Comment on Commentary, behind-the-scenes features, bloopers: What did we lose when we said goodbye to DVDs?

Reverendender@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Thatuserguy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I am disappointed it feels like physical media is slowly going away though. It’s not only nice to have a physical collection in my opinion, but it directly supports the stuff you like, and you don’t have to deal with the bs that comes with digital “ownership” or the ever changing mess that are streaming services.

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  • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Check out bandcamp. It’s for music, but you can stream tracks to give them a listen, and then buying them nets you a straight up file download in an audio format of your choice.

    A world where you can both support the creator online, and receive something you get to keep in return, is possible.

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    • mp3@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I hope we’ll get there for movies one day…

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      • sramder@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Good news! You can pirate high quality blueray rips from the internet and since you already own a license to the content it’s not even a crime ;-)

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  • Prox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Haha! Physical media has been “slowly going away” since before UHD existed as a format. Just keep buying whatever format you like and distributors will keep it going. Look at all the catalog titles and niche (often limited special run) titles still being added to UHD.

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  • freeman@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You don’t have to deal with digital ownership bullshit with existing physical media because some people broke the DRM.

    The worst development for end users would be a normalization of physical media and new or (“updated”) physical formats and players.

    With brand new DRM and more tightly controlled playback devices.

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• n3cr0@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Discs mean too much hassle. I’d have to rip them all prior to storing the movies on my harddrives. Streaming subscriptions are convenient, but too limited and they don’t offer the best quality. IMHO, a download option is the best of both worlds.

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  • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Bandcamp but for movies and TV would be amazing.

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  • rottingleaf@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    With the role physical storage plays today, maybe consumer tape drives are a niche to be filled. Hard discs die.

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