Sony launches BD Rewards program (update: DEAD)
10-07-08 | 02:57 PM
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Sony launches BD Rewards program (update: DEAD)
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Sony Launches BD Rewards Program
Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 03:00 PM ET
Sony has just announced the launch of its BD rewards program, set to begin with the debut of this week's 'You Don't Mess With The Zohan.'
The free program, entitled the Sony Pictures Blu-ray Club, rewards consumers for purchasing BD-live enabled Sony Pictures Blu-ray titles. Customers accumulate points which are tallied through BD-Live-accessible players, giving them the opportunity to earn Sony products and prizes, as well as the chance to become members of the greater Sony Rewards program.
Consumers join the program by creating user profiles via their network connected Blu-ray players. They can also create these memberships online at www.sonyrewards.com/bluray. They will then accrue points as applicable titles are purchased and registered, thereby automatically crediting the user's rewards balance and progress toward various rewards and prizes.
“Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is dedicated to providing consumers with the most dynamic Blu-ray Disc experiences possible,” said Lexine Wong, Senior Executive Vice President of Worldwide Marketing. "The Sony Pictures Blu-ray Club, made possible by the new interactivity of BD-Live, provides a unique incentive for our consumers who have embraced our Blu-ray high definition movies.”
To learn more about the program, go to the program's homepage at www.sonyrewards.com/bluray
Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 03:00 PM ET
Sony has just announced the launch of its BD rewards program, set to begin with the debut of this week's 'You Don't Mess With The Zohan.'
The free program, entitled the Sony Pictures Blu-ray Club, rewards consumers for purchasing BD-live enabled Sony Pictures Blu-ray titles. Customers accumulate points which are tallied through BD-Live-accessible players, giving them the opportunity to earn Sony products and prizes, as well as the chance to become members of the greater Sony Rewards program.
Consumers join the program by creating user profiles via their network connected Blu-ray players. They can also create these memberships online at www.sonyrewards.com/bluray. They will then accrue points as applicable titles are purchased and registered, thereby automatically crediting the user's rewards balance and progress toward various rewards and prizes.
“Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is dedicated to providing consumers with the most dynamic Blu-ray Disc experiences possible,” said Lexine Wong, Senior Executive Vice President of Worldwide Marketing. "The Sony Pictures Blu-ray Club, made possible by the new interactivity of BD-Live, provides a unique incentive for our consumers who have embraced our Blu-ray high definition movies.”
To learn more about the program, go to the program's homepage at www.sonyrewards.com/bluray
10-07-08 | 03:10 PM
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It looks to be 100 points a title. So 40 titles = a free BD? Yeah...not worth the hassle of registering each disc to get a free $15 one. If they had exclusive releases...I might bother.
10-07-08 | 03:24 PM
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exclusive releases? hahaha. you're reaching for the stars on that.
Blu-Ray is very niche. Exclusive releases for a reward program (which is niche of current owners) is not ever going to happen for a niche platform
Blu-Ray is very niche. Exclusive releases for a reward program (which is niche of current owners) is not ever going to happen for a niche platform
10-07-08 | 03:30 PM
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10-07-08 | 03:30 PM
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Seriously? We're going to do the whole "it's a niche format" again? I for one will sign up, considering their catalog titles sell for about $13.99 during sales, it seems like a no brainer. Always a pain in the ass registering them though. I have to endure that crap with my daughter's Disney Rewards hoopla.
10-07-08 | 03:37 PM
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Since you appear to have accepted it, (whatever it means to you) why don't you get over it as well and let people who are interested in the program actually discuss it.
Now, I for one am going to sign for it as it is very simple and obviously aimed at assisting collectors towards expanding their collections. To quote JackBurton:
...this seems like a good offer to me and I will take advantage of it.
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Now, I for one am going to sign for it as it is very simple and obviously aimed at assisting collectors towards expanding their collections. To quote JackBurton:
"Also, each time you register 10 Blu-ray titles, we will automatically send you a $10.00 coupon that can be used to increase your Blu-ray library."
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10-07-08 | 03:39 PM
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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.
This promotion sounds pretty great to me, personally.
10-07-08 | 03:49 PM
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The only catch is that it only works with Blu-ray Live discs. From their web site:
Registering your Blu-ray disc is as simply as 1-2-3!
Since you get points, you have to exchange them for discs at retail price, where 100 points = $1. So it'll take registering 30 Blu-rays in order to earn a free one. (Assuming you don't do other things to get points, and not counting the $10 for registering 10 discs.) Still, its better than nothing.
SO does anyone have a list of Sony Blu-ray Live enabled discs?
Registering your Blu-ray disc is as simply as 1-2-3!
1. First make certain that you have a BD – Live enabled Blu-ray disc. You will find the BD Live logo on the back of your BD movie package.
