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Not vudu credits, but if you have a Android phone get this app it gives you anywhere from 10 cents to 50 cents of Google Play credit to fill out short surveys, you can buy movies and they'll transfer over to Vudu via MA. Balance adds up pretty quick. Just bought two movies with some credits!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.paidtasks

I picked it up on Amazon for $4.99 : https://www.amazon.com/Alita-Battle-Angel-4K-UHD/dp/B08GS6QJZR/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1BQID0XUYYAMT&dchild=1&keywords=alita+battle+angel&qid=1627107181&s=instant-video&sprefix=Alita%2Cinstant-video%2C519&sr=1-2

Yip just use a VPN (I use NordVPN but it took me a while to get a server that worked) and set your payment up as paypal You can also use the same setup of VPN and paypal to buy things off the VUDU website :)

Are you trying to purchase or watch?

Vudu uses your GPS to compare to the billing address, so I do not think a VPN would work. You'd need a rooted phone with a GPS spoofer so that your billing address matches your lat/long. You can do this on Android, if you're able to root. No clue on iOS.

For watching, I just tried it with NordVPN and I was able to watch on my phone.

I use a combo of https://www.justwatch.com/ and http://fan.tv to figure out what nets might have a show I'm looking for. Fan.TV will even alert you when an item on your wishlist shows up in a service (I think justwatch does too).

> So I can watch iTunes movies on my windows laptop? I didnt know that.

Yes. You can get iTunes for Windows, for quite a while now (14 years). I think it's even in the Windows store now. https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

>it seems like the only feasible solution for me,

Or you could try iTunes.

>Yes I DIDNT ASK FOR IT

My point was that I was providing an option and your conclusion was "I probanly need to build a strong pc". Usually when people ask for options, and you suggest buying a new device, they get mad because they don't want to buy anything.

I'm suggesting something free and your response is buying a new device...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.vudu.air.DownloaderTablet
Updated
April 30, 2020
What's New
Lists: Now you can create customized lists to organize your movies and TV shows.
General bug fixes: We squished some bugs to improve overall performance.

where did you see it?
you mean moviesanywhere movie pass not universal?

If it's a tablet, you could also use Flixter app. You log into it and link your VUDU account, it will allow you to download your movies to an SD card for later viewing. I'm not sure how it does it, i've never found the obvious files, but it does work. I have used it on my phone before.

There's a thread with a link to a Google spreadsheet that's been crowd-sourced that lists most discs you can get converted.
https://forum.vudu.com/showthread.php?931841-Disc-to-Digital-Title-List

Also, if you log into your Vudu account and go to http://www.vudu.com/disc_to_digital.html you can enter in movies and it'll let you add it onto a conversion list. You can print this up, and the employee at Walmart can also look at it while you wait there. I know this because I added extra discs to my list to see if you could get the 50% discount for 10+ discs. You couldn't. So I didn't take the extra discs. And of course the Walmart employees wiped the list once they did the conversion thing.

Besides what others have also said, you can pretty much expect to not be able to convert any MGM, Disney, Lucasfilm disc. Certain discs that go though multiple companies (like Titanic). Smaller studios maybe out too, and some HBO stuff (like don't tell mom the babysitters dead).

If you can, I'd say try vudu2go at home especially if you have lots to convert. 50% off conversions of 10 or more. Each online order maxes out at 50 though.

If vudu2go doesn't work, cinema now also has a disc to digital program you can use. No discount there, as each order is separate. However it correctly identified lots more discs than Vudu does.

BTW, at home and in store should use the same list. Sometimes a disc can't be read or verified. Those should be held aside for manual conversion in store. Sometimes it'll say it's not eligible. If so, it won't work in store.

http://www.vudu.com/disc_to_digital.html

I go to Vudu's old disc to digital website find all the movies I want to add to my list then going to Walmart and tell them they're already in the queue they bring it up I pay $2 a movie and it's done regardless whether I have the DVD or not

Unfortunately some titles are broken and mapped incorrectly.I believe there is a post on the vudu.com forums to submit support requests to fix any movies you find that are mapped incorrectly. You can also submit a support ticket with vudu, they are fairly resposive.

