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- cross-posted to:
- games@sh.itjust.works
- technology@lemmit.online
Best Buy to end DVD & Blu-ray disc sales::Best Buy plans to phase out sales of DVDs and Blu-ray discs both in-store and online by early 2024, the company said.
There is actually DRM baked into BluRay that can prevent playback under certain circumstances. BD+ is one of those.
Some players require updates from the Internet to work with newer discs as the cryptography keys can rotate or be revoked. And then there are updates like where they can remove playback features.
I actually had an issue where a disc wouldn’t play in any of my players and I had to crack and rip it just to watch the content I purchased. I recommend people backup their blurays because newer players or internet updated ones can revoke access to playback.
There is software that can rip blurays and strip out the DRM. 4k only works with certain drives that have custom firmware available though.
MakeMKV for those wondering. I have yet to be unable to rip a disk with it due to DRM.
Right, which is why I recommend people back up their blurays. If you don’t, you may still loose access to your content on a normal player.
Also, you may not be able to play BluRays on non-HDCP compliant TVs.
At this point, piracy is just easier.