Why would have May 4 been an amazing release date?? Just curious. Sorry if I'm missing something obvious 
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'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Coming to iTunes on April 1
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Disagree with the consensus I'm seeing, usually a Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital pack is like $30-35 in stores here in Colorado. $20 is a bit much for a digital copy, I agree, but it's not as though it's the same price.
Personally I could technically play Blu-Rays in my PS4, but I have no place to put a million discs (and don't really want to try and find a place). Keeping movies on a local hard drive is the sweet spot, in my opinion. Doesn't take up any room, don't have to wait for streaming if Comcast craps out on you (correction: WHEN Comcast craps out).
Personally I could technically play Blu-Rays in my PS4, but I have no place to put a million discs (and don't really want to try and find a place). Keeping movies on a local hard drive is the sweet spot, in my opinion. Doesn't take up any room, don't have to wait for streaming if Comcast craps out on you (correction: WHEN Comcast craps out).
Because it's International Star Wars Day! May the fourth be with you!Why would have May 4 been an amazing release date?? Just curious. Sorry if I'm missing something obvious
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That's what I do too, after I rip the disc. True, I do then have to put the disc somewhere but it doesn't have to be accessible, so I store it away in a storage container in my basement. The quality of the Blu-ray with the convenience of the file
Ahh. What a dummy! I remember that being all over the internet last year, but don't remember it growing up in the 80's and 90's. I either (in an amazing feat of living in a cave) missed it all those years, or it was a new phenomenon over the past couple of years. Thanks @Wondercow
If memory serves the op is essentially correct: when Disney pulled The Lion King from iTunes people who had already purchased it were unable to stream or re-download the file. It was a big issue at the time.
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I think the joke spread as the Internet became more accessible, but I first heard of it in the '80s. Word had probably just not spread to your caves and huts yet
If memory serves the op is essentially correct: when Disney pulled The Lion King from iTunes people who had already purchased it were unable to stream or re-download the file. It was a big issue at the time.
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I think the joke spread as the Internet became more accessible, but I first heard of it in the '80s. Word had probably just not spread to your caves and huts yet
Yeah, we JUST got dial up in the Slius sector.
ok, maybe when it was first vaulted but you can still watch The Lion King via the iTunes cloud/DMA partners and that title i in the Vault. Perhaps when they first pulled it, it was unavailable, but it has since changed. (maybe enough people hollered)
"The Sith rely on passion for their strength." Thus "emo" = Sith POWER.
Which make Kylo Ren consistent with Star Wars lore, and one of the better examples of it.
He's both young and emotionally unstable (like his dripping lightsaber), which also makes him both dangerous and frightening as a character. He has absolutely no qualms about "releasing his anger," further cementing the completion of his path towards the Dark Side of the Force.
I enjoyed him greatly.
Yes, I'm a Star Wars super fan...
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I bought a disc case for my BDs (boxed-sets aside), so they take up little space. They sell really nice, decorative, multi-disc cases too, so space is not a reason to go streaming only.
I want my media physical;streaming HD content is just not there yet quality-wise and I'll be damned if someone denies me access to stuff I paid for, for whatever reason.
I only buy high-effects movies though, and my collection is not that big. I do love box-sets and have Lord of the Rings and Hobbit extended series, Harry Potter, Matrix, Pirates of the Caribbean, and of course, Star Wars in said format. Would not have it any other way.
Aside from box-sets, my BD purchases are primarily used discs from RedBox at $5 a piece. Can't beat that.
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Both then you have to have two or three devices on to play a movie: the drive (to store the content), the computer (to serve the content) and the Apple TV (or whatever to receive the content and output it to the tv).
Personally, I prefer discs for my faves and box-sets, but I rip everything anyhow, so I get the best of both worlds.
As I mention in a different post, a disc case solves the storage problem. I have one of those for my extended collection.
That way, anyone in the house can grab a disc and go watch upstairs or in the car without fiddling with connectivity, network settings, buffering, and all that happy horse-sh.
Pop disc in, push "play". It just works.
"The Sith rely on passion for their strength." Thus "emo" = Sith POWER.
Which make Kylo Ren consistent with Star Wars lore, and one of the better examples of it.
He's both young and emotionally unstable (like his dripping lightsaber), which also makes him both dangerous and frightening as a character. He has absolutely no qualms about "releasing his anger," further cementing the completion of his path towards the Dark Side of the Force.
I enjoyed him greatly.
Yes, I'm a Star Wars super fan...
"a Jedi's strength flows from the Force. But beware of the dark side. Anger, fear, aggression; the dark side of the Force are they."
I very much agree, I enjoyed his character as well.
Sorry but it's happened a number of times. I can't speak to Disney directly, but if a publisher wants the product off the iTunes "shelves" then you had better have a copy downloaded to your PC.
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Not sure what's going on in Colorado but I have hundreds of Blu-rays and often buy the 3D version for the kids.. never have paid over $25 bucks at release. Don't recall ever seeing a $35 Blu-ray that wasn't a box set. That sounds like hyperbole.
The film was finished in 2K so no UHD on the horizon. They are going to release the 3D version later in the year and there is question about what's happening with iMax footage.
That movie was stupid, the acting was the worst ever. It is a pity because the CGI was good but with lame actors and clumsy direction... is worst than the 3 originals but better than the 3 that came later but not for much. The black guy was the worst actor ever, beyond stupid.
Let's recalibrate what worst ever is.
Maybe, but Disney's relationship with Lucasfilm may be more similar to how Marvel's stuff is handled. Not everything will have the exact same rules as what Disney proper does.
