Speaking of, would anyone happen to know where one may buy digital movies/tv shows without DRM? Up to now I’ve opted to simply buy DVDs/blurays and rip them, but if there’s a more straightforward digital option without DRM, I’d be all for that.
Comment on Amazon Prime Video is able to remove a video from your library after purchase.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Is this a shock? If you want to own your media you need to have the raw video. This can be though getting DRM-free media or buying DVDs and blurays. (Be careful of bluray has they are infected with DRM)
ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 11 months ago
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Here is a list: www.defectivebydesign.org/guide/video
Its not long but its something
ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Thanks! Something’s certainly better than nothing!
neshura@bookwormstory.social 11 months ago
get an MakeMKV compatible BluRay drive and you’re golden, no need to worry about any crap BluRay DRM with it (at least to my knowledge)
Malfeasant@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Can confirm, just bought & copied Loki UHD 4k. Disney can cry all the way to the bank.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Well you are just passing the responsibility to makemkv. If only I could figure out how to buy a license
neshura@bookwormstory.social 11 months ago
makemkv beta (which it has been for god knows how long) is free. There’s a new beta key in the forums every time the old one expires (iirc it was a 3 month window)
MisterD@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
FYI: Blurays get their decoding key off the internet. This is why all bluray players were bundled with Netflix and the like to entice you to hookup the player to the internet.
Don’t believe me? Get a new bluray player, don’t connect it to the internet and try to play your discs.
Wilmo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
This just simply isn’t accurate. There are often extra features that require an internet connection. And there are also some blu-ray movies that might require some form of internet connection to watch but the vast majority of consumer blu ray movies require no internet connection to watch them.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 months ago
The first blue ray player I ever had didn’t even have wifi or an ethernet port…
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I have a bluray player with no internet capability what are you on and can I have some
PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I’ve never owned a dedicated Blu-ray player but I’ve been watching them on my Xbox for years and this got me curious so I disconnected it from the Internet and grabbed a few discs to test.
American History X, Mad Max Fury Road, and John Wick 3 with Blu-ray package release dates of 2009, 2015, and 2020, respectively. All three Blu-rays play just fine with no Internet connection. Unfortunately I don’t have anything newer to see if this is a more recent change.
phx@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Back when I actually used a Blu-Ray player, it did take an update to play certain discs.
I don’t bother with them anymore. DVD is sufficient quality and rips to files easily for low-profile additions to my library
PM_ME_FEET_PICS@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Delusional. Also DVD has region locks as well.
SimpleMachine@lemmy.world 11 months ago
My blu-ray player has never been connected to the internet and works just fine.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
I’ve never hooked a bluray player to the internet. The last time I had a bluray player bluray was new and the player only supported a physical connection. I had to connect it to the internet to update it before it would play media.
Now I just use the bluray reader in my server/computer to rip the media to jellyfin
brax@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
A few people have brought up their ability to play newer discs - what are the odds that some Blu-Rays may contain updates bundled in?