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What technology will disappear in the next 10 years? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by Justathroughdaway@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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It goes without saying, DVDs/BlueRays.

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[–] Laser@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Well with your DVDs the "HD resolution" question is easily answered: you don't get HD resolution. Weird comparison there. Especially since you complain about Disney+ not going beyond 480p in your specific case - so why buy DVDs with the same shitty resolution?

While I generally agree here, resolution isn't everything, bitrate also plays a role, and some content in streaming services has been compressed rather badly so that you get artifacts that you don't have on DVDs. A DVD will certainly look better than 480p streaming content despite a much older codec which light only exists as a reason for an upsell.

I think the way to go is a Homeserver (could even be a raspberry pi) where you can somewhat secure your storage with appropriate redundancy.

And how would you get stuff onto your homeserver legally?

[–] PeregrinoCinzento@lemmy.pt 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I was with you until:
"And how would you get stuff onto your homeserver legally?"

🙊🙉🙈

[–] Laser@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I mean if you're going for the piracy route, you never used streaming services or bought physical media anyways and the whole discussion is moot.

[–] PeregrinoCinzento@lemmy.pt 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Oh no... And don't presume. Just ask.

Because I DID buy them and used the services.

I just, now, think disney, Spotify....whatever....none of them, deserve a penny more.

So i do my part against these corporations, by not giving them anything.

You do you. Buy the things.
Buy.
Buy.
Buy.
Buy....

[–] vintageballs@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

I think this situation is not so black and white. Before we had the current gazillion streaming services and Netflix had almost all content, most would-be pirates weren't even thinking about piracy since the service was good enough. In the current situation with atrocious monthly fees and content being split across 10+ streaming services, there probably are quite a few who legally stream what they can get with their subscriptions and pirate the rest.

[–] vintageballs@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

True, it's always a combination of resolution and bitrate, though I personally haven't had the kind of artifacting you are describing. However I also never stream movies etc below 1080p, so I can't judge how bad the encoding at 480p is on Disney+. In any case, provided the bitrate / encoding is sufficient, you can never reach the level of visual fidelity of higher resolutions with DVDs.

And how would you get stuff onto your homeserver legally?

Buy and rip Blu-rays, in some rare cases you can actually download DRM-free content, depending on your jurisdiction you may also be able to remove DRM protection legally.