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I can't handle the drop in brightness. Give me UHD HDR over 3D HD any day.
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There would be the advantage of better color resolution too, even at "only" 2k resolution.
Yeah, I understand for sure but they're obviously going to milk for all it's worth. They'll delay the UHD version after they do the inevitable 4k remaster and then I'm sure we'll see some other variants at that time too.
Several of the first batch of UHD movies released were finished in 2K. They're not true 4K, but offer an upgrade on 1080P as well as HDR as improvements over the bluray release.
There's even a website that documents it: http://realorfake4k.com/
FWIW....per that site SW:TFA WAS finished in 4K
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Yes, Disney sees value in releasing marvel movies in 3D that it doesn't for Walt Disney Pictures movies. That said, embracing an entire format is different and Disney is taking a wait and see approach across the board. It's not their style to release something that can't sell many copies.
There have been multiple sources for the assertion that the movie was finished in 2K, including some discussion and disagreement. There's a forum for projectionists that includes some discussion, including testimonial from a member that spoke with a Disney rep about the matter. It's about halfway down the page here:
http://www.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=011934;p=1
I understand that other movies have been released in UHD from less than 4k masters, but I don't see how it's relevant if Disney has stated that they won't be doing that.
I don't recall ever seeing a Blu Ray launch at less than $30 (for a blockbuster like Star Wars, anyway). So no, not hyperbole. Blu Rays are overpriced and like I said, not for me anyway. But to each his own.
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"The Sith rely on passion for their strength." Thus "emo" = Sith POWER.
Which make Kylo Ren consistent with Star Wars lore, and one of the better examples of it.
He's both young and emotionally unstable (like his dripping lightsaber), which also makes him both dangerous and frightening as a character. He has absolutely no qualms about "releasing his anger," further cementing the completion of his path towards the Dark Side of the Force.
I enjoyed him greatly.
Yes, I'm a Star Wars super fan...
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I bought a disc case for my BDs (boxed-sets aside), so they take up little space. They sell really nice, decorative, multi-disc cases too, so space is not a reason to go streaming only.
I want my media physical;streaming HD content is just not there yet quality-wise and I'll be damned if someone denies me access to stuff I paid for, for whatever reason.
I only buy high-effects movies though, and my collection is not that big. I do love box-sets and have Lord of the Rings and Hobbit extended series, Harry Potter, Matrix, Pirates of the Caribbean, and of course, Star Wars in said format. Would not have it any other way.
Aside from box-sets, my BD purchases are primarily used discs from RedBox at $5 a piece. Can't beat that.
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Both then you have to have two or three devices on to play a movie: the drive (to store the content), the computer (to serve the content) and the Apple TV (or whatever to receive the content and output it to the tv).
Personally, I prefer discs for my faves and box-sets, but I rip everything anyhow, so I get the best of both worlds.
As I mention in a different post, a disc case solves the storage problem. I have one of those for my extended collection.
That way, anyone in the house can grab a disc and go watch upstairs or in the car without fiddling with connectivity, network settings, buffering, and all that happy horse-sh.
Pop disc in, push "play". It just works.
I turn on my computer with my TV and hard drive plugged in. Double click the icon of the movie I want. Then it plays. It just works.
But yeah, I agree that streaming isn't consistent enough yet.Only relevant because it was the specific reason for no UHD you gave in your earlier post.
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"The Sith rely on passion for their strength." Thus "emo" = Sith POWER.
Which make Kylo Ren consistent with Star Wars lore, and one of the better examples of it.
He's both young and emotionally unstable (like his dripping lightsaber), which also makes him both dangerous and frightening as a character. He has absolutely no qualms about "releasing his anger," further cementing the completion of his path towards the Dark Side of the Force.
I enjoyed him greatly.
Yes, I'm a Star Wars super fan...
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I bought a disc case for my BDs (boxed-sets aside), so they take up little space. They sell really nice, decorative, multi-disc cases too, so space is not a reason to go streaming only.
I want my media physical;streaming HD content is just not there yet quality-wise and I'll be damned if someone denies me access to stuff I paid for, for whatever reason.
I only buy high-effects movies though, and my collection is not that big. I do love box-sets and have Lord of the Rings and Hobbit extended series, Harry Potter, Matrix, Pirates of the Caribbean, and of course, Star Wars in said format. Would not have it any other way.
Aside from box-sets, my BD purchases are primarily used discs from RedBox at $5 a piece. Can't beat that.
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Both then you have to have two or three devices on to play a movie: the drive (to store the content), the computer (to serve the content) and the Apple TV (or whatever to receive the content and output it to the tv).
Personally, I prefer discs for my faves and box-sets, but I rip everything anyhow, so I get the best of both worlds.
As I mention in a different post, a disc case solves the storage problem. I have one of those for my extended collection.
That way, anyone in the house can grab a disc and go watch upstairs or in the car without fiddling with connectivity, network settings, buffering, and all that happy horse-sh.
Pop disc in, push "play". It just works.
I hear ya, but I'd rather not put my BDs in a single large case. Part of the reason I used to buy them was so I could display them on the shelf/entertainment system in their glorious paper sleeves. HD streaming content may never - ever - be as good as it is on physical media, but I've finally given in to that compromise for the sake of convenience. As far as losing access to the content itself, well, hopefully that doesn't happen because that would suck, but you can't take these movies with you when you die so who really cares? That's why I subscribe to Apple Music. Why collect a bunch of stuff that won't even matter one day?