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In your case, the likely reason is because the DRM is done in software and not hardware, making it easier to crack, and Disney as a policy avoids their highest
by madrox 5y ago
In your case, the likely reason is because the DRM is done in software and not hardware, making it easier to crack, and Disney as a policy avoids their highest resolution content going through software decoding.
- hsbauauvhabzb 5y agoSo their anti piracy solution is to prevent people from accessing their content? Sounds toxic but okay.
- ramraj07 5y agoSounds like you really are not their target market. The primary money making target for Disney is people who watch it on their smart tv. Even if the average joe does decide to fire up their mac they won’t care if it’s not 4K.
- ddtaylor 5y agoThen why do they advertise 4K as an important feature?
- Cyphase 5y agoBecause if they didn't Average Bob would feel like they're missing out. Some people don't care about 4K. Other people think they care about 4K but don't really know the difference.
- VRay 5y ago"4K streaming" is such a joke They compress and screw up the video quality so much that even calling it 1080p is a stretch in my opinion Most people have houses/screens too small for 4K to be visible anyway, though, so I guess it's easy to get away with providing such a crappy service
- madrox 5y agoIt's not strictly anti-piracy, though the roots are in it. Consumers aren't the only source of requirements. It goes back to content protection deals Disney has cut for years and the reciprocity requirements.
- _august 5y agoI get the technical reasoning, but as a policy it makes no sense because the pirates are getting 4K anyway, and a paying customer is getting a degraded experience.
- feupan 5y agoThe usual then. Pirates never have to deal with DRM and sometimes their games perform better — I recall a story about an anti-copy mechanism slowing the game down for people who purchased it. Good stuff.
- rg111 5y agoI spend a lot of money in indie stuff- games, music, docus, books written by young academics, programmers, etc. And then I get the same content through other means. The experience is much, much better. I ensure that the "small" people benefit from my consumption- the people who will actually benefit from my $10/$20/$50. But I also have to keep my comfort and ease in mind.
- madrox 5y agoBy that logic, no DRM makes sense at all, which is a take I understand but I think misses a lot of nuance.