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Title: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: MinistroRaven on December 14, 2017, 10:20:16 AM
https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/14/16735502/disney-fox-deal-film-tv-studio-acquisition

 :metal
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: Zook on December 14, 2017, 10:43:19 AM
Disney will soon rule the world.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: lordxizor on December 14, 2017, 11:06:26 AM
Not sure how I feel about this.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: Chino on December 14, 2017, 11:08:21 AM
Not sure how I feel about this.

It sucks. It puts us one purchase closer to a world where 1-3 companies own almost everything.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on December 14, 2017, 11:36:50 AM
Oh no, Alien produced by Disney!  :omg:
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: TioJorge on December 14, 2017, 11:47:29 AM
Big day. Ajit Pai lets ISPs bend us over to ream us and Disney is either going to screw up the new MCU post-Infinity War or revitalize it in the most awesome way possible...

By giving us Hulk Vs. Wolverine (let's be honest, it MIGHT be a couple years till they recast the role; no doubt they're looking as I type this).
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: bosk1 on December 14, 2017, 11:48:40 AM
Oh no, Alien produced by Disney!  :omg:

Eh, Alien needs a reboot anyway.  I have no problem seeing a chestburster bust out of somebody, and then break into a refrain of "Let It Go" before scuttling away to some hidden area of the ship to hide and grow before picking off the rest of the ship's crew one by one.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on December 14, 2017, 01:06:37 PM
Oh no, Alien produced by Disney!  :omg:

Eh, Alien needs a reboot anyway.  I have no problem seeing a chestburster bust out of somebody, and then break into a refrain of "Let It Go" before scuttling away to some hidden area of the ship to hide and grow before picking off the rest of the ship's crew one by one.
:lol
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: Adami on December 14, 2017, 01:11:54 PM
Oh no, Alien produced by Disney!  :omg:

Eh, Alien needs a reboot anyway.  I have no problem seeing a chestburster bust out of somebody, and then break into a refrain of "Let It Go" before scuttling away to some hidden area of the ship to hide and grow before picking off the rest of the ship's crew one by one.

(https://thingiverse-production-new.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/37/ff/e7/9a/39/Spaceballs_Alien.jpg)
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: ProfessorPeart on December 14, 2017, 01:24:10 PM
Right now, I am worried about this. Mainly for the TV aspect. This gives them FX and FXX. I love the shows on FX and FXX because of their edginess. Nothing on those channels fits into the Disney narrative.

I have also seen that most of the Fox channel programming could be blown up and the channel pivoted to mostly (un)-Reality shows.

Based on what I have seen and heard, I don't like this.

Deadpool is Disney now. Yikes. So when does the Deadpool Experience open at Disney World?

I don't know, we'll see.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: Adami on December 14, 2017, 01:34:39 PM
Pulp Fiction
Clerks
Exotica
Kids
Don't be a menace to south central
Trainspotting
Jackie Brown
Gangs of New York


Just a very very small sample of films released under the bigger Disney umbrella.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: The Walrus on December 14, 2017, 01:49:55 PM
I'm only excited about this because of Avengers-XMen-F4 convergence. That's about it. I don't like the idea of a massive megacompany having such enormous breadth and power across the entertainment industry. Not that I knew exactly how big they were beforehand but holy crap, 52 *billion* dollars... I'm also concerned about them potentially messing with R rated properties (Deadpool is a current, good example of something I'm worried about).
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: Metro on December 14, 2017, 02:03:31 PM
I'm only excited about this because of Avengers-XMen-F4 convergence. That's about it. I don't like the idea of a massive megacompany having such enormous breadth and power across the entertainment industry. Not that I knew exactly how big they were beforehand but holy crap, 52 *billion* dollars... I'm also concerned about them potentially messing with R rated properties (Deadpool is a current, good example of something I'm worried about).

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/deadpool-will-stay-r-rated-fox-disney-merger-1067651

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"It [Deadpool] clearly has been and will be Marvel branded. But we think there might be an opportunity for a Marvel-R brand for something like Deadpool," said Iger. "As long as we let the audiences know what's coming, we think we can manage that fine."
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: The Walrus on December 14, 2017, 02:11:20 PM
I'm only excited about this because of Avengers-XMen-F4 convergence. That's about it. I don't like the idea of a massive megacompany having such enormous breadth and power across the entertainment industry. Not that I knew exactly how big they were beforehand but holy crap, 52 *billion* dollars... I'm also concerned about them potentially messing with R rated properties (Deadpool is a current, good example of something I'm worried about).

