Walmart’s Disc-to-Digital Service by Vudu
So, after spending some time reading up on Vudu's new service through Walmart I decided to take my first venture in today to upgrade some DVDs I didn't see getting blu-ray upgrades anytime soon. All of the bigger studios seem to be on-board with the exception of Disney. The Vudu website allows you to search for titles that are eligible for digital copies, too, which is helpful so you don't go taking in a 20+ discs and come out with only 3 digital copy conversions.
- Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (1990)
Over The Edge (1979)
Performance (1970)
I was the lady's first Vudu customer. She was convinced that she might've done something wrong because it was too easy, she said. Anyway, it was a quick and painless service from my experience. As soon as I got home, my new streams were immediately available to me. I'm using the Vudu interface on my PS3 and I haven't had any hiccups, yet. Everything seems to be running smoothly.
One thing to note, though, is that Walmart is required, I suppose, to rubber stamp the inner ring of each disc they handle. It says "Walmart Entertainment" in black ink. I suppose this is to prevent people that don't actually own the disc from getting digital copies made if the disc has already been used. Anyway, the stamp can be removed with a bit of rubbing alcohol. I was able to easily remove the stamp on all three of my discs today with a cotton swab and rubbing alcohol. I suppose you have to be a bit careful, though, if the stamp is directly on the artwork, which was the case with my Performance disc. The artwork came away unscathed this time.