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Best Buy to end DVD & Blu-ray disc sales (variety.com)
submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Best Buy to end DVD & Blu-ray disc sales::Best Buy plans to phase out sales of DVDs and Blu-ray discs both in-store and online by early 2024, the company said.

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[–] atmur@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago (2 children)

CDs are still being produced despite most retailers dropping them or massively reducing stock. I’m hoping the same applies for blu-ray.

I want to own the media I pay for. If physical discs go away and there isn’t a DRM-free way to purchase it digitally (not a chance in hell of that happening), I will just pirate what I want to watch.

I buy music because DRM-free digital downloads are the norm.

I buy games because Steam is actually good and DRM-free options are available from Itch and GOG for those with no tolerance for DRM.

The TV and movie industry on the other hand feels like it’s actively trying to get rid of the only remaining way to own the media.

[–] theboomr@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Also, I want to own the proper high quality version of my movies. There's such a noticeable difference between 4K streaming quality and 4K disc quality... if they stop making discs, there isn't any website where movies are sold at that uncompressed quality level digitally.

[–] ManosTheHandsOfFate@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

I'd rather watch an HD blu ray than one of these crappy 4K streams provided by Netflix.

[–] csolisr@communities.azkware.net 1 points 10 months ago

Personally, I've actually tried to just go without media. If Big Media is so concerned about unpaying eyeballs, I'll try to prove their actual point