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Ultraviolet cloud based media

  • 19-11-2012 5:38pm
    #1
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭


    I just found out about this Ultraviolet DRM/cloud movies system. I was going to preorder the last Batman film on Blu ray and saw the Ultraviolet version was a good bit cheaper.

    The system seems ok to me http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/ultraviolet/about.html

    The one thing I can't figure out though is if I buy the Blu ray from cdwow do I get the blu ray in the box or do I have to download a 13gb file to watch the movie?


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  • #2
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Ultraviolet is the digital version to get in addition to the Blu-ray. They used give you a code to download the iTunes version, but now it's UV. Afaik not all studios offer it in Ireland yet. Not sure if you can still use it or not.

    I have a couple of Blu-rays with it, but I really couldn't be bothered trying to understand how it works, messing around with badly designed websites, crappy software, unnecessary signups, etc. It's just more DRM crap. If I want DRM movies I'll buy from iTunes - at least it's user friendly and works.


  • #3
    indough
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,857 ✭✭✭indough


    i thought it was something akin to steam, if not thats a bit of a shame because thats the kind of system i think we should be headed toward

    it appears that its not even available here yet


  • #4
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    indough wrote: »
    i thought it was something akin to steam, if not thats a bit of a shame because thats the kind of system i think we should be headed toward
    That seems to be what it is like as far as I can tell. You can stream off the website or download it.


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