Well, that is my "assumption" based on the new movies there in Ultraflix V1.2. Thanks for clarifying why I said it. The only way I can explain these movies is through my reasoning of a deal with a content provider. I don't see any other way, unless the movies are pirated...likely not, based on the content provider's name showing up as the movies load up. (also the cost of these movies, ouch)
I guess it's not so bad, when Sony and others charge like $7.99 for 24 hr for rentals of their 4K movies.
I remember walking into a blockbuster and getting 2 movies for 5 days for like 8 bucks or less.
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And how, exactly, did you come by this tidbit?
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I can tell you that there is already one very interesting content provider definitely dealing with Ultraflix that seems to not have been publicly announced.
Since NTEK publicly announces all sorts of "partnerships" that don't really exist, then accuses people who believed it and paid money into that belief of being gullible idiots (true enough, I suppose), I find it unbelievably hard to believe that there's an actual genuine content provider on the horizon that's willing to do actual business with them.
Personally, I don't think NTEK would even know, at this point, what an honest business dealing would look, sound, or smell like, but I'm still all ears.
Did they put some sort of teaser in the main Ultraflix menu? A Spiderman link that's sort of greyed out and doesn't really work yet, maybe? Something like that?
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I'm not certain about content providers. I can tell you that there is already one very interesting content provider definitely dealing with Ultraflix that seems to not have been publicly announced.
And yes, there has been quite a lot of "pumping" discussion regarding the NP-1 on this board. But I don't let that influence my investment decisions. Once you make it through the filter, and see what I have seen on the NP-1, you see that there is some truth to it, but the truth is always different than what you'd expect.
When you say they have nothing to offer, I am assuming you haven't purchased the NP-1 and have not viewed Ultraflix. I'm not saying it's perfect and that it is the greatest offering of all possible publicly available (not yet) 4k channels etc. assuming those exist which they don't right now..by far, no. But it's a darned good start from the way I see it. My family has already "used" it for our purposes. /wink
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You'd still need a reason for content providers to deal with NTEK at all.
If you may recall, the original reason was supposed to be that NP-1 was the only game in town, and so content providers would be forced to go through them.
Now, they're just going to be another IPTV channel on a smart TV. Smart enough that it has an HEVC decoder built in, but that will be available to all comers for nothing. Anyone, like Hulu, who wants to run 4K content, can. Easily.
NTEK will have no advantage at all.
And no, don't come back and say they have mastering capability. Those machines and shops to turn film into 4K are thick on the ground in Hollywood. They have to be, because more and more cinemas, if not all, are now digital.
That means pretty much any movie you've seen in the last few years is also 4K-ready. If there's a market for it, which has yet to be proven.
But NTEK isn't really in the game at all, because they have absolutely nothing to offer.
I think it is wrong to suggest Nanotech is trying to compete with Sony and Samsung. I don't think that is what is going on at all. In fact, I think Nanotech is hoping Samsung and Sony will eventually let Ultraflix be ported onto new Sony/Samsung TVs (who knows) instead. So I'm not sure what you mean by a competition you suggest may be occurring (i.e. Nanotech begging Sony/Samsung not to produce universally compatible media players). That isn't the case at all I think. And I don't think anyone really cares now about competitive media players. It is the nature of hardware to fall out of use and it only makes you so much money. But an online video service...now that can just give and keep on giving. That's why Ultraflix was and is always the end goal here. And surprisingly, it already has "good" content. It shouldn't but it does lol. We'll see what the next few months brings it.
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I actually agree with you about Sony and Samsung. They will see the light sooner or later, when their sales take a hit from their selfish acts. They are hurting themselves by not letting 4K reach critical mass and don't even realize it yet.
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When you've invested the amount of money I have into Nanotech, $300 for a media player is chump change
And like I said, I have an advantage over others who do not have the NP-1 yet. I can determine from the box, what kind of investment I have made. I can check the internal operation. I don't have to rely on secondhand information like many others are.
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Because it's far too expensive for the purpose that you cite as its primary benefit.
That's in your own words. What you like most about the features of the product are things that are available for far less money elsewhere, and in the case of the Shield, with added features that simply blow NP-1 out of the water, no question, no argument.
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Why get those? Why not use the product of the company I am invested in, so that I may determine if the product is good or not?
As for Sony and Samsung's limited and downright annoyingly self-serving entrances into the market, that'll settle itself in time. Both will produce boxes that work with the other's sets and everyone else's.
I mean, it's not like we haven't seen the evolution of TV technology before, right?
