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Or: why I hodl/keep buying every 20th century movie I care about on tape/disc and archiving DRM-less digital files. What's Amazon going to do to the MGM back c
by maxwell 5y ago
Or: why I hodl/keep buying every 20th century movie I care about on tape/disc and archiving DRM-less digital files.
What's Amazon going to do to the MGM back catalog?
And note the nascent free video exodus beginning with the upcoming removal of "Charlie Bit My Finger".
- sumtechguy 5y agoI too am doing the same. I own hundreds of these things. The part where I am a bit 'afraid' is they just decide 'who buys dvds anymore'.
- MikeUt 5y agoOr your smart TV will detect what you're watching and add product placement from its library (using an offline cache if necessary). https://www.vice.com/en/article/mg7ek8/youre-going-to-need-an-ad-blocker-for-your-next-tv https://www.vice.com/en/article/mg7ek8/youre-going-to-need-a... https://clearcode.cc/blog/ott-advertising/ https://clearcode.cc/blog/ott-advertising/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/18/you-watch-tv-your-tv-watches-back/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/18/you-wat...
- maxwell 5y agoGood point. I've been happy with our current 2016 LG device but will only buy dumb TVs/monitors/panels going forward.