Does this unit still come with 5 free movies in the box? I know you can still get 5 movies by mail-in when you buy this unit, but I'm wondering if you still get 5 in the box?
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Yes it should have the 5 movies in the box. Although the BD30K is a new model with HDMI 1.3, the BD10-AK also has DVD-audio and analog audio outputs. Update: 12/26- Today I got the 5 mail in rebate discs, a little over 4 weeks from the time I mailed in the form.
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I don't know guys, I still haven't figured it out. Reading thru other posts here is making me think I'm going to return this thing. I really thought I'd like it, but if I can't string together my video clips to burn to DVD, WHAT is the point? It doesn't seem you can ask this question at the Vado official site either w/out first entering all the numbers off the box it came in. What a pain, I don't carry the box around w/ me. They also do not have an 800# that I can find on the site to call. Frustrating! I wonder how many customers they are losing?
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Some of the streaming video IS HD. There seems to be no correlation between whether a movie is offered in Blu-ray (HD) via the mail & whether it is offered in HD via streaming (i.e. I have seen movies that were not offered in Blu-ray format that are available in HD streaming & vice-versa).
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no but if you go to website in box (calling is better) you get one or 2 boxes free. I called.
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Did you receive any feedback on this yet? I want to buy the Sharp however am waiting for the free blu ray player...thx
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I just found this posting because I had the same problem last night with a rental copy of "Wanted" on blu-ray. It's strange because Batman Begins and The Dark Knight (the only other two I've watched in the short time I've had this player), have the bonusview option (I thought) but didn't have this problem...So anyone figure out how to get rid of it??
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the one i received came with 16 movies across 6 disks. Disk 1 is: Laputa, Grave of the fireflies and Whisper of the heart. Disk 2 is: Mononoke, Totoro! and Nausicaa. Disk 3 is: Kiki's Delivery service and Porco Rosso. Disk 4 is: The cat returns, Howl's Moving Castle and Tales from Earthsea. Disk 5 is: Spirited Away, Ponyo and My neighbors the Yamadas. Disk 6 is: Pom Poko and Arrietty. Personally i LOVE the old Ghibli movies they are so good, instant classics that i'll show my kids if i ever have any. I also got my hands on "From up on Poppy hill" which is not included in this box. It had a different feel to it and was different from a lot of the original works by Ghibli but i still loved it and i recommend that film as well!
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Hey you guys, I received these today and they are just fine. I did not ask for a mailer to mail multiple DVDs, just singles. These will work out well.
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Hi Jesus, Thank you for your inquiry. This bundle is for a 6 disc purchase. Please message us directly for a quote on 5 discs. International orders typically take 10-15 business days to arrive. Please let me know if you have any further questions. Thank you for your interest and I hope to hear from you soon!
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I think so. I signed up for Amazon Prime, so I get a lot more movies than just the free stuff (and no commercials). You won't see the very latest movies but they do have a large selection on Prime that are free. What I like most is I can watch a movie anytime I want to see it, I can pause it and come back to it later. I don't have to make time for it when cable decides to show it. For $99/year for all the movies I can see, I think it's a great deal. And it works great with a fairly slow internet connection, I live in the country and have a 256K connection and I don't have an issue watching movies.
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I thought the same thing but for the price I would just order another unit if I needed more than one. There are 31 so you would not need every month. Don't really know the answer unless you keep the original box so you could try to contact the manufacturer.
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Where did you by the sound drivers and how much?I finally got mine working but before Brian's post. He is correct' as best I can tell, and the problem rests with our computer software. I purchased a " DVD Decoder" download load on line from Roxio (I paid $20.98 but you can get it for a one time only down load for about $15 -if that is what you want). It now plays DVD movies and installs software which is what I wanted. I uninstalled the Hero program from my computer. Happy with the results but I only wish that I had been able to read Brian James post before I purchased the fix. Where did you by the sound drivers and how much?I finally got mine working but before Brian's post. He is correct' as best I can tell, and the problem rests with our computer software. I purchased a " DVD Decoder" download load on line from Roxio (I paid $20.98 but you can get it for a one time only down load for about $15 -if that is what you want). It now plays DVD movies and installs software which is what I wanted. I uninstalled the Hero program from my computer. Happy with the results but I only wish that I had been able to read Brian James post before I purchased the fix.
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I hear that the next shipments of the players are going to have 2 bourne movies in them. 300 is going away b/c of the WB decision. and btw, people who think that hd dvd is over and dead (this is not directed at fanboys but concerned people), it is NOT.
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Thanks for all of the feedback everyone. Can I just confirm that you got the bonus 3 HD-DVDs offer, since this seems to be the crux of the issue with the service person that I talked to.Thanks again.
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I brought 1 and have no issues with it. The person that made me buy it uses it to downlaod movies onto and if there was a problem he would have definetly said something. When I open my movie folder it opens up right away, again no issues with speed or anything.
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Thanks for your feedback, amazon notification on the discussion thread really works... :)I recently upgraded the firmware to 1.9 (2008, August 26 version), and since then I haven't (knock on wood) had any problem loading the new movies (Iron man, Transformer, Sex and City, Forgetting Sarah Marshall etc.) You may want to upgrade yours too, and hope you can enjoy the Batman begins eventually.Xin
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I bought that Sharp TV 3 days ago and at the time of check out I was surprized by the offer for a free Blu Ray player. Put it in your cart and see what happens. I did not know about the promotion, so it was a complete freebie to me