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/deadpool-will-stay-r-rated-fox-disney-merger-1067651

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"It [Deadpool] clearly has been and will be Marvel branded. But we think there might be an opportunity for a Marvel-R brand for something like Deadpool," said Iger. "As long as we let the audiences know what's coming, we think we can manage that fine."

Whew. I hope they stick by that, then.

Also that image of Deadpool being escorted out of Disneyland is hilarious.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: DragonAttack on December 14, 2017, 02:49:48 PM
I expect the same quality results as to what happened to ABC ('The Worldwide Leader in Sports') and ESPN since Disney took over. :tdwn
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: Nekov on December 15, 2017, 09:56:36 AM
And suddenly this suggestion by Patton Oswald is now a posibility

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDUrw7j0UA4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDUrw7j0UA4)
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: Adami on December 15, 2017, 04:45:26 PM
Well we got about 18 months or so of extremely fun speculation since that's about how long it will take for this deal to actually happen. So don't expect any surprises in Infinity War, or possibly even Avengers 4.


Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: Zook on December 15, 2017, 04:57:04 PM
Well we got about 18 months or so of extremely fun speculation since that's about how long it will take for this deal to actually happen. So don't expect any surprises in Infinity War, or possibly even Avengers 4.

Do you think we might see an end credits scene featuring an X-Men character in Avengers 4 or another Marvel movie? A quick stinger? I'm thinking something simple like the Avengers having a chat and suddenly the X Jet flies by, or a shot of Wolverine's hand extracting the claws. They won't need an actor for that.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: Adami on December 15, 2017, 05:01:06 PM
Well we got about 18 months or so of extremely fun speculation since that's about how long it will take for this deal to actually happen. So don't expect any surprises in Infinity War, or possibly even Avengers 4.

Do you think we might see an end credits scene featuring an X-Men character in Avengers 4 or another Marvel movie? A quick stinger? I'm thinking something simple like the Avengers having a chat and suddenly the X Jet flies by, or a shot of Wolverine's hand extracting the claws. They won't need an actor for that.

Not till the deal is final in 12-18 months. So definitely not Infinity War. Probably not Avengers 4 either, just given the timing. Although, depending on how long the process takes, they could theoretically shoot a scene like that for Avengers 4 and put it in if possible.


Also the scene I have in my head is a quick pan up of Tony Stark's old building that he sold in Spiderman with a big 4 on it.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: Zook on December 15, 2017, 05:11:30 PM
Well we got about 18 months or so of extremely fun speculation since that's about how long it will take for this deal to actually happen. So don't expect any surprises in Infinity War, or possibly even Avengers 4.

Do you think we might see an end credits scene featuring an X-Men character in Avengers 4 or another Marvel movie? A quick stinger? I'm thinking something simple like the Avengers having a chat and suddenly the X Jet flies by, or a shot of Wolverine's hand extracting the claws. They won't need an actor for that.

Not till the deal is final in 12-18 months. So definitely not Infinity War. Probably not Avengers 4 either, just given the timing. Although, depending on how long the process takes, they could theoretically shoot a scene like that for Avengers 4 and put it in if possible.


Also the scene I have in my head is a quick pan up of Tony Stark's old building that he sold in Spiderman with a big 4 on it.

That would be perfect, and considering it's a plot point, it might even happen.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: ErHaO on December 16, 2017, 05:31:16 AM
As much as I don't want to see one company owning everything, I am also impressed with what Disney does with most of it's properties. They have released so much hits, both critically and (especially) commercially over the last couple of years and no other studio comes close. Just look at how many garbage Spidey films we got from Sony and under Disney's Marvel studios we get a solid film just like that (good/great even, for many). Same goes for Star Wars, two utterly horrible films and a half decent one and Disney makes a couple of solid/good ones in like half the time (though I still think Solo is going to suck). I think the way Disney runs things leads to a higher rate of quality products. And in that sense, I am looking forward to their output with many of their newsly aquired properties.

My main worry in the film space is that Disney doesn't do R-rated (or at least not yet), so I fear we won't see another Logan or a Deadpool anytime soon (well, at least I assume they will finish up Deadpool 2 and that X-men related horrorfilm). Yes, I am aware of Touchstone pictures and I imagine they will do R-rated films in a similar fashion (for example, maybe with with Alien). But I think they will be incorporating X-men and Deadpool straight into the MCU's next phase as films.

