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At least until they stop selling Blu Rays. Best Buy will stop doing so at the end of this year[1]. Others will probably follow. That same article is saying that
by cableshaft 3y ago
At least until they stop selling Blu Rays. Best Buy will stop doing so at the end of this year[1]. Others will probably follow. That same article is saying that Disney is also cutting back on physical media.
[1]: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23915567/best-buy-discontinue-physical-media-dvd-blu-ray https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23915567/best-buy-discon...
- l72 3y agoI too have gone back to ripping Blu Rays, but it is a pain. Sometimes I buy the blu-ray, then torrent the digital files. If they'd just sell me a DRM free digital version, I'd be all over it. I'd probably end up paying _more_ than I do in subscriptions knowing I can watch how I want, when I want, for as long as I want. I spend way more than $15/month on bandcamp for DRM free music (vs Spotify plan), give more money to artists, and cut down on streaming costs of the platforms.
- cableshaft 3y agoYeah I did Spotify for a while, but then went back to just buying DRM-free albums instead. I'm probably spending about the same amount, and I choose when I want to spend the money instead of just opening yet another vein for some corporate leech to suck my blood from.
- coreyp_1 3y agoWhere are you buying DRM-free albums? I'm currently just ripping my CDs (flac), but am completely undecided about new purchases.
- cableshaft 3y agoiTunes Store mostly. Those are all DRM-free. "All songs offered by the iTunes Store come without Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection. These DRM-free songs, called iTunes Plus, have no usage restrictions and feature high-quality, 256 kbps AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) encoding." https://support.apple.com/guide/music/intro-to-the-itunes-store-mus3e2346c2/mac https://support.apple.com/guide/music/intro-to-the-itunes-st...