Don't think it's impossible. No one would ever have imagined that Disney would buy ABC, but it did.

Considering Apple has more *cash* in the bank than Disney's market cap, if it ever happens it would be the reverse

[nycomet]

Re: REPORT: Soon Everyone Will Be Using UltraViolet To Watch Movies On-The-Go

Wait...from just under 8million in December to 10mill in February...hot dang

The reporter who penned the article did say UV has "been picking up steam in the past few months."

Big numbers and fast growth for UV will be good for the entire industry and help to further crack the once-impenetrable iTunes stronghold on streaming media.

[nycomet]

Re: REPORT: Soon Everyone Will Be Using UltraViolet To Watch Movies On-The-Go

Disney has been in bed with Apple since Steve Jobs returned to Apple. I don't see Apple/iTunes relinquishing its hold on Disney Digital copy any time soon

Umm, no offense or disrespect but Steve Jobs is dead. Apple/iTunes does not have a HOLD on Disney. But they might have an exclusivity agreement in place that will eventually expire.

Yes, there is a strong partnership between Apple-Pixar-Disney, but Disney has already made TWO failed attempts to launch its own streaming digital service -- without Apple/iTunes.

In my opinion (and I admit this is just wild speculation), the only way Disney will NOT join UV is if Disney buys Apple. Don't think it's impossible. No one would ever have imagined that Disney would buy ABC, but it did.

The point? Never say never.

Disney will sniff out all sources for increased revenue.

[Nygiantsfan3342]

Re: REPORT: Soon Everyone Will Be Using UltraViolet To Watch Movies On-The-Go

How long will Disney wait before joining Ultraviolet? Six months? One year? It's just a matter of time.

Disney has been in bed with Apple since Steve Jobs returned to Apple. I don't see Apple/iTunes relinquishing its hold on Disney Digital copy any time soon

[nycomet]

Re: REPORT: Soon Everyone Will Be Using UltraViolet To Watch Movies On-The-Go

Oh, did I mention:

10 MILLION REGISTERED USERS AT UVVU!

[Bigdaddykyler]

Re: REPORT: Soon Everyone Will Be Using UltraViolet To Watch Movies On-The-Go

Wait...from just under 8million in December to 10mill in February...hot dang

Though i wonder how many are dummy accounts or per person inhome(you know where a same house family where each member have an account)