Do we still need DVD's and Blu rays.

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I see a growing trend where people are watching their data from hard drives not disks.
Would it not make sense to do away with those things and sell/rent movies on a mini drive.
The drive can be formatted by the purchaser if he wishes or traded in for another without worrying about the condition of the disk as they are more prone to scratches and damage.

sure it will be more expensive then a regular disk but the resale value would be much higher.
 
Selling/Renting movies/series on a drive is problematic for one major reason. Piracy.
Not everyone knows how to rip a movie, but most people know how to copy a file from a drive.
 
froot said:
Selling/Renting movies/series on a drive is problematic for one major reason. Piracy.
Not everyone knows how to rip a movie, but most people know how to copy a file from a drive.
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uhm the files expire....as they do with legal downloads from netflix....
your point is invalid...they know how to rip dvd/BR's, the programs abvailble online does it in 1 click

but there is no hack for encrypted files ;)
 
obsolete (soon) :D

There is an old saying what science can invent it can also circumvent. As long as there are people out there buying/swapping music, movies or software there will be piracy regardless of the format. Now to get back to the original topic I think no why not move to more hardy/durable solutions. Heck our pay tv devices already have the capability to do deal with this.
 
DrYes said:
I see a growing trend where people are watching their data from hard drives not disks.
Would it not make sense to do away with those things and sell/rent movies on a mini drive.
The drive can be formatted by the purchaser if he wishes or traded in for another without worrying about the condition of the disk as they are more prone to scratches and damage.

sure it will be more expensive then a regular disk but the resale value would be much higher.
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Movie studios hate the 2nd hand market. The lower the resale value the better for them.
 
The days of disks are over ...my last 2 cars had USBs on the sound systems and at home all is run from USB or hard disk
 
Qwikslver said:
Movie studios hate the 2nd hand market. The lower the resale value the better for them.
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How?
Do disposable disks keep manfacturers in business,thereby benefitting the studios?
The more income derived from a sustainable product the better.Its like vehicles that constantly get refinanced.
 
DrYes said:
How?
Do disposable disks keep manfacturers in business,thereby benefitting the studios?
The more income derived from a sustainable product the better.Its like vehicles that constantly get refinanced.
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With your vehicle example, VW doesn't get the extra cash, the banks do.
 
Another format has to at least be cheaper preferably more convenient and cheaper. Some sort of hard drive/flash disk won't be more convenient because they'll put restrictions on how and when you use it, necessitating once again cracking the things to get access to what you bought.

drukkie said:
but there is no hack for encrypted files ;)
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That works fine until someone wants to do something crazy, like watch the movie on the disk.
 
DrYes said:
How?
Do disposable disks keep manfacturers in business,thereby benefitting the studios?
The more income derived from a sustainable product the better.Its like vehicles that constantly get refinanced.
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The car example is apt because it shows how makers of games, movies etc. want special treatment. With any physical product the manufacturer doesn't make a cent when I resell that item. In the case of vehicles the banks and used car retailers make money. In the case of games the used game retailer makes money. Then of course that money gets fed back in with those selling their cars buying other cars, those selling their games buying other games.
 
noxibox said:
The car example is apt because it shows how makers of games, movies etc. want special treatment. With any physical product the manufacturer doesn't make a cent when I resell that item. In the case of vehicles the banks and used car retailers make money. In the case of games the used game retailer makes money. Then of course that money gets fed back in with those selling their cars buying other cars, those selling their games buying other games.
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Other physical items depreciate and suffer from wear and tear. Digital goods have no wear and tear. That's the difference. They actually want to be equal.
 
Make DStv BoxOffice more available (you don't need a subscription to use it). That is certainly the future. Video On Demand...
 
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