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Old 04-01-13 | 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Larry C.
I have about 40 UV titles and I use Vudu to redeem. But a word to the wise do not redeem "Killing Them Softly" Blu ray code through Vudu. It will come out in SD. Use the link on the insert and it will give you the option to go through Vudu or Flixster. Use Flixster
I've heard that also happens with Jurassic Park 2 & 3. Vudu gives SD. But if you redeem at the Universal site, you get HD.

If you already redeemed a Blu ray code that redeemed in SD. Call Vudu and they will require you to take a picture of the UV code and BD box and they will upgrade it to HDX
I wonder if that'll work with older UV movies like Adjustment Bureau and Hanna? I'll have to call them tomorrow.
Old 04-02-13 | 09:44 AM
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I'm not trying to be an ass but shouldn't this thread be in StreamingTalk? I couldn't find it and had to search by my user posts.

Technically you can have SD UV it sucks but you can have it.
Old 04-02-13 | 11:30 AM
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If you already redeemed a Blu ray code that redeemed in SD. Call Vudu and they will require you to take a picture of the UV code and BD box and they will upgrade it to HDX
Thanks for posting this. I had 3 movies that redeemed in SD (Hanna, Paul, and Adjustment Bureau). Sent an email to Vudu customer service (with a pic of the Blu cases and UV code slips). And they upgraded all three movies to HDX. Awesome.
Old 04-02-13 | 12:46 PM
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Re: The Ultraviolet (UV) Thread

Originally Posted by TheBigDave
Thanks for posting this. I had 3 movies that redeemed in SD (Hanna, Paul, and Adjustment Bureau). Sent an email to Vudu customer service (with a pic of the Blu cases and UV code slips). And they upgraded all three movies to HDX. Awesome.
Nice glad I can help!!! Don't be afraid to send me a code as a tip.

But seriously tonight will be my first attempt to try "Disc to Digital" from home. I have a $30 credit with Vudu so I'm gonna look and see what old Dvd's I have lying around.
Old 04-02-13 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBigDave
Thanks for posting this. I had 3 movies that redeemed in SD (Hanna, Paul, and Adjustment Bureau). Sent an email to Vudu customer service (with a pic of the Blu cases and UV code slips). And they upgraded all three movies to HDX. Awesome.
I have to do this for A Dolphin Tale and Tower Heist.
Old 04-02-13 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Larry C.
I'm not trying to be an ass but shouldn't this thread be in StreamingTalk? I couldn't find it and had to search by my user posts.
This thread was created before StreamingTalk existed. Try using the alert button to send a request to the mods to move it.
Old 04-02-13 | 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Todd B.
This thread was created before StreamingTalk existed. Try using the alert button to send a request to the mods to move it.
Well that explains it doesn't it. I've only been here since 2001 how can you possibily expect me to know how to "alert" you mean like "report?"
Old 04-02-13 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBigDave
CinemaNow should be compatible with Android phones. I've redeemed all my UV codes through Vudu and Flixster. And my whole UV library shows up on CinemaNow. Just tested it on my iPad.
OK, so I downloaded CinemaNow to my phone and linked my UV account. The movies in my library show up, but when I attempt to play Skyfall, I get the message: "You have HD playback rights to this title, but it is currently unavailable for playback in HD on this device. Do you want to watch in standard definition instead?" (I do have an HD phone.) Then, when I accept that, I get a loading icon for a few seconds before it just stops and returns to the previous screen.

I even downloaded the file to my phone. Did nothing. Still won't play.

What am I doing wrong?

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Old 04-02-13 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Josh Z
What am I doing wrong?
I don't know what else you can try. Seems weird that you're having a problem with both Flixster and CinemaNow. Is that happening with other movies too, or do you only have Skyfall?

Maybe you can contact Flixster or CinemaNow customer service. I haven't dealt with either of them. But when I needed help, Vudu customer service has been awesome.
Old 04-04-13 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBigDave
I don't know what else you can try. Seems weird that you're having a problem with both Flixster and CinemaNow. Is that happening with other movies too, or do you only have Skyfall?
It's happening with all of the movies I've obtained by redeeming UV codes. When I signed up for Flixter, they gave me a free copy of Austin Powers. That one plays fine through both apps. I have not tried to purchase any movies directly from either service, but I suspect those would probably work. But the UV titles definitely don't.
Old 04-04-13 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Josh Z
OK, so I downloaded CinemaNow to my phone and linked my UV account. The movies in my library show up, but when I attempt to play Skyfall, I get the message: "You have HD playback rights to this title, but it is currently unavailable for playback in HD on this device. Do you want to watch in standard definition instead?" (I do have an HD phone.) Then, when I accept that, I get a loading icon for a few seconds before it just stops and returns to the previous screen.

I even downloaded the file to my phone. Did nothing. Still won't play.

What am I doing wrong?
Based on my experiences with CinemaNow, I say welcome to the club. Based on my experience with all the other codes I've used through them, you might as well just pretend you never got the code in the first place. Sure you might be able to have the movie in your library for awhile but then it'll turn into a title you aren't allowed to watch anymore.
Old 04-10-13 | 09:52 AM
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Even though it's VUDU, there's a few UV codes that work through it, so this is somewhat relevant.

We want to let you know that there was a break-in at the VUDU offices on March 24, 2013, and a number of items were stolen, including hard drives.

