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LG stops making Blu-ray players, marking the end of an era — limited units remain while inventory lasts
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On one hand I'm happy less plastic shit will be produced and consumed. On the other hand, this is leading more towards dystopian timelines where we can never own anything anymore.
Eh. A few more steps to rip the content, but not bad really.
Now UHD Blu-ray is a different story. There are a limited number of drives that could do it before their firmware was patched.
Yeah, it is frustrating that the license is tied to the physical disc. Especially when they won't send you a replacement for a damaged disc.
I personally buy, rip, and keep the physical discs of my collection which is now well over 1,000 titles. It's a lot of work, and takes up a lot of space, but it's also a hobby I enjoy. I'd much prefer if I could just buy a license for the film and watch it or store it however I want.
You know, this might actually be a decent application for NFTs.
Ripping them is actually really easy if you have a compatible drive.
This is all preventable with basic digital ownership laws, but governments are instead bending the knee.
I just pay the iron price and download everything
Bring back the MiniDisk!
I had a Minidisc recorder I would use for field audio recordings back in the 90s and I really loved the format. Small, portable, didn't fuck up like a DAT but was close enough in quality to work in most instances, and basically indestructible.
You could probably drop a Minidisc from the top of a skyscraper and put it back in the player after dusting it off and there wouldn't be an issue.
A nas is your friend.
And there is plenty is space in the Caribbean Sea
Better buy Blu-ray PC drive
True, but I would expect a soon end of life for those too
That's what I mean. Gotta get one while they're still available and we'll made. Otherwise it'll be like trying to buy a record player or cassette player. Just knock offf clones of the cheapo models.