Ok.....so I know its not technically disc related.....but its also not technically streaming either. So I thought I'd start a thread to compile everyone's experiences/issues with this unnecessary evil/handy godsend (delete as applicable) that we all find rattling around our lovely BD boxes on tatty bits of paper.
The reason for this thread? Last night Coz Jnr wanted to watch Miss Peregrine (she's 6 and loves it.....hardcore!). Out I traipsed to the garage to retrieve the disc, the minute my back was turned, sticky mitts were all over the BD, other BDs were left face down on the carpet, my skin started to crawl.......and then I noticed the UV code on the insert. 'Why not?' I thought and so one quick follow the instructions later and there it was on the iPad.....no more needing the disc, it was there for her to watch.
Hmmmmmm, I thought. With Coz Jnr growing up and getting increasingly fixated to her iPad (plus with journeys, holidays, trips to dull relatives, etc), I thought that there might be something in this! So I spent a good few hours last night and this morning trawling through all my boxes to dig out all the codes I could find and get them set up as a digital library. It was frustrating, annoying, scream inducing at times, but as of now, I have 160 movies sat on my phone/iPad that can be streamed/downloaded and watched not just on those devices but cast to the TV in the lounge too. So.......I know that there is some reticence out there to these, so thought I'd share some experiences with you all to try and encourage some of you to make use of this free good that you might not have considered before.....and to act as an ongoing thread for all comments/questions/etc. Right....on with the show:
1. Never, ever do what the instructions tell you - 10 codes in and I'd come across 5 different studios, all telling you to go to their own site, register and input codes. After 45 mins of teeth gnashing, I realised I could just go to www.myuv.com and input the codes from most studios into this single portal - why THIS wasn't on the bits of paper I do not know (well I do.....the cynical studios....)
2. Talk Talk TV.....Flixster.....who? Provider???? - I had no idea about all this when I input Miss P so chose Talk Talk TV - apparently you can only redeem your code via a specific provider that is identified to you once your code is input. So far so good, but after about 20 codes or so, I came across some codes that couldn't be redeemed via Talk Talk TV, but could only be redeemed via an alternative provider, Flixster. Ruddy Nora, have I dropped a hairy one here? I thought......but luckily, after deciding to set up a Flixster account too, tutting that I would now need TWO apps to watch all these, I saw that all were available via Flixster. All those that I'd redeemed via Talk Talk TV.....result! So (and please others with more than 1 day experience of this chime in here!) from the go, pick Flixster as your 'provider' of choice
3. Ignore the sell by dates - yes, those dates that tell you when the code expires.......poppycock. I've managed to redeem codes that are 2-3 years past their expiry dates. Some studios do expire, most don't.....so don't worry, get cracking and ignore these dates!
4. Why doesn't it all just work????? - its still wasn't all plain sailing. Some codes can't be redeemed via myuv.com, so you had to go to individual studios sites to redeem. Then don't get me started on why Paramount aren't using UV - you can only redeem digital copy's at iTunes, which cant be viewed via Flixster and vice versa......so multiple apps ARE now needed to watch them all.....come on Studios, do you lot LOVE format wars?????????
5. Even US codes can be redeemed and viewed in your UK Flixster library - I won't go into how to do this (just google it and there's plenty of guides to doing this), but I even managed to get US, Canadian and even German codes redeemed and viewable all within my single UK Flixster library. All the Friday 13th films you say? BOOM! Coz Jnr can have a butchers at those bad boys!!!
6. Casting from afar - just reviewing my library, I noted the little TV icon in the top corner of my films in the Flixster app. One press later, the iPad picks up my Philips smart TV as it's connected to the same home network and with only a single button push to accept the TV, the film is being cast in full HD, straight to the TV. That automatically detects it and starts playing it immediately......this was not noted anywhere in the bits of paper, I had no idea this was a thing.......especially as I'd been looking for either the Talk Talk TV or Flixster app on the TV to no avail. Talk about a result!!!!!
7. But its still so damn hit and miss!!!! - some US codes don't play ball (they insist on being redeemed via another provider...messy), some UK ones took multiple attempts to be redeemed, never knowing if you could redeem this code at myuv.com or have to go elsewhere......sweet baby Jesus, it can be a right royal pain in the backside.....
But having said that, in under 24 hours, I know have a fully digital library of 160 films that can be watched on my phone or iPad, cast to the main TV or even taken with me to my mum and dads or sisters house and played on their smart TVs.........nice.
It will never supplant physical media for watching at home for me - quality baby!!! - and the faff of getting it all sorted will certainly not appeal to everyone, but given that these codes were sat there doing nothing (I'm not one who sells them although I believe that can be quite lucrative), this is total free good. Its going to pay off far more for others in the house than me, but hey......happy wife, happy life ain't that the saying??????
So, sorry for droning on - lets try and get this thread going for all things UV and digital copy - anything you're having problems with, any questions, lets collate all that into a single thread - there are lots of small, bitty threads across this forum and the streaming one so hope no-one minds me hijacking those!!! Right.......over to you. Any of you guys using your UV codes? Any hints/tips/tricks for us newbies? And before you ask, no - this thread is not about buying/selling/giving away specific codes - its more about the experience of using these in general.
