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Not mentioning the non-skippable anti piracy noise that ironically made the legit product worse than the pirated one poisoned the well for interactive features

Not mentioning the non-skippable anti piracy noise that ironically made the legit product worse than the pirated one poisoned the well for interactive features later on Blu Ray. Who cares about getting extras if they are hidden behind obnoxious menus and abusive junk when the Internet will tell you anyway? That said I remember that era fondly because of things like the Tartan output. In the UK if you had a multi region player (and many did) you could get stuff from all over the place, on top of the local but now forgotten play dot com.

hx8 2y ago
If I recall correctly these anti-piracy statements were like 10 seconds out of 2 hours of runtime. Hardly makes the product poisoned.
- fidotron 2y ago
  If only. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Wouldn't_Steal_a_Car https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Wouldn't_Steal_a_Car That sound this made as well, not conducive to sitting down to be entertained. It was deliberately obnoxious.
- Retric 2y ago
  Slightly annoying everyone watching a movie in exchange for putting out their little bit of propaganda, doesn’t make it useless but it does make it worse. Enshitificstion isn’t about companies making products worse because they don’t like their customers it’s just they have different interests. Thus shelf life is generally favored over taste etc.
- darknavi 2y ago
  Experience matters, especially for consumer goods like media. Unskippable notices about piracy that are only shown to people who have pirated is silly and clunky. You can probably tell this by the fact that none of the streaming services show something similar. This will sound very silly, but one of my favorite features of my Tesla Model 3 is that it doesn't stall the screen for 5-10 seconds every. single. time. you get in the car reminding you to drive safely and to pay attention to the road.
  - hx8 2y ago
    I had the 5-10 second safe driving message on an old car. I spent the time making sure myself and all of my passengers were buckled, that my mirrors were adjusted correctly, that my car was sounding normal and gauges looked healthy, etc. It was never annoying because you shouldn't just turn the key and immediately operate a motor vehicle.
  - MrVandemar 2y ago
    > you get in the car reminding you to drive safely and to pay attention to the road. That sounds astoundingly patronising. Can't you just turn the car on and drive without a public service annoucement?
- whycome 2y ago
  The kind that prevented user interaction? With multiple ads? Forcing you to watch?
blitzar 2y ago
Now I pay for the content and get unskipable ads before, durring and after the movie. Oh how I long for the You wouldn't download a car days
- theandrewbailey 2y ago
  When will we be able to download 3D-printable and drivable cars?
  - lazystar 2y ago
    your question appears facetious in nature, but it's interesting to think about what the answer might be. I'd guesstimate 30 - 50 years before manufacturing technology reaches that point, but once it does, how long will it take to clear the regulatory hurdles? i bet it would take at least as long as the time from viable drone deliveries -> legal drone deliveries.
  - rascul 2y ago
    Local Motors already did this a decade ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strati_(automobile) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strati_(automobile)
gspencley 2y ago
It's funny ... I'm old enough to have a HUGE collection of DVDs and BluRays (many still in their original shrink-wrap lol). But these days, if I feel like watching a movie that I own physically... sometimes I still look to see if it's on a streaming service that I'm subscribed to, or will even pirate it ... just because it's more convenient than having to turn on the BluRay player and then navigate those awful menus with un-skippable ads (you forgot those) and copyright screens. The copyright notices were especially egregious and annoying to me BECAUSE I PAID FOR IT! Don't punish your paying customers because of the people you don't like... people that are not reading your annoying message.

hx8 2y ago

If I recall correctly these anti-piracy statements were like 10 seconds out of 2 hours of runtime. Hardly makes the product poisoned.

fidotron 2y ago
If only. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Wouldn't_Steal_a_Car https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Wouldn't_Steal_a_Car That sound this made as well, not conducive to sitting down to be entertained. It was deliberately obnoxious.
Retric 2y ago
Slightly annoying everyone watching a movie in exchange for putting out their little bit of propaganda, doesn’t make it useless but it does make it worse. Enshitificstion isn’t about companies making products worse because they don’t like their customers it’s just they have different interests. Thus shelf life is generally favored over taste etc.
darknavi 2y ago
Experience matters, especially for consumer goods like media. Unskippable notices about piracy that are only shown to people who have pirated is silly and clunky. You can probably tell this by the fact that none of the streaming services show something similar. This will sound very silly, but one of my favorite features of my Tesla Model 3 is that it doesn't stall the screen for 5-10 seconds every. single. time. you get in the car reminding you to drive safely and to pay attention to the road.
- hx8 2y ago
  I had the 5-10 second safe driving message on an old car. I spent the time making sure myself and all of my passengers were buckled, that my mirrors were adjusted correctly, that my car was sounding normal and gauges looked healthy, etc. It was never annoying because you shouldn't just turn the key and immediately operate a motor vehicle.
- MrVandemar 2y ago
  > you get in the car reminding you to drive safely and to pay attention to the road. That sounds astoundingly patronising. Can't you just turn the car on and drive without a public service annoucement?
whycome 2y ago
The kind that prevented user interaction? With multiple ads? Forcing you to watch?

blitzar 2y ago

Now I pay for the content and get unskipable ads before, durring and after the movie. Oh how I long for the You wouldn't download a car days

theandrewbailey 2y ago
When will we be able to download 3D-printable and drivable cars?
- lazystar 2y ago
  your question appears facetious in nature, but it's interesting to think about what the answer might be. I'd guesstimate 30 - 50 years before manufacturing technology reaches that point, but once it does, how long will it take to clear the regulatory hurdles? i bet it would take at least as long as the time from viable drone deliveries -> legal drone deliveries.
- rascul 2y ago
  Local Motors already did this a decade ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strati_(automobile) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strati_(automobile)

gspencley 2y ago

It's funny ... I'm old enough to have a HUGE collection of DVDs and BluRays (many still in their original shrink-wrap lol). But these days, if I feel like watching a movie that I own physically... sometimes I still look to see if it's on a streaming service that I'm subscribed to, or will even pirate it ... just because it's more convenient than having to turn on the BluRay player and then navigate those awful menus with un-skippable ads (you forgot those) and copyright screens. The copyright notices were especially egregious and annoying to me BECAUSE I PAID FOR IT! Don't punish your paying customers because of the people you don't like... people that are not reading your annoying message.