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Edited September 14, 2021
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I waited several days for someone to post this, but no one did! I figured some folks out there would want to know, so here you go:
Google Play (and likely Amazon, iTunes, Microsoft, and Vudu--sorry, I didn't have time to check all titles) has select 4K Pixar films on sale for $10. This is a great way to spend your Google Rewards survey credits and all these titles are Movies Anywhere (MA) compatible. This sale will likely end on Tuesday night (9/14).
QA note: Deal is expired, all prices have increased, except Coco, which is still $9.99. Please see FP for additional purchase options.
Cars [google.com]
Cars 2 [google.com]
Cars 3 [google.com]
Coco [google.com]
Monsters, Inc. [google.com]
Monster University [google.com]
Ratatouille [google.com]
Soul [google.com]
Up [google.com]
Wall-E [google.com]
$11:
Luca [google.com]
Onward [google.com]
These are $1 more than at Amazon, iTunes, Microsoft Movies, and Vudu, but might be worth the extra if you have some Google survey credit you need to burn. Note: Google doesn't specify whether Onward is 4K but it should be.
Here's a bundle of Onward and Coco in 4K for $17:
Onward/Coco 4K bundle [google.com]
The Tron movies are also on sale for $5 (HD only). There are two other posts that included these titles, but neither mentioned that Google Play has them. Again these are MA and a good way to use survey credits:
Tron [google.com]
Tron: Legacy [google.com]
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This thread at blu-ray.com has a good mix of subjective and objective (audio and video bitrates) analysis of the various streaming services: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthr...p?t=3
Even with something as seemingly black-and-white as bitrate, you can't make assumptions about perceived quality. The compression algorithm and decoding hardware can play a huge role in the final outcome. That said, iTunes appears to be at the top of the heap, both in terms of bitrate and people's opinions.
Disney+ has been a mixed bag for me. There are times when the 1080p stream from our Xbox looks better than the 4K version from the Samsung TV app, and both have had audio/video sync issues. We tend to use Vudu because it houses the bulk of our digital library and generally looks and sounds great to my family, but there are a few titles where the quality is noticeably subpar.
Thanks for the response. I have Disney+, and utilize it through Apple TV 4K. The quality is great IMO. But there are some examples to this. Quite a few UHD discs support Dolby Atmos 5.1.2 or even 5.1.4
If your audio setup is great, then it seems like Discs are the way to go. However, if your internet is fast enough, I believe Disney+ will give you all the bells and whistles with Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos.
Mileage may very.
Ideally, in the future, I would like to buy digital movies that have codes activated through iTunes. Simply because whenever a 4K version of a movie becomes available, Apple upgrades you automatically.
Onward / Coco Bundle [microsoft.com] (4K UHD) is now $13.99.
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I appreciate the help!
If your audio setup is great, then it seems like Discs are the way to go. However, if your internet is fast enough, I believe Disney+ will give you all the bells and whistles with Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos.
Mileage may very.
Ideally, in the future, I would like to buy digital movies that have codes activated through iTunes. Simply because whenever a 4K version of a movie becomes available, Apple upgrades you automatically.
Meh, good to watch on Disney plus if you have it. Don't think I would pay more than 5 bucks to watch.
Pixar set the bar too high and this movie is just average. Its just ok.
I appreciate the help!
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Also, we don't actually **own** the content that is purchased for streaming. It cannot be transferred between accounts. When we die and lose access to the account, the purchases go with us.
We don't 'own' the videos or Kindle books...we've only purchased a non-transferable license which allows for access to the content.