You would be surprised but in the US DVDs are still king. They sell far better than regular BluRays and even better than 4K UHD BRs. So saying it’s dead is difficult.
Comment on (Technology Connections) Closed captions on DVDs are getting left behind [33:46]
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 month ago
DVDs have already been left behind so not much of an issue.
CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 1 month ago
taladar@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
One format selling better than another dead format is hardly a useful data point.
CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It’s not really dead, but they’ve definitely scaled down their operations. With streaming services increasing their prices YoY I believe the return to physical media will be cheaper in some cases.
taladar@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
File based formats are just so much better than the shit formats with a specific type of media baked in like Audio CDs and Video DVDs and BR. Especially when those are combined with deliberate deviations from the standard for “copy protection” or with DRM.
Not to mention that you don’t have to give up the advantages of networks along with the disadvantages of streaming services. Files can be downloaded, uploaded and copied across the network just fine.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 month ago
Blu-ray is dead too. It died even quicker.
BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Someone didn’t watch the video
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 month ago
Correct, because anything related to DVDs as the title suggests is wholly irrelevant in 2025.