• chauncey [he/him]
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    11 months ago

    There's also a slow but building effort to bring back brick and mortar video rental stores using a non-profit model. I know at least Seattle and Baltimore have this.

  • iridaniotter [she/her]
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    11 months ago

    Optical discs will only last a couple decades. That's why I manually inscribed Oppenheimer into a granite slate

  • YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]
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    11 months ago

    I have to say I kinda feel like you're wasting your money buying DVDs in 2023. Piracy exists, and even streaming bitrate 1080 or maybe 720p look better than dvd quality. Like no harm, people can stick with what they got, not everything needs to be watched on a home theater size tv or whatever, but there are easier options

    bluray otoh I get. I'm still gonna stick with piracy but bluray is good quality and doesn't require any technical knowhow to setup plex or jellyfin or whatever and torrent. streaming piracy is sketchier and worse quality than bluray so it still has an edge. Plus it's legal, ig

    • iridaniotter [she/her]
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      11 months ago

      Oh yeah, DVD is kind of obsolete. But it's still better for storing media if you don't want to maintain a rigorous backup regimen.

      • YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]
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        11 months ago

        my backup regimen is the knowledge that there is always a bigger nerd/data hoarder out there who I can torrent it from again later

        well that and raid10. Anything that isn't easily replaceable I do try to cloud back up or smth but shrug-outta-hecks if I lose some data I lose some data

    • GreenWater [she/her]
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      11 months ago

      The issue is with the lack of people who know how to pirate.

      • YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]
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        11 months ago

        streaming piracy is basically just googling "<movie name> free online" last I checked, or going directly to a site like 123movies or w/e

  • tamagotchicowboy [he/him]
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    11 months ago

    This is why I data hoard the treasure on hdds and still burn my own dvd/cds, with proper storage (in the dark, low humidity and heat if possible) they can last 30-40 years easily. My internet really sucks where I live, even satellite is sketch out here.