Redeeming Digital Media Codes - the new frontier in movie playback

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Remember the days when one had shelves of discs? A whole wall filled with your collection of all kinds of media, from DVDs to Blu Ray to 4k and of course some CDs and even LPs... then trying to remember where that particular title was kept? Nowadays, many things are kept online, and you just need a media player. 

 The good news is that many discs also come with a digital code, which allows you to redeem the same movie online.

 I must say.. I have been slow to try this new way of keeping movies. When space becomes a premium, keeping movies online or in a cloud form makes sense.
However are there any compromises?

 Firstly you need to choice a platform. There are quite a few:
Vudu, Movies Anwaywhere (MA), Ultraviolet, Flixster, iTunes to name a few..

 Some are proprietary, such as iTunes, others like Movies Anywhere give you the option of using different platforms to be linked with. For example, you can key a code into MA, then link it to iTunes.

 The devil is in the details though.. as not every movie can be linked in the same way.

 Studios also have their own websites to redeem these codes.  Foxredeem, Warner, Disney etc have all got their own sites. 

 The other issue is that the same code may be redeemed on different platform and the yield could vary.. eg, on iTunes the same code can be a HD only movie, whereas on MA it becomes a 4k redemption. 

 This link from AVS member helps:
Aceklub96
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZsJkCX4DIv2oeCKQ7zp2ArkR1qKEXCUuCMBbUtHtmh4/edit#gid=0
Do note that whilst the movie may come in 4k resolution, the sound is lossy, and whilst you may get Atmos on some platforms, it's not lossless sound. 

 However in this day where convenience triumphs quality, I will say, keep that disc for the optimal playback, or embrace the new age and understand the limitations. 

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