Sony launches BD Rewards program (update: DEAD)
10-07-08 | 06:21 PM
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10-07-08 | 09:10 PM
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This is great...unless you own the LG BH200. 
They recently stated they would not be supporting BD-Live with this player as they originally announced they would.
They recently stated they would not be supporting BD-Live with this player as they originally announced they would.
10-08-08 | 07:52 AM
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I'd be careful registering anything with DRM-crazed Sony...
10-08-08 | 08:11 AM
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Tried it out last night with Can't Hardly Wait for 100 points and it was pretty painless to set up. Looking at Gizmo's list, I have six of those Sony BD-Live discs, so I'm on my way.
10-08-08 | 09:54 AM
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Eh, we've seen things like the South Park HD DVD that was being given away at Best Buy, there's that Coma Blu-ray disc being packaged with the October issue of "Wired", and I think there have been a couple of other giveaway promos. I don't think some similar promotion is outlandish, although I wouldn't expect it either.
I thought every Blu-ray disc had its own 'fingerprint' to distinguish it from all other copies of the same disc. If there is some sort of unique identifier, then you could register a disc you rent as long as no one before you had tried to register it.
This promotion sounds pretty great to me, personally.
I thought every Blu-ray disc had its own 'fingerprint' to distinguish it from all other copies of the same disc. If there is some sort of unique identifier, then you could register a disc you rent as long as no one before you had tried to register it.
This promotion sounds pretty great to me, personally.
Yes, each BD has its own fingerprint. I tried to register 2 different Walk Hard DVDs I purchased used at Gamestop, and a message appeared saying that the both disc were already registered. I imagine that the only way you could register a rental would be by being the first person to rent that specific disc and hope that none of the employees registered the disc before you.
10-08-08 | 10:02 AM
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One LG CSR did, but they have been proven to be wrong before. I'll hold out hope...but I'm not missing much without 2.0 anyway.
10-08-08 | 10:51 AM
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10-08-08 | 11:18 AM
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10-08-08 | 01:21 PM
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I agree. I am not an extras fanatic. Unless it is an excellent documentary, most extras get seen once or not at all. I haven't heard of any "must haves" for the Live stuff yet and am doubtful they will ever come.
I just wanted to get free stuff.
I just wanted to get free stuff.
10-08-08 | 01:27 PM
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Though I will pick up a cheap 2.0 player eventually. Right now I'm using my PS3 for some titles...but man do I hate that thing.
10-08-08 | 08:09 PM
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10-08-08 | 09:13 PM
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Watched Sleeping Beauty tonight and was kind of impressed with Disney's BDLive. Nice intergration with the rewards program on the web.
10-08-08 | 09:38 PM
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I'm hoping to just run a cable to my plasma TV to play Blu-ray movies now, thereby postponing the need for a BD50 (need cash for other stuff).
10-09-08 | 09:16 AM
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Heroes: Season 1 - Universal
Heroes: Season 2 - Universal
Hmm. Own these. Seems a little bit of a gyp if those two titles count for the same as say Men in Black.
10-09-08 | 09:20 AM
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You'll get points for The Fall if no one else has previously registered that particular rental disc copy, though the other titles you listed are not from Sony, so you won't get points for them regardless. As far as I see, this is a Sony-only sponsored program, but hopefully the other studios will implement something similar.
10-12-08 | 01:35 PM
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I tried to register redbelt but it fails at login, so i guess someone already did this disc.
