VHS was kind of 2.5 thanks to macrovision…
Comment on DVDs are dying right as streaming has made them appealing again
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months agoYup, here’s my hierarchy of preference:
- No DRM digital files w/ guaranteed re-downloadability if I have a license key or something
- No DRM physical media
- Offline DRM physical media
- Low cost subscription service with fantastic selection w/ offline viewing capability
Anything after 4 is unacceptable. VHS was 2, DVD and Bluray are 3, and Netflix was 4. Now Netflix has higher prices and worse selection, so it’s now somewhere after 4 and not worth the effort.
I’m willing to pay a premium for 1 or 2, and I’m willing to buy discounted 3, but nothing is offering 4 anymore. 1 & 2 don’t really exist anymore, so if 3 goes away, I guess I’ll go back to the alternatives I used when I couldn’t afford 1-3 and Netflix wasn’t around yet.
Malfeasant@lemmy.world 2 months ago
DanVctr@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Dropout.TV would definitely fall under #4 if you haven’t checked them out
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 months ago
VHS did have a halfassed copy protection technology attempted, though, which was Macrovision. It didn’t really work worth a damn in the end, but even in that area the media giants were already huffing on the DRM crack pipe.