MiniDiscs for recording, MD data for recording, and MiniDV cassettes will also be abandoned.

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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I did a really quick search and a mechanical hard drive costs around 1$ for 50gb of storage while a blank Blu-ray was closer to 1$ for 25gb of storage. That would suggest a drive is more effective at storing data from a cost perspective, so there just needs to be a service that sells movies in a digital format.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    "Sell" and "digital format" are not something that media companies like. More like long term rent on very specific locked down hardware and software.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    "Best we can do is an overpackaged, encrypted, read-only microSD for $49.99. It requires a dedicated proprietary media player and if you're lucky, it won't fail in a year."

    "Why won't anyone buy our movies :("

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    The thing is they want people to stream media for the most part. Buying movies is the niche that needs filled for the sake of it.

    What I want is a healthier media economy. Right now I don't pirate anything and I would love to legally get content in a way that is sustainable.

    However, at the rate we are going piracy is going to be the only way.

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