Wag
Member
Thanks!
I guess they figured out a solution for some of us with phased out products.
The app even can Google Cast. Nevermind, it locked up my Shield TV. lol
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Movies Anywhere - New Digital Movie Locker
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Thanks!
I guess they figured out a solution for some of us with phased out products.
The app even can Google Cast. Nevermind, it locked up my Shield TV. lol
will check when I get home. interesting. Hopefully this didn't fuck with my existing 4K entitlements ��
I DID notice over the weekend, that Spider-Man (2002) was listed as 4K Dolby, and was playing in 1080p. Even the Info box showed 4K Dolby, but the ATV developer HUD said it was 1080p SDR. It was fixed since then.
Will double check with LEGO Movie and Sherlock Holmes tonight. The former is one I just got for signing up. The latter was a previous SD digital copy which was upgraded to HD from this. Both are available as 4K Dolby on Apple and currently showing up on my iPhone as 4K Dolby entitlements.
Got Vudu to link and my titles are now showing up!
This is great since Vudu has 95% of my digital movies and most of them are able to transfer.
Not only does this make me feel safer in my purchases (since UV wasn't didn't have Disney, Amazon, or Google on board) and now it also makes it easier to stream on any device, even if I don't have an app for one of them (Vudu and even Amazon Instant Video is typically less supported than YouTube/Google Play).
This is great since Vudu has 95% of my digital movies and most of them are able to transfer.
Not only does this make me feel safer in my purchases (since UV wasn't didn't have Disney, Amazon, or Google on board) and now it also makes it easier to stream on any device, even if I don't have an app for one of them (Vudu and even Amazon Instant Video is typically less supported than YouTube/Google Play).
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
I wouldnt be surprised if the movies you bought through Amazon or whatever dont play in 4K on Apple TV. Licensing that may have been tough, or maybe Apple wants to incentivize purchases through their store.
Honestly, Im still just psyched all my previous iTunes purchases were upgraded to 4K for free, and that theres no additional cost for 4K movies (over 1080p) on iTunes.
But if you have The Hidden linked with your DMA, what's the issue?
No way, they should be 4K.
The HD on iTunes means any flavor (1080 or 4K) so it should be treated as such.
It's not a Disney movie so it never linked to DMA.
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
Oh I see what you're saying now. Nvm.
Yeah, seems odd that they would drop a partner like that.
Wag
Member
They're not unfortunately. Only the single movie I purchased in 4k on Vudu is showing up that way, otherwise every other HD movie I redeemed (none on iTunes) is showing up as HD across all platforms.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moviesanywhere.goo&rdid=com.moviesanywhere.goo
There's an Android app which works fine on my Shield so obviously it works on all Android TV devices as well. Why anyone would want to watch on the Movies Anywhere app rather than Vudu I don't really know...
Yeah, it's annoying. I had a ton of promotional MS credit that was expiring around the launch of the Xbox One. I didn't know if I was going to get one or not, and they didn't have the PC library they do now, so I used it to buy some movies. A couple of them were Disney and are now available everywhere but unfortunately some that I'd really like are still stuck there.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Does this work for Canada? Because I can't Register.
Having the worse luck with this. Nothing will link for me. DMA keeps telling me my account cannot be linked. The other retailers just errored out when I tried to link them and now when I click on the other retailers nothing shows up at all, just blank. It's completely broken on my end.
Guess I'll be waiting.
EDIT: OK had to do some work arounds to get anything working, in case others have the same problems. Not sure if it's a problem with firefox or what.
In order to connect retailers I had to clear all cookies, then log out, then log back in. Once one retailer connects, repeat the process all over again for the other retailers. I got VUDU and itunes to work this way. No luck on google yet.
As for migrating my DMA movies. I kept getting a message that the account could not be linked. So I cleared my cookies. Logged out. Then I went to the DMA website and logged in there. I then went back to movies anywhere and logged in there. Clicked to migrate my account and, boom it went through first try.
So yeah,quite a pain on my end but seems like I managed.
Guess I'll be waiting.
EDIT: OK had to do some work arounds to get anything working, in case others have the same problems. Not sure if it's a problem with firefox or what.
In order to connect retailers I had to clear all cookies, then log out, then log back in. Once one retailer connects, repeat the process all over again for the other retailers. I got VUDU and itunes to work this way. No luck on google yet.
