Boom. Oh, and the three free movie offer (Happy Feet, The Martian, Furious 8) is still going on.
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Movies Anywhere Puts Another Nail in the UV Coffin - 4K UHD HDR Support via App + Comcast Xfinity as a Partner
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This, and now there are 4K HDR support on those platforms listed?
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Try Nord VPN, it's one of the few that used to work for MA outside of the US.
The only way I could do it was use a VPN and use the option to sign in with my Google account. It didn't matter which VPN I used, I think I used IP Vanish however I also have a lifetime sub for TigerVPN via XDA Developers, as long as it was set to US I could sign up to VUDU, etc. using my email address however. When using the services I have to have the VPN active obviously.
I hated UV so much, everything about it seems half arsed, MA is legit great for bring all services together.
Try it on a desk top, if you double click the US it brings up a list of servers. I know from that some people had issues with certain servers.
Oh. I couldn't wrap my head around the idea of a service almost making it to 2019 with no 4K support. I thought this might be some awkward way of saying something like MA movies were gettng free UHD upgrades.
Some movies that redeem as 4k on MA only show up as HDX on vudu.
Was it certain studios? I can't recall a 4K movie that was redeemed through Movies Anywhere that didn't play as 4K in Vudu. This sounds more like Movies Anywhere is catching up to Apple's and Vudu's playback capabilities.
It's now that you can play them in 4K in the Movies Anywhere app itself.
Wish that MA (and Vudu, Google Play, etc) would finally start supporting mobile HDR like iTunes does on iPhone X/XS.
One of the main reasons I went with a S9+ a while ago was that it had HDR, but then the only stuff that supported HDR on the screen was a handfull of stuff on Netflix, Youtube, Amazon, but none of my digital movies. Since I don't have a 4K TV (and likely wont upgrade my TV for quite a few more years), my phone is the only place I'll be able to see HDR for a while.
I know it's a weird case since most HDR phones aren't actually 4K, so I assume these services either would need to downsample 4K to get the HDR working, or offer a totally different version of the movies that are 1080 but have HDR. Either way, I wish they'd do it.
One of the main reasons I went with a S9+ a while ago was that it had HDR, but then the only stuff that supported HDR on the screen was a handfull of stuff on Netflix, Youtube, Amazon, but none of my digital movies. Since I don't have a 4K TV (and likely wont upgrade my TV for quite a few more years), my phone is the only place I'll be able to see HDR for a while.
I know it's a weird case since most HDR phones aren't actually 4K, so I assume these services either would need to downsample 4K to get the HDR working, or offer a totally different version of the movies that are 1080 but have HDR. Either way, I wish they'd do it.
It's mostly older movies looking at my library. Sony titles in particular but there are a few from other studios (ET for example). Phantom Thread is a more recent one that's only hdx.
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MA app now has UHD + HDR10 playback support. Previously it only supported 1080p playback, though it did pass thru UHD rights. It also now supports linking to the Xfinity service, so any movies you have on MA port to Xfinity and vice versa.
No.
You need a real US IP. Either have someone create it, or ensure you are using a tunneling VPN and not just a DNS redirect.
MA always supported passing of 4K/UHD ownership rights, but the app itself previously only supported 1080p max playback.
HDR10 right now.
UV has -zero- playback support. MA is a right store, like UV, but it also offers playback as a bonus. Previously this was 1080p max, now it also supports UHD/HDR playback. Unlike Amazon/Vudu/etc. MA is NOT a storefront. You cannot buy anything directly from MA.
MA sometimes has extras that storefronts like Vudu don't bother to load up. Also, MA supports Fire TV and Vudu doesn't, so weirdos like BronsonLee now have a TV app solution. :)
If Vudu (or another storefront) doesn't have the 4K rights, it'll only support 1080p until it gets it. For a handy (non-MA) example, Paramount has all the Transformers movies in UHD. Vudu does not. You can have the UHD rights in your UV account but you won't get UHD playback on Vudu. The difference here is that UV has no playback app, so those UHD rights are kind of stuck in limbo. If Paramount were a MA partner, then you'd be able to playback in UHD via the MA app even if the storefronts didn't have it.
I wish Movies Anywhere would start supporting mobile HDR, like iTunes movies do on the iPhone X's.
My XS Max is the only HDR capable device I own (and a new TV is out of the question for another year or two) and I'd love to be able to have all my HDR capable movies work on it.
My XS Max is the only HDR capable device I own (and a new TV is out of the question for another year or two) and I'd love to be able to have all my HDR capable movies work on it.
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To be fair, every MA film syncs to iTunes, so you can already watch them all on your iPhone XS Max.
Tell me about it.
I'd love to have them added. It wouldn't complete my library but would fill in some massive holes.
The problem is that half my digital movie collection is Disney stuff (Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar, etc) and that's still annoyingly not in 4K yet on iTunes (if it ever will be).
Granted I haven't heard great things about most Marvel and Star Wars movies HDR quality, hutnid still like to be able to see for myself.
I managed to set up an MA account back in August. I used a free VPN to set up the account (I'm in Ireland). It's really nice to see my films show up on different services. The only problem is I have a US and IE iTunes account and I would have to choose between them to link to MA. You have to wait something like 180 days to relink the same service, so just switching between the two isn't a real option.
So with this update to MA, I assume it will stream Disney content in 4K on my Apple 4K TV? The iTunes Disney content isn't 4K as you know.
So with this update to MA, I assume it will stream Disney content in 4K on my Apple 4K TV? The iTunes Disney content isn't 4K as you know.
I thought MA was the "hub" for all those services. Or do they have their own player and this still won't sync 4K between services.
As far as I can tell, it isn't syncing 4k with other services. To own the 4K version, you need to pick the platform you want to own it on (the rest then get an HD version).
I think iTunes is good about giving you the 4K version automatically when you redeem there