Otherwise you can correct it yourself by coverting your movies at a walmart and not from home.

Go to the link below, add the correct movies and print the list. Bring the list and your movies to walmart. They will bring up the list in their system and compare it to your pysical copies without actually scanning them. As long as you have the correct physical copies they will add the movies to your account.

http://www.vudu.com/disc_to_digital.html

FYI you can add a special edition/unrated edition/directors cut of a movie to the list and bring in the regular version. They will still let you purchase it ;-)

This tracks rentals less than $1 (you can change it). Nothing too amazing right now. https://www.justwatch.com/us/movies?providers=vdu&presentation_types=hd&monetization_types=rent&max_price=1

You can sort by year and rating (IMDB or RT) too.

But the list gets 6 times as large if you want to include Amazon and Google and if you're renting, why wouldn't you? Add another 150 titles if you can watch iTunes. https://www.justwatch.com/us/movies?providers=vdu,amz,ply,itu&presentation_types=hd&monetization_types=rent&max_price=1

I am seeing 1,243 titles you can buy. This link filters movies you can buy for under $5.50.

https://www.justwatch.com/us/provider/vudu?content_type=movie&monetization_types=buy&max_price=5.50

Updates are posted here first and everyone else gets them from here (they often miss some): https://mewe.com/join/digitalmovies

This spreadsheet from Zu on MeWe can be sorted by last date updated and is automatically updated daily: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15EdYcC5DWV8hqF73L8pZnpyrYkMLpnMBT1ovYnwt_yo/edit However this will include everything that is updated (including new UPCs when another already worked so the MeWe group will be the most useful as far as additions that are new.)

Im in the UK and am desperately trying to get Vudu D2D working on my laptop. I have tried what feels like hundreds of the servers offered by NordVPN and even selected the dedicated IP option but keep getting the dredded 'communication error' message when inserting discs.

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Just wondered if anyone out there still have this working?????? I could certainly do with a few pointers. :-)

The 4k blu-ray comes out May 24th for $29.99. That's about 5 weeks out. It'll drop to $19.99 for digital long before that date.
https://www.amazon.com/Batman-Ultra-Blu-ray-Digital-UHD/dp/B09XN6FDZ8/ref=sr\_1\_2?crid=9W8NNRGEBIKV&keywords=the+batman&qid=1650236709&sprefix=the+batman%2Caps%2C139&sr=8-2

On a desktop browser (or mobile browser in desktop mode) go to http://www.vudu.com/content/in_mobile_disc_to_digital.html

It will allow you to search specific titles. But on mobile devices it reroutes you to a page to download the app, so make sure you have your browser set to desktop mode. (I usually go to www.vudu.com then request desktop site and manually type the /content/in_mobile_disc_to_digital.html behind vudu.com in the address bar to get to the right page if I'm not on my laptop.)

https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-cowboy-way

Justwatch.com is a good site to use to check where titles are available. I checked The Cowboy Way for you and it isn’t showing up to watch, rent or buy anywhere.

I think they mean the limited edition barrel . It’s a beauty! My sister got it for me for Xmas when it released that year.

Breaking Bad: The Complete Series (Limited Edition Barrel) [Blu-ray] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N0XY5ZU/

Yeah the app is fucked when it comes to D2D. I can't scan shit, the camera view is really narrow now. Fandango probably did this on purpose. Anyway, I'm just going to install an older version

Nice catch!

The Deal page shows a tv season sale, but 90% of what they list is also on the National Geographic Sale, too.

I wonder if they've got someone new doing the deals, because they've screwed those pages (and the deal emails) up several times over the last couple weeks.

I just tried. It is still $2.00... The only place where I can find where it still states that blu rays are $2.00 is (http://www.vudu.com/in_home_disc_to_digital.html)

It states

How much does it cost to convert a DVD or Blu-ray disc to digital and add it to my UltraViolet and VUDU account?

