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In response to "Walmart wants to put your DVD's in the cloud -- (link)" by oblique

what players will be able to play them? could i transfer them from the cloud to the drive of an ipad? -- nm

Posted by tRuMaN (aka Truman) Mar 14 '12, 10:59

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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

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