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Sony's Ultra 4K Streaming Service Launching On April 4; Titles Priced At $30 (variety.com)

Posted by msmash on from the can-never-have-enough-streaming-services dept.

Janko Roettgers reports for Variety: Sony is launching its 4K movie streaming service called Ultra next month: Consumers will be able to buy movies from the service, and stream to supported Sony 4K TV sets, starting April 4. The new service will offer 4K HDR movies to stream, including extras that have previously been able only on physical discs. Ultra ties into UltraViolet, the cloud locker service backed by Sony. Consumers will be able to upgrade SD and HD quality movies from their UltraViolet cloud locker for $12 to $15, respectively.

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  1. I like owning things... by SuluSulu · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I for one prefer to "own" the copies that I buy. If I'm to buy a digital only copy that I will never actually "own" why should I pay the same price, or even more, as a physical copy? No thank you Sony.

    1. Re:I like owning things... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Personally I have very little interest in "owning" a movie.

      Then this is the service for you - you don't really "own" the movie. Perfect!

      Except this service is more costly than actually buying the fucking movie in the first place.
      So yeah, it's a dead end.

      Seriously, either you rent it and it has a "RENTAL" price attached to it, or you buy it.
      But if you have to pay MSRP prices just to rent well let's say the guys coming up with this stuff are idiots. Or they think consumers are idiots. In either case idiots are everywhere.

  2. Re:4K TV really is a joke. by FlyHelicopters · · Score: 2, Insightful

    4K really is a joke. Why would I replace my current TV with 4K when no human on earth can detect improved quality on the 4K TV over my TV at 7.5'-8' or more???

    People were making the EXACT same argument 10 years ago comparing 720p to 1080p, over and over and over.

    They were wrong then, you're wrong now.

    You'll likely all be correct at 8k, and for many people 4k will be the limit, but the difference is noticeable.

    My office has a 55" 4k TV in it, got a good deal on it Black Friday and it has given me the chance to compare. My primary TV is a 70" Sony 1080p and my secondary TV is a 60" Sharp 1080p.

    4k is clearly better, when fed a 4k stream from Amazon via their Fire TV box.

    Now maybe YOU can't see the difference, but that doesn't mean other people can't.

  3. $30? Non starter by erp_consultant · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If I'm going to drop $30 on a movie I want to see it on a huge screen with a colossal sound system - in other words in a movie theater. Currently I'm paying about $9 a month for Netflix. I think I'll stay with that.

  4. Re:No thank you by serviscope_minor · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And you're complaining about $30?

    Yep.

    I remeber those days. My reaction was along the lines of "oh hell no". So, we went to blockbuster instead. Then came DVD players and they wanted 45 quid for a movie and 150 quid for a box set. My reacion was basically "nope nope nope" and go to blockbuster or the "Video Rental Emporium" (local place, more diverse choice, knowledgable staff, now gone forever).

    Then they decided that they should actually start selling videos for a price people were perpared to pay, like 30 quid for a new box set and a tenner for a movie while recent, going down to 2 quid for an older film. My reaction was to buy lots. Then I found the big second hand shop which sells them for as low as 10p. If you even think you might want to see it, it's worth it for that price! Actually the only one I got for 10p was Crank and it's wicked.

    So 20 quid for a movie? Nah, no thanks. Plus it's Sony so you're going to be paying 20 quid for getting abused somehow too.

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