10-13-08 | 12:32 AM
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From: Muncie, IN [Member formerly known as abrg923]
Here's a list:
21 (2008) - Sony
7 Seconds - Sony
88 Minutes - Sony
The 6th Day - Sony
The Band's Visit - Sony
Can't Hardly Wait - Sony
Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo - Sony
CJ7 - Sony
The Counterfeiters - Sony
The Exorcism of Emily Rose - Sony
The Fall - Sony
Felon - Sony
Forbidden Kingdom - Lionsgate
Fogetting Sarah Marshall - Universal
Half Past Dead - Sony
Heroes: Season 1 - Universal
Heroes: Season 2 - Universal
I Know What You Did Last Summer - Sony
In the Line of Fire - Sony
Iron Man - Paramount
Jerry Maguire - Sony
Maid in Manhattan - Sony
Made of Honor - Sony
Married Life - Sony
Maximum Risk - Sony
Men in Black - Sony
Mona Lisa Smile - Sony
My Best Friend's Wedding - Sony
The Other Boleyn Firl - Sony
Persepolis - Sony
Prom Night - Sony
Redbelt - Sony
Rudy - Sony
Saw IV - Lionsgate
Shrek the Third - Paramount
So I Married an Axe Murderer - Sony
Starship Troopers - Sony
Starship Troopers: Marauder - Sony
Starship Troopers Trilogy - Sony
The Thing - Universal
Transformers - Paramount
Untraceable - Sony
Urban Legend - Sony
Vantage Point - Sony
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - Sony
War - Lionsgate
XXX: State of the Unions
21 (2008) - Sony
7 Seconds - Sony
88 Minutes - Sony
The 6th Day - Sony
The Band's Visit - Sony
Can't Hardly Wait - Sony
Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo - Sony
CJ7 - Sony
The Counterfeiters - Sony
The Exorcism of Emily Rose - Sony
The Fall - Sony
Felon - Sony
Forbidden Kingdom - Lionsgate
Fogetting Sarah Marshall - Universal
Half Past Dead - Sony
Heroes: Season 1 - Universal
Heroes: Season 2 - Universal
I Know What You Did Last Summer - Sony
In the Line of Fire - Sony
Iron Man - Paramount
Jerry Maguire - Sony
Maid in Manhattan - Sony
Made of Honor - Sony
Married Life - Sony
Maximum Risk - Sony
Men in Black - Sony
Mona Lisa Smile - Sony
My Best Friend's Wedding - Sony
The Other Boleyn Firl - Sony
Persepolis - Sony
Prom Night - Sony
Redbelt - Sony
Rudy - Sony
Saw IV - Lionsgate
Shrek the Third - Paramount
So I Married an Axe Murderer - Sony
Starship Troopers - Sony
Starship Troopers: Marauder - Sony
Starship Troopers Trilogy - Sony
The Thing - Universal
Transformers - Paramount
Untraceable - Sony
Urban Legend - Sony
Vantage Point - Sony
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - Sony
War - Lionsgate
XXX: State of the Unions
10-13-08 | 11:11 AM
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10-13-08 | 11:54 AM
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I don't know where that list came from, but Shrek the Third didn't have any BDLive content. The copy of The Fall I had from Netflix registered without a problem.
10-13-08 | 12:43 PM
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http://www.sonyrewards.com/en/learn/program_rules/
So if you have a Sony credit card, this is maybe worth doing. Even then, looks like the prices through the reward program are about $10 higher than Amazon's, so the payback really is minimal and you'd actually pay more if you didn't have a Sony card and used the program. Kind of a joke, really. About on par with what I expect from Sony these days.
Originally Posted by Sony
Your Reward Points will be automatically distributed to each item in your cart. For electronics, up to 500 points will be applied toward items under 10,000 points — and an unlimited number will be applied to those over 10,000. For DVDs and CDs less than 2,000 points — up to 200 points will be applied. For DVDs and CDs over 2,000, up to 500 points will be applied. Better yet, if you have a Sony Card — there's no limit to the amount of points that will be applied to any item. Don't have a Sony Card? Click Apply to get started!
10-13-08 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by maxfisher
So if you have a Sony credit card, this is maybe worth doing. Even then, looks like the prices through the reward program are about $10 higher than Amazon's, so the payback really is minimal and you'd actually pay more if you didn't have a Sony card and used the program. Kind of a joke, really. About on par with what I expect from Sony these days.
11-04-08 | 08:06 PM
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BD-Live - Sony Reward Points
According to the SonyRewards.com I can register my BD-Live™ enabled Blu-ray Disc™ titles and earn 100 points per registration. I don't understand exactly how this works though. I put in Transformers and when to the BD-Live under Special Features. I had to create a sign-in but how does that know to link to my SonyRewards accounts?