The reason for this thread? Last night Coz Jnr wanted to watch Miss Peregrine (she's 6 and loves it.....hardcore!). Out I traipsed to the garage to retrieve the disc, the minute my back was turned, sticky mitts were all over the BD, other BDs were left face down on the carpet, my skin started to crawl.......and then I noticed the UV code on the insert. 'Why not?' I thought and so one quick follow the instructions later and there it was on the iPad.....no more needing the disc, it was there for her to watch.
Hmmmmmm, I thought. With Coz Jnr growing up and getting increasingly fixated to her iPad (plus with journeys, holidays, trips to dull relatives, etc), I thought that there might be something in this! So I spent a good few hours last night and this morning trawling through all my boxes to dig out all the codes I could find and get them set up as a digital library. It was frustrating, annoying, scream inducing at times, but as of now, I have 160 movies sat on my phone/iPad that can be streamed/downloaded and watched not just on those devices but cast to the TV in the lounge too. So.......I know that there is some reticence out there to these, so thought I'd share some experiences with you all to try and encourage some of you to make use of this free good that you might not have considered before.....and to act as an ongoing thread for all comments/questions/etc. Right....on with the show:
1. Never, ever do what the instructions tell you - 10 codes in and I'd come across 5 different studios, all telling you to go to their own site, register and input codes. After 45 mins of teeth gnashing, I realised I could just go to www.myuv.com and input the codes from most studios into this single portal - why THIS wasn't on the bits of paper I do not know (well I do.....the cynical studios....)
2. Talk Talk TV.....Flixster.....who? Provider???? - I had no idea about all this when I input Miss P so chose Talk Talk TV - apparently you can only redeem your code via a specific provider that is identified to you once your code is input. So far so good, but after about 20 codes or so, I came across some codes that couldn't be redeemed via Talk Talk TV, but could only be redeemed via an alternative provider, Flixster. Ruddy Nora, have I dropped a hairy one here? I thought......but luckily, after deciding to set up a Flixster account too, tutting that I would now need TWO apps to watch all these, I saw that all were available via Flixster. All those that I'd redeemed via Talk Talk TV.....result! So (and please others with more than 1 day experience of this chime in here!) from the go, pick Flixster as your 'provider' of choice
3. Ignore the sell by dates - yes, those dates that tell you when the code expires.......poppycock. I've managed to redeem codes that are 2-3 years past their expiry dates. Some studios do expire, most don't.....so don't worry, get cracking and ignore these dates!
4. Why doesn't it all just work????? - its still wasn't all plain sailing. Some codes can't be redeemed via myuv.com, so you had to go to individual studios sites to redeem. Then don't get me started on why Paramount aren't using UV - you can only redeem digital copy's at iTunes, which cant be viewed via Flixster and vice versa......so multiple apps ARE now needed to watch them all.....come on Studios, do you lot LOVE format wars?????????
5. Even US codes can be redeemed and viewed in your UK Flixster library - I won't go into how to do this (just google it and there's plenty of guides to doing this), but I even managed to get US, Canadian and even German codes redeemed and viewable all within my single UK Flixster library. All the Friday 13th films you say? BOOM! Coz Jnr can have a butchers at those bad boys!!!
6. Casting from afar - just reviewing my library, I noted the little TV icon in the top corner of my films in the Flixster app. One press later, the iPad picks up my Philips smart TV as it's connected to the same home network and with only a single button push to accept the TV, the film is being cast in full HD, straight to the TV. That automatically detects it and starts playing it immediately......this was not noted anywhere in the bits of paper, I had no idea this was a thing.......especially as I'd been looking for either the Talk Talk TV or Flixster app on the TV to no avail. Talk about a result!!!!!
7. But its still so damn hit and miss!!!! - some US codes don't play ball (they insist on being redeemed via another provider...messy), some UK ones took multiple attempts to be redeemed, never knowing if you could redeem this code at myuv.com or have to go elsewhere......sweet baby Jesus, it can be a right royal pain in the backside.....
But having said that, in under 24 hours, I know have a fully digital library of 160 films that can be watched on my phone or iPad, cast to the main TV or even taken with me to my mum and dads or sisters house and played on their smart TVs.........nice.
It will never supplant physical media for watching at home for me - quality baby!!! - and the faff of getting it all sorted will certainly not appeal to everyone, but given that these codes were sat there doing nothing (I'm not one who sells them although I believe that can be quite lucrative), this is total free good. Its going to pay off far more for others in the house than me, but hey......happy wife, happy life ain't that the saying??????
So, sorry for droning on - lets try and get this thread going for all things UV and digital copy - anything you're having problems with, any questions, lets collate all that into a single thread - there are lots of small, bitty threads across this forum and the streaming one so hope no-one minds me hijacking those!!! Right.......over to you. Any of you guys using your UV codes? Any hints/tips/tricks for us newbies? And before you ask, no - this thread is not about buying/selling/giving away specific codes - its more about the experience of using these in general.
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