Netflix Ships Last DVD
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Netflix Ships Last DVD
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#2Well, who got the last DVD? Do they have to return it? What movie was it?
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#3I wonder if it's possible to buy any extra stock DVDs/BDs that Netflix may have left over.
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#4This is pretty sad, not because of nostalgia, but because the Netflix DVD catalog was oftentimes the only way to watch some movies. I'm not even talking about super obscure movies - I'm talking about movies that weren't necessarily blockbusters, but were moderately successful and had big-name actors.
Many of those movies aren't available on any streaming platform, but also the DVDs are hard to buy, so the Netflix DVD catalog was the only (legal) way to watch them if you wanted to.
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#5it's incredible that a million user business wasn't deemed worthy of maintenance. mega corp churn is incredible.
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#6I wonder if it's possible to buy any extra stock DVDs/BDs that Netflix may have left over.
They were giving them away to their DVD subscribers -- unclear how much of their catalog it actually represented.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/netflix-will-let-you...
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#7This is pretty sad, not because of nostalgia, but because the Netflix DVD catalog was oftentimes the only way to watch some movies. I'm not even talking about super obscure movies - I'm talking about movies that weren't necessarily blockbusters, but were moderately successful and had big-name actors. Many of those movies aren't available on any streaming platform, but also the DVDs are hard to buy, so the Netflix DVD…
Soon many great films will be lost forever. Many already are.
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#8it's incredible that a million user business wasn't deemed worthy of maintenance. mega corp churn is incredible.
Wondering if someone can pick up that market gap.
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#9The real question is: What was the last DVD shipped?
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#10This is pretty sad, not because of nostalgia, but because the Netflix DVD catalog was oftentimes the only way to watch some movies. I'm not even talking about super obscure movies - I'm talking about movies that weren't necessarily blockbusters, but were moderately successful and had big-name actors. Many of those movies aren't available on any streaming platform, but also the DVDs are hard to buy, so the Netflix DVD…
At a certain point of DRM-encumbrance, media piracy is the only way to preserve media.