As for migrating my DMA movies. I kept getting a message that the account could not be linked. So I cleared my cookies. Logged out. Then I went to the DMA website and logged in there. I then went back to movies anywhere and logged in there. Clicked to migrate my account and, boom it went through first try.
So yeah,quite a pain on my end but seems like I managed.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
I just tried playing Big Trouble In Little China on my Google Play TV app. It was stretched instead of playing at the correct aspect ratio so I switched to the Amazon app where it was properly displayed. I've run into issues like that before with streaming older movies and now I've got better options to just play it elsewhere.
yeah, I don't even know how apple would enforce that. The entitlement is identical. Further, if they were separate, you would have no way of buying the 4K version on apple, ever. Which I'm sure Apple wouldn't be on board with..
My guess is growing pains but like I said, I'll check when I get home.
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
Will be curious. I am guessing not, because iTunes is basically an HD entitlement. So 1:1 parity will likely be HD on Vudu. Even worse, I'm betting a 4K purchase on Vudu won't transfer everywhere.
Note I would love to be wrong. So prove me wrong ��
Yeah, they've had them for a while. However they are offered as a third version of the movie. Will be curious to see how they transfer but I'm not holding my breath.
They have a lot of 4k and HDR content.
Vudu has 4k, dolby vision, atmos, etc.
outunderthestars
Banned
Vudu linked but no films showing....
As stated in the thread a few times, takes a little bit for them to show up. (half hour or so)
Wag
Member
http://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1505495519
This site has a running list of all the 4k movies on iTunes. I'm trying to find a cheap one that I actually want.
This site has a running list of all the 4k movies on iTunes. I'm trying to find a cheap one that I actually want.
FaintDeftone
Junior Member
Same.
Kadin
Member
Yeah I got mine linked up almost an hour ago and all my VUDU movies just now showed up. They were the ones that took the longest. Oddly enough, Force Awakens and UP which I had on iTunes are still not showing though - just those two.
Site is getting hammered. Lots of 500 errors, and when I manage to connect a source, it's apparently not syncing.
I'll just wait until I'm up in the really early morning for something and try then.
Finally an alternative to Vudu though, and with Disney's funding no less. I have many movies on Vudu (not by choice) and damn that service is unreliable.
I'll just wait until I'm up in the really early morning for something and try then.
Finally an alternative to Vudu though, and with Disney's funding no less. I have many movies on Vudu (not by choice) and damn that service is unreliable.
I feel the same. Vudu is my go-to simply because most of, if not all, my films are on there.
Wag
Member
Vudu has the best PQ/AQ on all of my devices though. I wouldn't play through any other app. My Shield also supports 24p so it has that going for it.
Fox Mulder
Member
Yes. They're expensive and often don't even redeem in 4k from codes directly though.
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
Huh. Its gotta be a VUDU thing cuz TFA (that I purchased on iTunes) shows up in my connected Amazon list.
Kadin
Member
Yeah these two are also in my Amazon library. So maybe they originated in VUDU? So many portals, I forget where stuff first came from.
Wag
Member
No Disney movies on Vudu.
It's telling me that my DMA account cannot be migrated.
Edit: Nevermind, it worked now.
BastardSamurai
Member
Vudu movies are starting to show up, but one quirk I noticed is that my copy of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice only provides the theatrical cut, and not the director's cut.
thegreatchamp
Member
I linked by Vudu account and then reopened iTunes on my Mac and I see that Daffy Duck's Quackbusters has appeared there. I have not bought it from any of the four retailers and when I search for it through Movies Anywhere, it tells me to buy it.
I guess I got a free movie?
I guess I got a free movie?
Mango Positive
Member
Everything is working for all except for iTunes. Nothing is showing in my iTunes movie library.
Crimson_Gold
Member
Takes about an hour to go through.
I only had one movie on itunes exclusively. Now that itunes and vudu are linked through MA, I have that movie on VUDU. Awesome!
Even better, I'll now be able to buy itune codes on the open market. They are cheaper, though I imagine that will be changing soon enough once people catch on.
Even better, I'll now be able to buy itune codes on the open market. They are cheaper, though I imagine that will be changing soon enough once people catch on.
Fox Mulder
Member
It works, this is the first day and they're getting slammed.
It has brought over supported Vudu movies to MA and Google. Haven't checked Amazon, but Amazon films popped up in my Vudu already.