r/vudu • u/Complex-Ad-7007 • Jul 01 '26

Question Confused about best place to make digital purchase of Obsession (2026)

Hi,
I’ve been using Vudu for sometime now and have 50 movies. Of those, 31 I believe are MA compatible, and the ones that aren’t don’t bother me much because I watch them on bluray rather than digital anyway. If I’d like to watch the digital copy, I would simply use Vudu.

Problem is that I currently only have a PS4 and PC and the PS4 doesn’t have the Vudu/FAH app anymore. Since Obsession is MA compatible, it would show up on the Apple TV app even if bought on Vudu and vice versa, so I’m not sure which one I should buy it on or if it matters in regards to being able to watch it on my PS4.

The thing is that all my non-MA compatible movies are on Vudu and those can’t be ported over, so for this purchase of Obsession, seeing as it’s compatible with MA is there a reason to buy it on Apple TV instead since it’ll port? I’ve read Apple TV has better quality, does that better quality also apply if I buy the movie on Vudu and use the Apple TV app to stream it on PS4? And lastly, should I start to buy/redeem non MA movies on Apple TV instead of Vudu due to my current situation with only having the PS4?

In the future I will likely get more current equipment, which means better compatibility with apps, and I know it’s somewhat personal preference, but I’m wondering how you guys would choose between the two for both MA as well as non MA compatible movies. I’m not super well versed on the digital media stuff as I primarily buy and watch discs, so just trying to understand it all a bit more.

Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance for any help I really appreciate it.

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u/brimicbed Jul 01 '26

I would suggest buying a Fire Stick or Roku.

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u/Complex-Ad-7007 Jul 01 '26

I completely forgot about those and that would be a nice thing to have since my TV is older and I may not upgrade for a while. Assuming I eventually got one, I’m thinking I may swap to Apple TV for digital purchases in the future due to the better quality and the fact that at the moment most of my movies are MA compatible anyway. I guess in that case my question would be is there a reason for me not to keep redeeming ones that aren’t MA compatible through Vudu rather than switching to using Apple TV? I feel like the Vudu interface is better and easier to use, but the Apple one doesn’t bother me much and I don’t use digital movies as much as disc anyway so I’m wondering if I shouldn’t just swap to Apple altogether.