In an era where many films and albums are stored in the cloud, "streaming anxiety" is making people buy more DVDs, records – and even cassette tapes.

Oppenheimer and the resurgence of Blu-ray and DVDs: How to stop your films and music from disappearing::In an era where many films and albums are stored in the cloud, “streaming anxiety” is making people buy more DVDs, records – and even cassette tapes.

  • DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    502·
    10 months ago

    !!WARNING!!

    There is still DRM on DVDs and Blu-rays. Don’t think everything is perfect because you have the physical media. You still only have a license to play it.

      • squidspinachfootball@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        10 months ago

        Did you need a specific blu ray drive for that? I thought about trying to backup my disc but the drives to do it are like a couple hundred bucks each… Little bit steep for me.

        • TORFdot0@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          10 months ago

          My set up is a $70 Blu-ray drive and a $50 software (but it’s free if you use the beta)

          As far as I know, it’s compatible with all Blu-ray drives, just google MakeMKV

            • TORFdot0@lemmy.worldEnglish
              3·
              10 months ago

              After reviewing your link, my existing bluray drive happens to be on the list. But I didn’t do any flashing or anything along those lines. I just downloaded the software at it worked and so I paid for it.

              I have the LG WH16NS40 for your reference

              edit: checking out the FAQ on the site, looks like for 4k blurays it is recommended to flash the firmware, I only have 1 4k bluray (I don’t have a 4k TV) and it seemed to rip fine but I used handbrake to downscale it to 1080p to save space since I don’t have a 4k television

              • squidspinachfootball@lemm.eeEnglish
                1·
                10 months ago

                Hey good to know, thanks for going out of your way to check your model number and post how it went. That helps a ton to know you don’t necessarily have to flash. Might give it a go if I can find a reasonably priced drive, much appreciated!

    • cley_faye@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18·
      10 months ago

      It’s way easier to break. And even ignoring that, for these technologies at least, as long as you keep/find a working player, it’s fine-ish. You can still do backup/duplicate too. As far as conservation is concerned, physical media gives these options.

    • wagoner@infosec.pubEnglish
      8·
      10 months ago

      Do Blu rays require to phone home periodically to validate drm over the Internet? Genuine question., as I have read here that right to play them can be revoked.

      • sushibowl@feddit.nlEnglish
        14·
        10 months ago

        They do not require any online connection. AACS has some ability to revoke media player keys, but it does so by encrypting future releases in such a way that the revoked player can not decrypt them (how this works technically is a bit complicated).

        So if they decide to revoke your player, it can still play every Blu-ray disc manufactured before the revokation went into effect.

        • ky56English
          1·
          10 months ago

          So yes a temporary internet connection is required. In order to download the updated keys.

          • sushibowl@feddit.nlEnglish
            3·
            10 months ago

            No, there are no updated keys that need to be downloaded. It’s kind of like, they just stop including the key matching the revoked device on future Blu-ray releases. All other devices are completely unaffected by this, because their key is still on the discs. So they don’t need to change or update anything.