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Self Destructing DVDS!!

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Notice they only list so far non-childern movies, none that kids watch 5 or 6 hundred times.

Maybe it wouldn't be so bad, "sorry little suzie I don't know why 'the little mermaid' doesn't play anymore."

 
well the movies the listed are movies most people could only stomach to watch once anyways.

I just think it's a ghey idea, so what happens when the "material" on the disk that oxadizes, seeps off or leaves a chemical vapor from the process in your DVD player and gets on your favorite out of print DVD? sure, it prob can't coat the whole disk, but if it got on the boot sector of the deisk that has the start up info or anywhere else on the disk which can cause it to skip or just freeze up.

What then?
 
They can still be copied so who cares? There does seem to be the issue of what to do w/ all the discs after done viewing them though.
 
Originally posted by: ApacheXMD
i bet if you took it out of the package and coated the disc with some sort of varnish or laquer or whatever, it'd stop the oxidation process and keep the disc fresh.

-patchy
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yeah, it would have to be a super thin/clear film but that should work
 
Originally posted by: Bootprint
Notice they only list so far non-childern movies, none that kids watch 5 or 6 hundred times.

Maybe it wouldn't be so bad, "sorry little suzie I don't know why 'the little mermaid' doesn't play anymore."
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:beer:
 
Originally posted by: Bootprint
Notice they only list so far non-childern movies, none that kids watch 5 or 6 hundred times.

Maybe it wouldn't be so bad, "sorry little suzie I don't know why 'the little mermaid' doesn't play anymore."
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but if it were a rental, they wouldnt have been able to watch it a few hundred times anyway 🙂
 
Originally posted by: pulse8
The rental industry is based on a low price for limited use
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But they make a good deal of their money from late fees.
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Yeah - I've read the Blockbuster's business model is based off the *late fees* and not really as much on the initial rentals.
 
Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
well the movies the listed are movies most people could only stomach to watch once anyways.

I just think it's a ghey idea, so what happens when the "material" on the disk that oxadizes, seeps off or leaves a chemical vapor from the process in your DVD player and gets on your favorite out of print DVD? sure, it prob can't coat the whole disk, but if it got on the boot sector of the deisk that has the start up info or anywhere else on the disk which can cause it to skip or just freeze up.

What then?
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Oh yeah - and I think that if that oxidation problem happens to the DVD *edit*players - Disney will be facing a FATTY class action.
 
Originally posted by: ApacheXMD
i bet if you took it out of the package and coated the disc with some sort of varnish or laquer or whatever, it'd stop the oxidation process and keep the disc fresh.

-patchy
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it will probably be something stupid, like using a felt-tip pen scribble to bypass cd protection that a company works years on perfecting.
 
Originally posted by: maladroit
Circuit City tried this before.

It was called Divx.

It failed miserably.
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This is 100% compatible with the existing DVD player base, requires no phone line, & gives nothing for them to track viewing habits by (pay cash for the DVD).

I doubt it will be like Divx. Not to say that it will be successful, but it has far more potential. If it's comparably to a DVD rental I would buy them.

Viper GTS
 
The RIAA or what is it for movies? MPAA? will go absolutely NUTS if you can just buy a spray and instant lacquer it up to create perma $3 DVDs. It would be good for the environment b/c you don't throw away these pieces of plastic and it would boost the economy w/ $3 sales.
😀
 
Those of you worrying about landfill space can calm down. We have hundreds of years of landfill airspace and that is with the existing landfills only. Besides many innovations have come down the pike recently to quicken the process of garbage deteriation in landfills. Even energy generation is now coming from landfills.

And please don't argue this point or link some biased nonsense, I know, I work in the industry.
 
the rental places won't like it because you won't be coming back to the store. repeat visits and late fees is the name of the game!

as far as divx, in some ways it was better because you could decide the movie was good and then "buy" the disc for an additional fee which would keep it unlocked. of course, it only worked on that player, which was realyl divx's fatal flaw
 
This system isn't designed to combat piracy. It is designed to allow a person to buy a DVD and watch it at their leisure. Think of taking this sort of thing with you on vacation with the kids. Buy a few different movies, pop them in the player in the car or on a laptop. You don't have to worry about "losing" the movies or leaving them in the hotel room. If they don't cost more than a standard DVD rental (or much more), I'll give them a shot.

Also, to those of you saying this is bad for the environment... If you believe in global warming, this system will actually reduce the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere by sequestering it in landfills, so at least it has an upside.

Ryan
 
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