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UltraViolet/Flixter Digital Copy is WORTHLESS; Incompatible with iTunes
Note: I am rating ONLY the Digital Copy. When I order a combo pack, I expect to receive a Blu Ray, a DVD, and a digital copy that is usable. For 99% of us, that means an iTunes code, so the digital copy of the movie that we purchase is stored with the other movies we've paid for. Here, the consumer is provided only with some bizarre UltraViolet / Flixter code, which not only requires you to sign up for two separate accounts, but also requires precludes the consumer from using the digital copy of the movie in any reasonable manner. DO NOT BUY THIS IF YOU EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO CONVENIENTLY USE THE DIGITAL COPY ON YOUR iPAD or iPHONE; IT IS COMPLETELY INCOMPATIBLE WITH iTUNES. UltraViolet/Flixter is a scam. Shame on you, Warner Brothers. EDIT (11/13/2013 at 10:03am EST): I want to clarify the whole "not being available on iTunes doesn't make something worthless" series of comments. To be clear, this isn't my primary concern or complaint. For personal reasons, I want access to this movie on iTines because I've built a legitimate iTunes movie library and have invested in AppleTVs and other Apple stuff on which to enjoy my library. Because of the artificial limitation in digital content imposed by Warner Brothers, I can't watch this movie that way. This movie isn't part of my organized library, and as this fragmentation continues, instead of going to one place (iTunes) to enjoy the movies I've *purchased*, I'll have to remember which proprietary service has which movie. I don't want to have to remember that. When I buy a movie, I don't want to be told how/when/where to watch it. I don't care about whether or not UV is easier, better, or whether I'm a total Apple fan-boy or not (I totally am). The flaws and defects in iTunes are a discussion for a different time. I'm just so incredibly sick of bring manipulated and disrespected by companies like Warner Brothers. I bought this movie, with real money. Why shouldn't I be able to watch it wherever and however I want? I spent years and many dollars dealing with format wars (Beta v. VHS; HD-DVD v. BluRay; BluRay v. 3D), buying new editions, buying extended editions, buying platinum editions, and the like, and after all of that, I'm then told I'm a criminal if I rip a digital copies of a DVD's that I purchased for my own use. Now, even when I spend good money to purchase a movie legitimately, I am artificially limited to a "new, special service(!)" like UV. It's aggravating to spend good money on a movie that I can't watch the way I want to watch. They don't offer an iTunes digital code... Even if I paid extra. Why? Who knows, but the answer likely has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with bettering my experience as a consumer. I don't want to be steered to creating a second, separate digital movie library, and then a third, and a fourth, and a fifth, etc... when *they* decide that UV is no longer profitable enough. I don't need a different service because I'm happy with my iTunes library. But it doesn't matter that I like iTunes. What matters is that I have purchased a movie and I shouldn't be limited in the manner in which I enjoy the movie that I've just purchased. What I'm mostly trying to say here is that as consumers, we need to be shown a little more respect when we spend our money.
November 2013 · Movies and TV · verified purchase
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