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Walmart wants to put your DVD's in the cloud -- (link)

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Mar 14 '12, 10:56

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Bring in a DVD, get a digital version for $2 or upgrade to HD for $5 (mashable.com)

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Again? C'MON! -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Mar 14, 11:00
Oh....my .... sexy. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 14, 10:59
what players will be able to play them? could i transfer them from the cloud to the drive of an ipad? -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 14, 10:59 14
- You get a Vudu copy so any device that Vudu works on. Xbox, PS3, iPad, PC, and some TVs/DVD players -- nm - oblique Mar 14, 11:00 13
  - i hate that they want me to pay for a digital copy of something i already own. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 14, 11:01 8
    - It seems to be a HD upgrade, though. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Mar 14, 11:02 2
      - only if you pay $5 (or an extra $3) to get it though. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 14, 11:12
      - I was surprised that watching my DVD copy of Armageddon the other night with the kid that my "widescreen" version was 4:3 when played on my player - oblique Mar 14, 11:03
    - Think of it as paying them to host the content for you - oblique Mar 14, 11:02 4
      - true, but engadget had an article on this. it costs pennies a year to host it on the cloud. - tRuMaN Mar 14, 11:13 3
        
        For me it would be because I'm not going through the hassle of setting up a media server and burning copies of everything. - spamlet Mar 14, 11:24 1
        
        i have that server, but i would love to have them in the cloud (or at least specific ones) but yeah, i want more than 1 year guarantee. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 14, 11:27
        
        If this turns into a profitable business model for companies, there's gonna be a real crack down on home ripping of discs. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Mar 14, 11:17
  - Ultraviolet DRM through Vudu. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Mar 14, 11:01 3
    - And streaming, not copied to the device AFAIK -- nm - oblique Mar 14, 11:01 2
      - I looked at the terms and Ultraviolet only guarantees one year of streaming rights. - spamlet Mar 14, 11:11 1
        
        ugg. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 14, 11:12
And just like that, our massive amount of credit at the used media store becomes valuable. -- nm - David Mar 14, 10:58 3
- once a dvd is transferred, they stamp it, so that no one else can use that dvd again. just saying, you might want to use it quickly. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 14, 11:11 2
  - Like people in East Tennessee will be on the cutting edge of this. -- nm - David Mar 14, 11:18 1
    - but they do like their walmarts right? - tRuMaN Mar 14, 11:23

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