As for all the television properties, I have no idea what they will do. Since they are aiming to be the next biggest streaming service, I will imagine they will continue all the succesful ones and make it exclusive to their streaming channel. In relation to this, I also wonder how long the Marvel/Netflix deal will last. Or can Netflix make Daredevil and co. till the end of time?
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: lordxizor on December 16, 2017, 08:19:05 AM
Does anyone know if Disney has the right to release movies under the 20th Century Fox banner? If so, I could see them shunting all the R-Rated stuff there. There will obviously not be an R-Rated Deadpool movie with the Disney banner playing at the beginning of the movie. They got several franchises in this deal that cannot be anything but R-rated , so Disney will find a way to work with that.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: ErHaO on December 16, 2017, 12:20:33 PM
Does anyone know if Disney has the right to release movies under the 20th Century Fox banner? If so, I could see them shunting all the R-Rated stuff there. There will obviously not be an R-Rated Deadpool movie with the Disney banner playing at the beginning of the movie. They got several franchises in this deal that cannot be anything but R-rated , so Disney will find a way to work with that.

They definitely will do R-rated stuff themselves. This is also Disney: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchstone_Pictures (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchstone_Pictures). Touchstone Pictures is a brand label that Disney used to release films that did not fit their image. Maybe they will use Fox in the future, or use another label. But they are definitely going to use their newly acquired properties worth over 50 billion, including the R-rated properties.

As I mention above, the only properties I think will stop being R-rated are X-men and maybe Deadpool in the future. Though my personal feeling are that they will keep Deadpool a separate thing until the current film franchise runs towards it's end (why mess with a very promising/profitable series, let Ryan and co do their thing). X-men will definitely get it's reboot, so I don't expect anything like Logan. In the end, I expect all of them to appear in the MCU blockbuster films.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: orcus116 on December 16, 2017, 09:43:16 PM
If this means we finally get those unedited Original Trilogy Star Wars movies on DVD/Blu-ray I'm all for it. Disney could make a billion dollars back easily by just releasing that.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: MinistroRaven on December 17, 2017, 03:32:29 PM

(https://image.ibb.co/eubiZm/82_CB1558_C5_F2_495_A_8767_6_F7_BB5_A67302.jpg) (https://imgbb.com/)

>2009: Disney buys Marvel
>2012: Disney buys Lucasfilms
>2017: Disney buys 21st Century Fox
>2019: Disney buys Paramount Pictures
>2022: Disney buys Universal Studios
>2027: Disney attempts to buy Warner Bros, Warner Bros tells them to fuck off
>2028: Disney, being highly pissed off, acquires their own private military
>2029: Disney storms headquarters of Warner Bros, killing many, and taking the company by force
>2032: Disney buys nukes from black market terrorists
>2034: Disney buys Microsoft
>2036: Disney declares war against the entertainment industry
>2037: Skirmishes between private militaries occur in Hollywood and other places around the country
>2038: Disney nukes Hollywood
>2044: Disney buys the United States of America
>2045: Disney reorganizes the American government into a totalitarian dictatorship, deemed "The People's Republic of Disney"
>2047: People's Republic of Disney moves to annex Mexico and Canada with the military might of Mickey Mouse
>2051: PRD buys celestial bodies such as the moon and Mars
>2056: PRD colonizes Mars
>2059: PRD colonizes rest of the solar system
>2064: PRD starts construction of Dyson Sphere in the Sol System
>2075: PRD scientists discover a form of FTL space travel
>2078: First PRD voyage to Alpha Centauri system is successfully completed
>2079: PRD successfully establishes a one world government
>2080: PRD sends millions of military warships out throughout the galaxy, conquering extraterrestrial life on every planet and solar system
>2092: Dyson Sphere in Sol System is complete
>2100: PRD reaches type 3 civilization status, creating a Galactic Dictatorship under the people of Disney
>2104: Marvel and X-Men fans are still excited about new movies

(Zod)
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: TioJorge on December 17, 2017, 09:38:45 PM
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Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: Grappler on August 27, 2019, 07:58:12 AM
Disney+ Is On Sale Until 9/1/2019

Apparently at D23, Disney Fan Club members were able to sign up for a promotional discount.  Prepay for 3 years and get 33% off.....instead of paying $5.99 per month, it comes out to $3.92 per month.

According to this article, Disney has opened the sale to online fan club members, even at their free fan-club membership level. 


https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/disney-is-33-off-right-now-if-you-prepay-limited-time-sale/?fbclid=IwAR0coXpOE5Xynx2gpfx24hlAoIYnf4L3OaRfb0q5ceXZ01VzMBlELE0Zo7A

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Been thinking about getting Disney+? Right now if you prepay for 3 Years you can get 33% off of Disney+. This means 3 years of Disney+ will cost you just $140.97 plus tax.

