Comment on I’m Tired of Pretending Physical Media Isn’t Still Better Than Streaming Digital
circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 1 week agoThe irony is that some folks probably skipped Blu-Ray on purpose because they didn’t like the DRM. Then they got streaming instead, partly because Blu-Ray sales flattened which allowed the industry to more quickly focus on streaming and subscriptions.
Had more people bought into Blu-Ray despite the DRM, it would be more difficult for the industry to get away from physical media.
But this is a common trick, also. Both streaming and DRM are bad. The optimal solution (physical media without DRM) is something the industry just won’t do.
MajorHavoc@programming.dev 1 week ago
Yep! I sure did!
Yeah. That too. Damn it.
Now I’m buying DVDs, again.
I would be amazing at piracy, but I have too much to lose.
circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 1 week ago
It is probably worth mentioning that Blu-Ray DRM at this point isn’t the pain it used to be – in fact Blu-Ray can also be ripped like DVD, so it’s still an option if you want a hard copy of something in HD (specifically 1080p Blu-Ray – 4K Blu-Ray is a different beast).
MajorHavoc@programming.dev 1 week ago
That’s good to know. Thanks.