Our investigation thus far indicates that these hard drives contained customer information, including names, email addresses, postal addresses, phone numbers, account activity, dates of birth and the last four digits of some credit card numbers. It's important to note that the drives did NOT contain full credit card numbers, as we do not store that information. Additionally, please note if you have never set a password on the VUDU site and have only logged in through another site, your password was not on the hard drives.

While the stolen hard drives included VUDU account passwords, those passwords were encrypted. We believe it would be difficult to break the password encryption, but we can't rule out that possibility given the circumstances of this theft. So we think it's best to be proactive and ask that you be proactive as well.

SECURITY PRECAUTIONS:

If you had a password set on the VUDU site, we have taken the precaution of expiring and resetting that password. To create a new password, go to www.vudu.com. Click the "Sign In" button at the top of the page. Enter your current username and current password when prompted, then follow the instructions to reset your password securely. Also, if you use your expired VUDU password on any other sites, we strongly recommend that you change it on those sites as well.

As always, remember that VUDU will never ask you for personal or account information in an e-mail. Please use caution if you receive any emails or phone calls from anyone asking for personal information or directing you to a web site where you are asked to provide personal information.

As an added precaution, we are arranging to have AllClear ID protect your identity for one year at no cost to you. We have FAQs on our web site (vudu.com/passwordreset) to answer questions on the incident and to more fully describe how to use the AllClear ID service. We have reported this incident to law enforcement and are cooperating fully with their investigation. We want you to know that we take this matter very seriously, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

Thank you,

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An actual physical break-in to steal hard drives. This would have to be someone that works there, previously worked there, or knows someone that works/worked there. Makes me think they may have a little more info on decrypting any data.

While they say the full credit card numbers weren't stored on the drives, they don't mention that it may be possible to link what Mr. Burglar has with the rest of the info stored elsewhere.
Old 04-10-13 | 10:35 AM
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names, email addresses, postal addresses, phone numbers, account activity, dates of birth and the last four digits of some credit card numbers. It's important to note that the drives did NOT contain full credit card numbers, as we do not store that information. Additionally, please note if you have never set a password on the VUDU site and have only logged in through another site, your password was not on the hard drives.
So if you ever HAVE logged in at vudu.com, then your password WAS on the hard drives. Ugh.
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^ Yeah I got this as well.
Old 04-10-13 | 11:32 AM
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So if you ever HAVE logged in at vudu.com, then your password WAS on the hard drives. Ugh.
Right, but they were encrypted. If they were encrypted as hashes, unless they were really simple passwords they'd be near impossible to crack.
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Right, but they were encrypted. If they were encrypted as hashes, unless they were really simple passwords they'd be near impossible to crack.
Assuming things were secured properly, including no info on the hard drive that would help to decrypt it, it should be safe. I also wouldn't assume they couldn't get the data out. I mean, you'd think that a company as large as Sony would understand security but we all saw how that turned out.

If Vudu did some sort of custom encryption job, I'd have zero faith in it. Other places mention the type of encryption they use, to give the customers some faith. It'd be nice if they gave us something. Of course if it was poor security, they wouldn't want to admit anything that could be used against them in a class action suit.

The fact that they got all the accounts should make people uneasy with the rest of the information on the hard drive, not limited to user account.

Hopefully whoever stole it won't release some of the info which makes Vudu go, "Well, what we said earlier about them not having access to <blah> was wrong. Sorry about that. You're screwed now."
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So if you ever HAVE logged in at vudu.com, then your password WAS on the hard drives. Ugh.
Only if you logged in with a vudu account. You also have the option to log in through facebook and with a walmart account.
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Only if you logged in with a vudu account. You also have the option to log in through facebook and with a walmart account.
Being that Vudu is a Walmart company, I wouldn't trust it...

And it's not like facebook doesn't have a history of being hacked.

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I've heard that also happens with Jurassic Park 2 & 3. Vudu gives SD. But if you redeem at the Universal site, you get HD.
The single releases of the JP films offer up HD versions. I just logged into my Vudu account (with my NEW password!) and The Lost World shows "HDX".
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
The single releases of the JP films offer up HD versions. I just logged into my Vudu account (with my NEW password!) and The Lost World shows "HDX".
It got fixed last week. People on the Vudu forum are reporting the same thing.
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Being that Vudu is a Walmart company, I wouldn't trust it...

And it's not like facebook doesn't have a history of being hacked.

fitprod
Yeah, I'm still eligible for the protection, so I might as well take it and change passwords while I'm at it. I never used a credit card with vudu, so it's just the password I need to be concerned with.
Old 04-12-13 | 08:42 AM
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For those of you that do "in-home" disc to digital with Vudu........

Quoting myself from another post:

I have converted about 15 DVD's and just so you know I tried converting Fight Club DVD the Special Edition one that looks like a gift wrapped box and it didn't recognize the disc. So for shits and giggles I inserted Disc 2 Supplents and presto it worked!!!!!!
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This happened to me with the dvd of Snatch. The movie disc wasn't recognized but the supplement disc was seen as the movie. Weird.
Old 04-17-13 | 11:47 PM
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Downloaded the Flixster app on my iPad, and it gave me a free ultraviolet copy of Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery. It's only SD. But it works on CinemaNow and Vudu.
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You can get a few more movies through Flixster. Check the website and there's a link on the left.

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