DVD discs is not good for long term storage. it can get scratch and became unusable. you want a NAS/PC then rip the dvd and use plex or Jellyfin to watch your collection.
Netflix Prices Went Up Again – I Bought a DVD Player Instead
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#52How do you get around the terrible fbi screens? :( That's the only thing preventing me from starting a collection.
Rip 'em to a NAS and put the DVD in the attic?
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#53720x480 4:2:0 YCbCr doesn't look great on modern screens
I'd happily sacrifice some pixels to avoid the aggressive DNR and hack 16:9 crop treatments typical of streaming re-releases.
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#54I was wondering if there is a DVD service similar to Netflix when it first came out. And of course there is, but pricing seems high! DVD Inbox and Cafe DVD is $20/mo for 2 discs at a time, with unlimited discs and a 5 day guarantee. 5 days to get your DVD doesn't seem great. They have cheaper plans but limit the number of DVDs you can take out. Netflix was revolutionary because they shipped very eagerly and they char…
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#55plex is still cool, right?
It's awful. I use Emby now, and have been for years. They even get 5 bucks a month from me. Apparently Jellyfin is good too, but I've had no reason to try it.
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#56Not a lawyer but... if you have the DVD its legal to make a backup digital copy. I am thinking the same thing. Most recent movies are available for under $20 per DVD - and there are tons of deals. You can get the 4 lego movies for $5 on DVD on Amazon right now. A "Tom Cruise 10-Movie Collection" is $12. You get the idea. Get the DVD. Make a legal backup. Keep the physical DVD in storage. You now "own" the movie (or T…
> if you have the DVD its legal to make a backup digital copy.
Is this actually true? I thought there was inherent illegality to cracking the DRM on DVDs.
Granted, I doubt anyone is going to come after you for making a backup of a legitimate copy, but I think strictly speaking it's still illegal.
I am also not a lawyer.
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#57How do you get around the terrible fbi screens? :( That's the only thing preventing me from starting a collection.
Using MakeMKV to digitize these skips these intro screens by default (< 120 seconds), so I don't see them.
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#58plex is still cool, right?
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#59Netlfix raises its prices for the second time in years. Prime Video ads are so invasive that I honestly can't watch any video without turning it off immediately (I refuse to pay for the ad free tier), and now I'm seeing very long ads in the middle of YouTube videos. Two months ago I just stopped watching streaming services all together. The friction of enshitification reached such a boiling point that I lost all joy…
Why do you refuse to pay for the ad-free tier?
I was paying for Prime, and then they introduced ads. They started comingling their video content just like their warehouses so you'd get AVOD content with your premium VOD content so it made picking something ad free very difficult. They started with "Included with Prime" labels for the ad free stuff, but then that label started showing ads. I stopped watching so many shows at the first ad break and never returned. It made me finally cancel Prime.
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#60plex is still cool, right?
Plex is so far down the enshittification funnel it's a wonder it hasn't collapsed yet.