2. Simply insert your BD-Live enabled disc into your network-connected Blu-ray Player and select BD-live from the Special Features section on the Menu. Once on the BD-Live screen you will see instructions in the My Profile section on how to create a User Profile, just click on the link and follow the on-screen guides.
2. Simply insert your BD-Live enabled disc into your network-connected Blu-ray Player and select BD-live from the Special Features section on the Menu. Once on the BD-Live screen you will see instructions in the My Profile section on how to create a User Profile, just click on the link and follow the on-screen guides.
SO does anyone have a list of Sony Blu-ray Live enabled discs?
10-07-08 | 03:57 PM
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10-07-08 | 04:32 PM
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Apples, thats what I want to know.
What if I buy a used copy and the previous owner already "registered it"? And 10 films = $10 off coupon...is that it? Anything else to these points or just an automatic coupon? Can it be used on any BD title or just Sony releases? We need more information.
What if I buy a used copy and the previous owner already "registered it"? And 10 films = $10 off coupon...is that it? Anything else to these points or just an automatic coupon? Can it be used on any BD title or just Sony releases? We need more information.
10-07-08 | 04:35 PM
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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
10-07-08 | 04:42 PM
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Thisis what someone posted at HDD
So after you get your $10 off coupon, anything else must be redeemed at SonyStyle.com and you can only apply a certain amount of points to their (overpriced) product. This really, really confusing.
Point Redemption Rules:
For DVD or CD items listed for less than 2,000 points in the Rewards catalog, members can apply a maximum of 200 Sony Rewards Points.
For DVD or CD items greater than 2,001 points but less than 10,000, members can apply a maximum of 500 Sony Rewards Points.
For items that are 10,001 points or more, members are allowed to apply an unlimited amount of Rewards Points.
Sony Card members have no point redemption limits.
For DVD or CD items listed for less than 2,000 points in the Rewards catalog, members can apply a maximum of 200 Sony Rewards Points.
For DVD or CD items greater than 2,001 points but less than 10,000, members can apply a maximum of 500 Sony Rewards Points.
For items that are 10,001 points or more, members are allowed to apply an unlimited amount of Rewards Points.
Sony Card members have no point redemption limits.
10-07-08 | 04:46 PM
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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
10-07-08 | 04:47 PM
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Sorry, thats a list of all BD-Live capable titles. So you will see some Universal mixed in there.
Edit: And The Exorcism of Emily Rose is listed, but there is no BD-Live on the disc. It was an error...don't know if Sony fixed it after its initial release.
Edit: And The Exorcism of Emily Rose is listed, but there is no BD-Live on the disc. It was an error...don't know if Sony fixed it after its initial release.
10-07-08 | 04:50 PM
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Thanks for the list!
10-07-08 | 05:05 PM
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Thanks for the list Gizmo!
Why don't you read up at the Sony site? The link is given in the first post. Most of your questions are answered there.
Most probably you're SOL. (Unless Sony is very stupid. I can see 100 college kids chipping in for one disc just for the points if one disc can be registered unlimited times.)
No you also get points. As an earlier poster, someone who's handle is GizmoDVD, said
They can be used for anything in the Sony Rewards redemption store which includes DVDs, Blu-rays, Sony hardware, and GC's to a variety of stores.
Just Sony releases.
Again, check out the site. That will be the most accurate place to get info.
Why don't you read up at the Sony site? The link is given in the first post. Most of your questions are answered there.
No you also get points. As an earlier poster, someone who's handle is GizmoDVD, said
It looks to be 100 points a title.
They can be used for anything in the Sony Rewards redemption store which includes DVDs, Blu-rays, Sony hardware, and GC's to a variety of stores.
Just Sony releases.
Again, check out the site. That will be the most accurate place to get info.
10-07-08 | 05:10 PM
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You can get discounts if you answer the Wheel of Fortune puzzle daily and the Sony television question. Plus, you get points for answering those. There are other ways to earn points in Sony Rewards, too. And of course the sony card id the easiest way.
10-07-08 | 05:13 PM
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I didn't see anything about the point limits that the guy at HDD posted. The FAQ says:
Of course that could be contradicted somewhere else. I just didn't see it.
15. Q: How will I use my points when I buy from the Sony Rewards catalog?
A: That's easy. Just select an item from the catalog and put it in your shopping cart. When you proceed to checkout, we'll apply all of your eligible points toward your redemption. If you don't have enough points, you'll be given the opportunity to purchase additional points so that you can get the Sony stuff you want!
A: That's easy. Just select an item from the catalog and put it in your shopping cart. When you proceed to checkout, we'll apply all of your eligible points toward your redemption. If you don't have enough points, you'll be given the opportunity to purchase additional points so that you can get the Sony stuff you want!
10-07-08 | 05:14 PM
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