To get this deal all you have to do is create a free D23 account HERE. After you do that under your account you will see a section for “Exclusive Offer” in there you will be able to redeem the 33% off of 3 years of Disney+.

It can take up to 48 hours for the deal to show up in your account.

Terms & Conditions:

Valid only from August 26, 2019 through September 2, 2019 at 11:59 PM PT. Promotional offer available to all D23 General, Gold or Gold Family Members who have an active membership as of 11:59PM PT on September 1, 2019.


Valid for US residents with US payment method only. Acceptance of this promotional offer, or use of the promotional offer code, constitutes acceptance of the following terms and conditions. This promotional offer of $46.99 per year, if accepted, entitles the bearer to a one-time discount of $69.00 off the regular price of a three-year subscription to Disney+ ($209.97)
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: MinistroRaven on October 23, 2019, 10:43:41 AM
Disney+ will allow users to download ALL the movies to their devices, and keep them even if the movie gets taken down from the platform the only thing they ask is to maintain the subscription. Nice move.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: The Walrus on October 23, 2019, 10:46:41 AM
Disney+ will allow users to download ALL the movies to their devices, and keep them even if the movie gets taken down from the platform the only thing they ask is to maintain the subscription. Nice move.

That is COOL. Okay, I was already sold on Disney+ but that's the cherry on the sundae.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: gmillerdrake on October 23, 2019, 12:26:02 PM
My only complaint about Disney+ is that it's not available via AMAZON or the FireStick. It's all Google, Roku or internet streaming. My TV's at home are driven by the firestick.

Depending on how well the image quality holds up from 'casting' from my iPad to my main TV will determine if I have to get a Roku for it or not.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: mikeyd23 on October 23, 2019, 12:34:41 PM
My only complaint about Disney+ is that it's not available via AMAZON or the FireStick. It's all Google, Roku or internet streaming. My TV's at home are driven by the firestick.

Depending on how well the image quality holds up from 'casting' from my iPad to my main TV will determine if I have to get a Roku for it or not.

Yeah, same here. All my TVs at home have firestick in them as well. I was hoping Disney and Amazon would figure this out, because Disney+ seems like a no-brainer, but if I can't watch it through my firestick, it'll be inconvenient to say the least.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: bosk1 on October 23, 2019, 12:52:02 PM
Same.  But we get around that by just connecting our laptop via HDMI and streaming whatever we want to stream that way.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: The Walrus on October 23, 2019, 01:34:02 PM
Same.  But we get around that by just connecting our laptop via HDMI and streaming whatever we want to stream that way.

Exactly what I do.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: ProfessorPeart on October 23, 2019, 01:53:25 PM
For those of us with a Verizon Unlimited plan we now get a full year of Disney+ for free. I was planning on signing up anyway, but then got a little worried when I noticed that if you signed up via Verizon, your billing would be handled via Verizon. I didn't want that.

Today, a story broke that if you already signed up for Disney+ and go for the Verizon deal, they will simply pause your Disney+ subscription. Once your 12 months with Verizon are done, they will switch your billing back to Disney+ and resume your account handling there.

So my plan is to let Disney bill me my $70 year subscription next month and then sign-up for the Verizon promotion. This ensures that I am billed now and I get 24 months for $70. That comes out to $2.92 a month. Can't beat that.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: faizoff on October 23, 2019, 05:40:54 PM
My only complaint about Disney+ is that it's not available via AMAZON or the FireStick. It's all Google, Roku or internet streaming. My TV's at home are driven by the firestick.

Depending on how well the image quality holds up from 'casting' from my iPad to my main TV will determine if I have to get a Roku for it or not.

Yeah, same here. All my TVs at home have firestick in them as well. I was hoping Disney and Amazon would figure this out, because Disney+ seems like a no-brainer, but if I can't watch it through my firestick, it'll be inconvenient to say the least.

I forgot about the squabble Amazon and Disney have going on. That is going to suck, since I mainly got Disney+ for my kid to let her watch on the TV. We use the Firestick on all our TVs and I doubt they will sort it out.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: MinistroRaven on October 23, 2019, 06:08:43 PM
For those of us with a Verizon Unlimited plan we now get a full year of Disney+ for free. I was planning on signing up anyway, but then got a little worried when I noticed that if you signed up via Verizon, your billing would be handled via Verizon. I didn't want that.

