Comment on Amazon Prime Video is able to remove a video from your library after purchase.

• RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ever since Disney announced they are also going to ban account sharing, I’ve been going to thrift stores and grabbing any DVDs my children like or might like. I’ve gotten quite a few classics so far for less than the cost of one month of Disney+. I almost bought a VCR because the VHS collection at thrift stores here is huge and they are so cheap, but rewinding sucks.

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  • Pxtl@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t think you realize how unwatchably blurry VHS is. I can’t believe we ever watched those things now.

    DVD is still a bit of a nuisance because of aspect ratios and they’re a little blurry because SD, but VHS is just garbage.

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    • LifeInOregon@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      VHS can look as good as DVD (or better in cases where the DVD was poorly mastered), but there aren’t many good VCRs out there anymore. A well maintained VHS tape and VCR can give you a great capture. www.digitalfaq.com/…/1567-vcr-buying-guide.html

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    • RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I still have my CRT and old game consoles and use them sometimes. The blurriness with the games doesn’t bother me, but maybe a movie would be worse. I am constantly forgetting my glasses though so I’m kind of used to blurry. I still might grab a VCR if I see one, though, just to show my children what it was like when I was a kid. Could be fun.

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      • pimento64@sopuli.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • protovack@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    smart move. make sure to back up everything on multiple hard drives.

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    • RoquetteQueen@slrpnk.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m the worst at backups…

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  • BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Maybe look into the cost of transferring those vhs to dvds/memory sticks. It might be worth the cost if you buy enough VHS tapes.

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• Pxtl@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I haven’t looked into it, but doesn blu ray need some kind of connectivity to manage its cryptography?

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  • SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The encryption keys are stored on the disk I believe. I use MakeMKV and load the files into my media center software (Jellyfin). That works for DVDs, Blu-rays and 4K disks just fine. Every once in a while if I get a 4K early, the keys haven’t been updated yet and I have to give it a day (usually less) before it rips.

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• Malfeasant@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  But it can just stop playing… I have a handful of discs, still in cases, look pristine, no scratches, and yet can’t be read by either my computer or DVD player. No recourse. It’s a separate problem of course, but similar.

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  • SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Disks can degrade or be manufactured badly. If they never play you can usually get a warranty replacement. Old disks can degrade, but I have many 20+ year old DVDs that play fine.

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• MaxVoltage@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  technically you dont own the disks either bro have you never read the back of a DvD box

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  • SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I mean, yeah, but so what? We are talking about an article where Amazon pulled a video someone purchased down so they can never watch it again. I have never heard of a company recalling physical media and demanding it’s return.

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