$2 per DVD to convert to SD "$2 per Blu-ray disc to convert to HDX with Dolby Digital Plus Surround Sound" $5 per DVD to convert and upgrade to HDX

I don't know if it's compatible with whatever tablet you have, but there's a Vudu2Go app that has this capability. I think there is also a similar feature available in the Flixster app.

Here's a link to the Flixster support topic on the subject. I just assumed it was an android tablet, but there's a link there in the sidebar about iOS too.

Here's the link about it for Vudu, but I don't think it's about Vudu2Go.

I hope that helps!

"Any particular reason it’s not on _____?"
Because any service would need a contract to distribute it digitally.
You can check justwatch to see if its available on a provider: https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/kingdom

You also should be able to create a free virtual card on privacy.com and then use that card on VUDU. That way you have full, granular control of the amount that can be charged, if any.

This information is already 4 to 5 days old. If you want the information at the time its discovered and before any glitches could possibly be fixed then you need to get your information from https://mewe.com/join/digitalmovies That is where you will find the Holy Grail of digital movies information. That is where Reddit, $lickdeals and everyone in the know get their information.

Nowhere has it to stream, amazon has the dvd for $5
https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Helen-Widescreen-Kate-Hudson/dp/B00005JN3W/ref=sr\_1\_3?crid=2DKPZSIEQQ1ND&keywords=raising+helen&qid=1636292080&sprefix=raising+helen%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-3

I just successfully logged into VUDU with my VPN (TunnelBear) connected to a U.S. IP address. Then I changed the VPN to connect to a Mexican I.P. address. I was then logged out of VUDU and when I tried to login, it rejected my attempt, said my password was wrong. Then I changed the VPN back to the U.S., and I was able to log back in.

I think it has somethign to do with demand or rights to the film, I looked it up on https://www.justwatch.com/us/search?q=Morgan%20stewart and both google and amazon only have the 480p SD version as well. Amazon has a dvd for sale, but it's 4:3 as too.

IMDB has it as a widescreen release though, so your memory is definitely correct.

No, they sell it digitally.
WMCJ on amazon

I spent 30 bucks on this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VP37KMB and have the dip switches set to downscale. This sits between my roku ultra and av receiver. Vudu queries the box which says “4K, ready!” but the box downscales the video for my projector but leaves DTS and Atmos intact as it passes through to the receiver.

I 100 percent agree with your sentiment but I have a number of UHD titles that were upgraded for me or were part of those mix n match deals and I’ll watch those with atmos if I don’t own the disc.

Just in case this solution helps you.

Looks like it's $6.99 on Amazon also, maybe it will be a very short season, like 4 episodes, so this is the normal price.

You will need to use a VPN to log in or register, check to see if any are giving a free weeks trial first. I use NordVPN and that works fine for me here in the UK but others may work better. I know mine isn't great for watching US Netflix but for £80 for 3 years it's a small price :D

Thanks! I thought about the binder/wallets but thought it would be too annoying to turn through. Here is the link for the one I own in case you were curious. I keep a Google spreadsheet with all the discs and their numbers and then it has a lever that you can move to that exact number to pick out a disc.

https://smile.amazon.com/Atlantic-85012055-Disc-Manager-Storage/dp/B004RLOPE0?sa-no-redirect=1

What do plan on using it on?

I am thinking of getting Predator 3 Movie Bundle via D2D (Disc to Digital conversion) for myself

https://www.amazon.com/Predator-3-Movie-Collection-UltraHD-Blu-ray/dp/B07D512DLD

3 Movies at $2

I have an arm that connects to both headrests and the screen sits in the middle of both seats so kids share one screen

kinda like this

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season 1 [Blu-ray] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018RXZXS/

Used, the one listed as multi format [misnomer, it's blu only], bc the blu ray listed one is a UK import.

Or check best buy?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KR8VYJG/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is the one I Ordered on July 2, 2015. I used to be in a Facebook group that did D2Ds and used it 60 times a week for a year. No issues with it. I have never watched a movie on it or anything though.