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  unco on 31/05/2018 - 12:04

  If you purchase 4K to own, can you use the ATV 4K to download and play?
  Or are you still required to stream it and have decent internet speeds?

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    mr_me450 on 31/05/2018 - 12:11

    +1

    The film will still be streamed, but you can just pause the film before you start watching and let it buffer for a few minutes if you're on a slower connection.

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  dosada on 31/05/2018 - 12:20

  +3

  Purchase to own something that you will never be able to touch or even download onto your device. Sick.

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    Trishool on 31/05/2018 - 12:28

    Not sure about Apple, but I do vaguely remember that on Google Play even purchasing downloads doesn't (technically) mean you ever own a copy (or something to that effect) based on their T&C's. If I was purchasing a movie (especially 4K), I'd want to have a physically copy of it, so I can watch it whenever I want and not be dependant on my internet connection being perfect.

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      dosada on 31/05/2018 - 12:30

      I am not blaming Apple nor saying that Google is any better. I am blaming customers which allowed this to happen. Companies will crap all over us as long they keep making money

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        Trishool on 31/05/2018 - 12:32

        I'm not blaming either, just stating what I know based on their T&C's for purchased movies via their respective app stores. I actually agree with your statement (and didn't downvote you btw).

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        Hybroid on 31/05/2018 - 12:36

        @Trishool: Technically, buying a Blu-Ray or DVD doesn't mean you own the movie copy either. It's still just a license to watch it hence why you can't make copies or rip it to alternative formats etc. Still valid point about connection and I certainly prefer buying PS4/PC game discs rather than digital downloads.

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        edshays on 31/05/2018 - 12:51

        +2

        @Hybroid:

        With physical media, you can, however, sell it, if you decide you no longer want it.

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        dosada on 31/05/2018 - 12:51

        +1

        @Hybroid:

        You are definitely right with what you say about the rights, however, you have been able to watch it whenever and wherever, to borrow it to your friends, to swap after a while with someone or simply sell it. None of that works with the new "purchases"

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        Smigit on 31/05/2018 - 13:39

        @dosada: There's pros and cons. I doubt many of these 4K films are going for $9.99 for physical copies or even close to that price currently. A lot of people would prefer to not have to store the disc and would argue that digital better facilitates a "play anytime, anywhere" approach since they can stream from anywhere without needing to take the disc with them, as long as they have a compatible device which for many will be their phone.

        Last I looked, and it wasn't that long ago, 4K discs protection was also holding up quite well so unlike DVD's and Blu Ray ripping them to a PC from a disc to get your own digital copy isn't practical outside a few movies. Maybe thats changed.

        That said, i can see the argument for physical. Personally I like to grab a physical copy, which in the case of 4K would be a 4K + Bluray bundle, and rip the Bluray to my Plex server so I can watch it digitally anywhere but retain a 4K copy too that innevitably ends up in a storage crate somewhere in the house. Again that's costing a fair bit more than $9.99 a movie but.

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        Whisper Quiet on 31/05/2018 - 16:33

        @Smigit:
        Times are a changing… I have about 10TB of UHD Blu-Ray remuxes and encodes downloaded from torrent sites. I also bought BvS, Lego Movie & Mad Max Fury Road 4K discs for $2 each brand new at EB Games so if you look around you can find amazing deals. The quality isn't as good for streaming 4K content from apple store or any other sites, unless they have it from the original Blu-Ray. Which they don't stream to the full bit-rate anyway, even if they do have it. As it's not properly remastered just upscaled. Bit-rate is around half the size of UHD discs and HDR is not properly converted with the budget the studios spend on the 4K releases. Better off buying the discs or downloading the remuxes to see the best quality picture.

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    mr_me450 on 31/05/2018 - 12:48

    +5

    I used to feel the same but in practice I find digital ownership is a lot more practical. You don't have to worry about cluttered shelves or not having the disc with you when you want to watch it somewhere else, plus your device storage isn't taken up with large movie file downloads. These days pretty much everywhere has an an Internet connection available so you can watch your film on anything you like at any time. Each to our own though I guess.

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    PrinceDarebin on 31/05/2018 - 17:50

    You can download to an iPad to use offline. I then use the hdmi adapter to watch it on my tv. I do the same with the download function in Netflix and Stan. I do that every time I go on holidays and it works great. I do find it annoying that you can’t download to the 4K Apple TV as I’d much rather travel with that as well.

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  kei on 31/05/2018 - 13:03

  +2

  waiting for the whole collection of matrix in 4K

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    mr_me450 on 31/05/2018 - 13:07

    +3

    Probably won't happen in any meaningful way, the other 2 films were shot on 2K digital cameras so can never be true 4K, while the first film was shot on film which can be scanned in at 4K resolution. Kind of ironic that the newer technology for the time has actually become more outdated.

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      Whisper Quiet on 31/05/2018 - 16:39

      All effects are rendered in 2K anyway so still nowhere near what we need for proper 4K material. All movies should be shot with IMAX cameras so we don't have black bars plus they shoot in 5K resolution. Also have effects rendered in 4K. Only a couple movies right now have done it. Supposed to cost around another third of the money it originally takes to do 2K effects, for the studios.

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    Zedsdeadbabyzedsdead on 31/05/2018 - 14:14

    +2

    I'm waiting to exit the actual matrix itself.

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      SAU on 31/05/2018 - 14:40

      +1

      Follow the white rabbit

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  theHMASfriendship on 31/05/2018 - 14:20

  +2

  Woah.

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    Zedsdeadbabyzedsdead on 31/05/2018 - 16:18

    The socks you forgot are a digital program created by the lizard people….

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  parkies on 31/05/2018 - 14:57

  So frustrating that you can't watch 4K on your PC

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    mr_me450 on 31/05/2018 - 15:05

    Very likely this will be possible before the year is out, but I suppose nothing has been confirmed.

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    Zedsdeadbabyzedsdead on 01/06/2018 - 01:57

    i can't help thing you will encounter bigger problems than this…

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  Twisty on 31/05/2018 - 20:41

  I got some movies on iTunes and I can watch them without the internet. Is it different with 4k iTunes movies?

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  walsz35 on 01/06/2018 - 07:27

  Also Prometheus 4k for $7.99

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  parkies on 02/06/2018 - 15:40

  Has this expired?

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    Jad on 03/06/2018 - 07:42

    Yes looks like it, The Matrix back to $14.99