[Admiral Wonderboat] Physical Media Forever

pika@sh.itjust.works

Yeah, DVD players and Blu-ray players are going the way of the VHS player. It's becoming increasingly difficult to find one that isn't super locked down by some form of DRM and just works.

And if you're trying to find one for computers, forget about it. You spend an arm and a leg trying to find anything that isn't just your typical DVD only, no Blu-ray or 4K. Blu-ray is a little more pricey, but any type of actual 4K player for computers, you're spending $$$ unless you're willing to try to patch it with a custom firmware.

cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de

The software that can legally play a UHD bluray doesn't even work with modern CPUs since it requires the SGX instructions. You have to get a specific drive that's not made anymore, flash it with custom firmware and rip the movie with MakeMKV.

oplkill@lemmy.world

dvd disks degrading

dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world

And they're basically free. I think I paid $20 for my last one, new.

lyra_lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone

When I was a kid I suddenly became aware that I had too many DVD players in my room. At one time I had 4: a DVD TV, PS2, laptop and Xbox 360.

dragonstaff@leminal.space

I do too. I haven't used it in about 10 years, and this is at least the fourth computer it has been in. Maybe I don't need it anymore, but if I throw it away, then I'll surely have to read a DVD.

rumschlumpel@feddit.org

If only physical digital media would actually last "forever" ... I think magnetic harddrives that aren't in constant use actually have the most longevity of common digital mediums.

goretantath@lemm.ee

Back them up in your computer, way safer.

bdonvr@thelemmy.club

Rip your DVDs.

You can even just straight rip them to .iso and enjoy full quality with menus and all. I think Jellyfin supports that at least.

mnbychoice@midwest.social

Tapes beat spinning disks.

Here is a source I didn't read: https://www.howtogeek.com/858426/whats-the-best-way-to-store-data-for-decades-or-centuries/

My actual source is "used to professional care about longevity".

webghost0101@sopuli.xyz

Useful website: https://b3n.org/automatic-ripping-machine/

For other usefull resources check your public library. Lots of overlap between
Librarians and archivists.

kolanaki@pawb.social

In the future when we can become cyborgs, Imma get lasers in my eyes so I can just watch DVDs by looking at the bottom of the disc.

ramble81@lemm.ee

MakeMKV ftw

natanox@discuss.tchncs.de

Let's do a laser-engraving into glass. Would be hard to beat that.

rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com

or just download better quality files for your NAS

rumschlumpel@feddit.org

I did specify common medium. How many people have a tape drive at home? And IMO that article is missing information about how long those magnetic spinning disks last if you keep them powered off most of the time, like tapes.

slaacaa@lemmy.world

That’s why a PS5 (or another console) is very useful. Sometimes a movie is not available on any streaming, so I get it it cheaply on blu ray or dvd to watch it. We don’t have any other disc player in the house, despite having a few laptops.

atlien51@lemm.ee

Bruh shut with the DVD player. Literally anything can play a dvd; pc, laptop, Xbox, PlayStation..

prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works

There is a reason tape storage was used for archival backup over traditional spinny disks.

lorips@lemmy.world

I have two 5 1/4" drives in a PC, one doing Bluray XL and the other Bluray and HD-DVD (altough I couldn't test that feature because nothing supports them anymore and a lot of HD-DVDs are dead from disc rot)

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[Admiral Wonderboat] Physical Media Forever