Today, a story broke that if you already signed up for Disney+ and go for the Verizon deal, they will simply pause your Disney+ subscription. Once your 12 months with Verizon are done, they will switch your billing back to Disney+ and resume your account handling there.

So my plan is to let Disney bill me my $70 year subscription next month and then sign-up for the Verizon promotion. This ensures that I am billed now and I get 24 months for $70. That comes out to $2.92 a month. Can't beat that.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/22/20926607/disney-plus-verizon-free-one-year-subscription-wireless-unlimited-data-star-wars
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: mikeyd23 on October 24, 2019, 10:27:27 AM
My only complaint about Disney+ is that it's not available via AMAZON or the FireStick. It's all Google, Roku or internet streaming. My TV's at home are driven by the firestick.

Depending on how well the image quality holds up from 'casting' from my iPad to my main TV will determine if I have to get a Roku for it or not.

Yeah, same here. All my TVs at home have firestick in them as well. I was hoping Disney and Amazon would figure this out, because Disney+ seems like a no-brainer, but if I can't watch it through my firestick, it'll be inconvenient to say the least.

I forgot about the squabble Amazon and Disney have going on. That is going to suck, since I mainly got Disney+ for my kid to let her watch on the TV. We use the Firestick on all our TVs and I doubt they will sort it out.

Same here, we are interested in Disney+ primarily for our daughter. Hopefully they sort it out, but I'm not holding my breath. If they do, this is a no brainer. Especially the bundle I saw advertised somewhere (I can't find it now) - I think it was like $13 for Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. I'd do that in a heartbeat if I can use all those apps on my firesticks without hassle.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: gmillerdrake on October 30, 2019, 10:41:48 AM
Just signed up for the year plan of Disney plus.....also ordered a ROKU Ultra for our main TV since Amazon and Disney aren't playing nice.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: ProfessorPeart on October 30, 2019, 12:46:07 PM
I have Roku's on all my TV's so I am set.

A recent article lists the app availability:

At launch, the Disney+ app will be available on Apple TV, Android devices, Chromecast, iPads and iPhones, PS4, Roku, and Xbox One.

As of writing, there is no Nintendo Switch Disney Plus app to speak of, nor will it be available on Amazon's Fire TV stick.


https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/disney-plus-price-shows-movies-115212418.html
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: kaos2900 on October 31, 2019, 11:23:20 AM
I already have Hulu so I'm going to wait for the bundle.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: ProfessorPeart on November 07, 2019, 05:48:28 PM
You Fire people were just saved.

https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/disney-plus-fire-tv-app-1203397747/
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: faizoff on November 07, 2019, 06:06:04 PM
Thank the corporate overlords!
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: gmillerdrake on November 07, 2019, 06:16:49 PM
Of course. Days after I drop $70 for the ROKU Ultra  :lol   Oh well. At least I discovered my image quality is better with the new ROKU.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: faizoff on November 07, 2019, 06:18:43 PM
I'm wondering if you have the old firestick which is the non-4k model. That could explain the video quality.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: gmillerdrake on November 07, 2019, 06:46:43 PM
I'm wondering if you have the old firestick which is the non-4k model. That could explain the video quality.

I’ll have to look back at my Amazon purchases. I bought the larger FireTV device, not just the smaller Firestick because there was an adaptor to hardwire it.

Maybe that was the difference? This ROKU had a direct connect Ethernet connection whereas I had to get an adapter for the FireTV?

Either way at worst it’s a more current device and I have an extra FireTV device I can throw on our porch television now.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: Chino on November 08, 2019, 06:51:56 AM
I just read on CNN Money that Disney+ will be available on the Firestick
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: gmillerdrake on November 08, 2019, 07:09:03 AM
I just read on CNN Money that Disney+ will be available on the Firestick

Yeah....ProfessorPeart dropped that one in here last night a few posts ago  :lol



You Fire people were just saved.

https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/disney-plus-fire-tv-app-1203397747/

While I was initially a bit ticked because I literally dropped $70 for that Roku Ultra days before this announcement (I have/had all firesticks/FireTV) I'm not so upset now because of the 'upgrade' this Roku unit appears to have on my image quality. It's a 'newer' tech. I guess.....either way.....I'll find a use for that FireTV device somewhere.
Title: Re: OFFICIAL - Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox
Post by: mikeyd23 on November 08, 2019, 08:05:29 AM
That's awesome, I'll definitely sign up for the Disney+ Hulu ESPN+ Bundle now that it's Firestick ready.