https://www.220-electronics.com/ is having a sale. I have bought several players from them and they’ve been great
Now, I know what your thinking, are region free players piracy? Well, it depends which country you live in
- db2 ( @db2@sopuli.xyz ) English19•8 months ago
I haven’t used a disc player in years. 🤷
- Juno ( @Juno@beehaw.org ) English9•8 months ago
I have, thanks for the link!
- 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏 ( @lemann@lemmy.one ) English3•8 months ago
Before finding out about Backblaze I still did file backups to disc lol. Now the only time I touch a disc is when it’s being ripped 😂
- Omega_Jimes ( @Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca ) English3•8 months ago
I stopped for a long time, but I’ve continued with the launches of things like Metalocalypse or Venture Bros. Smaller productions that I want to support but aren’t streaming in my country.
Heck, back when Metalocalypse released their first movie there was a limited edition version with a skull cup that was only available in Australia for some reason. I imported the set for my SO, and I had to rip the bluray myself :/
- db2 ( @db2@sopuli.xyz ) English2•8 months ago
Speaking of that kind of show though, you know ATHF is coming out with new episodes?
- WashedOver ( @WashedOver@lemmy.ca ) English11•8 months ago
Same here, but after reading those losing access to digital purchases as the rights for the properties change vendors, for those that want to truly own the thing, they can no matter where they live.
- Shyfer ( @Shyfer@ttrpg.network ) English7•8 months ago
This is why I still believe in physical media. While most of my purchases are digital nowadays, I consider them disposable basically. For movies and games I really care about and want to be able to keep, I like physical.
- kniescherz ( @kniescherz@feddit.de ) English5•8 months ago
Its a shame drm free digital purchases was never a thing with movies like with music.
Buy, download, bam, its yours forever.
- jol ( @jol@discuss.tchncs.de ) English10•8 months ago
What’s a Region free player??
- root ( @root@aussie.zone ) English9•8 months ago
Found the millenial :p /jk
It’s essentially a player which ignores the region locks on bluray discs.
- gnuplusmatt ( @gnuplusmatt@startrek.website ) English25•8 months ago
Found the millenial
millenial? Some of us are now in our forties. We grew up in the format wars
- Faceman🇦🇺 ( @Faceman2K23@discuss.tchncs.de ) English6•8 months ago
the VHS vs Beta format wars, not the HD-DVD vs Blu-ray format wars for the young’ns out there.
- phx ( @phx@lemmy.ca ) English5•8 months ago
Digital format wars were a thing while Blockbuster was still around. They know both
- Blackmist ( @Blackmist@feddit.uk ) English4•8 months ago
How quickly we forget Laserdisc and Video CDs.
Oh and UMD, but I don’t think “I want to watch a movie in poor quality on a tiny screen on a device that’ll probably run out of battery before the movie finishes” was a market anybody was really interested in.
- root ( @root@aussie.zone ) English6•7 months ago
Sony minidisc says hi :p
I remember a time when i was hoping they’ll implement the minidisc as an alternate removerable storage for PC. More robust compared to floppy disks, less delicate compared to CDR, and is rewritable too. LOL
- Blackmist ( @Blackmist@feddit.uk ) English4•7 months ago
I remember ripping a CD to one with an optical cable. It split by tracks and everything.
I felt like Johnny Mnemonic.
- yum13241 ( @yum13241@lemm.ee ) English1•7 months ago
Don’t forget about VideoNow
- root ( @root@aussie.zone ) English1•7 months ago
Millennial because they grew up only knowing MP3s and digital media and didn’t get to experience disc based media. :p
- some_guy ( @some_guy@lemmy.one ) English2•7 months ago
What in the world??
I’m a millennial and I grew up with 8 tracks and cassettes. I was in grade school when we got our first CD player.
- online ( @online@lemmy.ml ) English1•8 months ago
I think they’re saying the opposite: millennials as “boomers” so-to-speak.
- sabo ( @sabo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English7•8 months ago
TIL bluray discs have region locks
- bacitoto ( @bacitoto@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English2•7 months ago
Same. Maybe DVDs have them to, what a wild world
- yessikg ( @yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English1•7 months ago
Dvds have more regions, 6, while blu-rays just have 3
- Summzashi ( @Summzashi@lemmy.one ) English1•8 months ago
What
- Faceman🇦🇺 ( @Faceman2K23@discuss.tchncs.de ) English5•8 months ago
I just rip any disk I get, I haven’t had to think about region locks for at least 15 years.
- randombullet ( @randombullet@feddit.de ) English2•8 months ago
If you’re ripping, does 4K upscaling and 10 bit/hdr and dolby help with anything?
- yessikg ( @yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English0•7 months ago
Not really, the ripping software has to get around the region before it can list the contents available to rip
- Altima NEO ( @altima_neo@lemmy.zip ) English2•8 months ago
Will damn I just bought a Panasonic ub820
Edit wait damn, lol they’re selling em for $750 bucks. I got mine for $350, but region locked.
- Dizzy Devil Ducky ( @AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee ) English2•8 months ago
Damn! If I had more region exclusive DVDs/Blu-rays and didn’t already have the Vizio I got from a thrift store I’d definitely keep this in mind!