Will NTEK beg Sony and Samsung to never produce a box that works with all sets? Honestly, that's what they'll be left with.
If you could point to a content holder that desperately wants to get their 4k content out there now, all other considerations be damned, so much so that they'll work with some sleazy penny stock run by criminals to do it, then I'll listen.
What studio or other content holder is that desperate to get their 4K content to user's eyeballs?
Why get those? Why not use the product of the company I am invested in, so that I may determine if the product is good or not? I have tested the product. It is a good product. Two birds with one stone. I get to play games. And the product is good.
I can also determine the veracity of any claims made against or for the product, including your own
Another advantage I have is that I can test Ultraflix before its official release (outside of the NP-1) to determine whether or not it is worth it to stay invested in this company. I have determined from my initial viewing of Ultraflix that this is a sound investment with a lot of room for growth.
Since I've gotten Ultraflix v1.2, I have rented 6 movies. Four more freebies -)
Also, Sony and Samsung, want you to buy their 4K TVs. Hence, they make media players specific to their TV. Then deliver content that way claiming that they are concerned about piracy, when really they just want you to buy an expensive 4K TV that almost costs the same to make as an HD tv. Ultraflix is going to be an open platform on multiple TVs, and eventually will have a VOD service, much like Amazon Prime. IN fact, Ultraflix and Amazon Prime already share a few movies
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So why did you spend twice the money?
You could get the same thing in a Mad Katz MOJO for much less money and play the same games.
Even better, buy an nVidia Shield. The Shield Tablet is spendy, because it's the Tegra K1, but the regular Shield is the same Tegra 4 as NP-1, and not only does it play the same games, and not only does it have its own very nice high-def screen, so it's mobile, but it still comes in at a mere $199, well under the price of the obsolete and buggy NP-1.
Why would anyone pay so much money for such a piece of junk as an NP-1?
Does Nanotech Entertainment think we're idiots?
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My favorite aspect about the NP-1 is still the games on google play.
There will never be audited financials.
Their promises to produce such audited financials have always been blatant lies in the past, and are blatant lies now.
They will be blatant lies a year from now, and there will still be people who believe them and say audited financials are right around the corner.
No reputable firm would sign off on the raft of lies that NTEK calls their revenue stream.
Sony could produce a box that will work with all 4K TVs in 15 minutes if they were of a mind.
That wasn't the point.
The point was about content, and how NTEK lies as freely as other people breathe when it comes to that.
All their content is total garbage. Nothing anyone would consider paying money for.
That's a big problem for them. The other problem is that the studios won't just hand over actual good films for NTEK to distribute, and so they've got no reason at all to ever use NTEK for anything.
NTEK is a lying Form 15 scam. Everything that comes out of their mouth is a lie.
You'd have to be a dang fool or a real newbie to buy a Sony...
Unless of course, you have one of the select Sony 4K TV that their player works with. Then check out the Sony reviews. They're less than stellar. And, that's from Sony owners.
Sony has some good titles, but the fact is nobody has 4K content in quantity. NTEK has more variety than anyone else at this point.
And, if you have a Sony, you'd probably want an NP1 or an Ultraflix account down the road as well, in order to cover the complete selection of 4K content.
I don't have a Sony. So, the Sony player would do me no good. Likewise for anyone with Samsung, LG or any of the other leading brands. NTEK works with any set.
NEXT!
Looks like China could use some 4K content.
Maybe it's time to open an NTEK 4k studios division in China?
"NPD DisplaySearch noted that China lacks sources of 4K content, so TV-makers were largely marketing higher pixel counts to consumers."
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/technol...013/133540
False Again.......NTEK has the most content.....and soon there will no doubt anyone that it is the best. Folks have no clue the fireworks coming in just weeks.
Funny.....but it has been many longs who have debunked many lies spoken on this board against this company.....so I find it ironic reading this post.
Audited fins will open huge doors...and those sitting on the side will be chasing or shaking the head wondering why they did not listen and buy at these levels.
The notion that NTEK has better content than Sony is too comical to call a blatant lie.
Oh, wait. No, it's not. It's a blatant lie.
Sony actually has content that people want to see. They own Columbia Pictures and have direct access to some of the most valuable video content in existence.
NTEK, by comparison, have to scour every back alley garbage bin in Los Angeles to come up with some piece of trash that was thrown out by everyone else years ago.
The only company that would consider a merger with a company as bad-smelling as NTEK would be if they were also a Form 15 scam masquerading as a going concern.
No actual company would consider hooking up with a company that refuses to produce audited financials and tells lies every time they open their mouths.