Thread 105885506

Why aren't movies sold in usb's over dvd/CDs now?
Most computers and laptops dont have dvd players anymore

>>105885506 (OP)
they are downloaded through internet now

flash storage still cost dollars compared to the pennies it cost to print a disc. same reason why nintendo hestitates to print switch cartridges larger than 32gb. they would rather sell you a digital game key.

>>105885506 (OP)
An SD card would make more sense

>>105885634
yeah but they'd get more sales and by extension more profits if they just switched imo.

>>105885919
that could work too

>>105885634
Flash storage is artificially high.
They don’t want you storing anything.
Canadian citizens paid an extra tax on all storage media assuming it would be used for piracy.
That was interpreted as “I already paid the piracy tax, legalizing… even mandating… piracy”

>>105885506 (OP)
Cool it with the anti-semitism.

>>105885957
Is the tax revenue paid out to hollywood or something or are they keeping it to themselves?

>>105885506 (OP)
>>105885919
I have always wondered this myself and could never think of a reason. Sure, there’s streaming and digital downloads, but physical media is coming back. Why not sell USBs or SDs of movies instead of DVD/Blu-Ray??? If I was in the industry, that’s what I would do. Of course, there is a reason why I’m not in the industry. I never understood the point of Disney wasting billions on making Disney+ and the resulting studio streaming splintering when they all could have continued to profit off Netflix and Prime.

>>105885935
they make more money selling you digital versions. thats the point.

>>105885957
high capacity storage is high. games these days are 100+gb. nintendo doesnt to spend more than 32gb.

>>105885976
Streaming services are gradually reinventing cable TV. Instead of navigating a bunch of different streaming apps you'll just use your preferred aggregation app (like lutris does for games) to pull all your subscriptions together.

>>105885506 (OP)
USBs are volatile nand memories.

they hate computers

>>105885994
Absolutely! This is why I gave up on streaming and well movies and tv as a whole. Canceled Netflix and only have Prime for the online shopping. May eventually cancel Prime too.

>>105886018
This is a half truth. An SSD that's been brutally raped on a computer by being forced to act as RAM on a computer (ie 8GB RAM $1,000+ fagbooks) will have 1 year or less of data retention at room temperature. However NAND that's only been written to once will hold onto data for 5-10 years while powered off.

Whether 5-10 years is better than the time it takes for disc rot to set in on optical media is another can of worms entirely.

>>105885634
>>105886018
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cost + discs are more durable (no electronics included)

>>105885506 (OP)
So third world

>>105885506 (OP)
would have to be some sort of proprietary format. discs are still used because you cant re-write them and thay have copy protection.

>>105886119
YUP this. USB flash drives are not kosher.

>>105886119
just make it read only memory. like how sd cards have the little lock to prevent writing. just make it permanent.

>>105885973
They kept it to themselves, of course!

>>105886121
I’m pretty sure they could cheaply make a “ROM” nowadays. It could be denser than writable media.
Instead, they want you locked into a perpetual streaming service like cable TV.

>>105885506 (OP)
Too easy to copy this sweet IP from it, don't you think about that

>>105885506 (OP)
They are. But they want you to rent digital that you don't own and they let you watch. Until they don't.

>>105885506 (OP)
Because USB drives aren't propietary and could be used for something else besides holding a copy of Slop 7: Sloppier Than Ever

>>105885506 (OP)
It's a cartel from production, to storage and distribution, to the player itself (reader and maybe decoder), to the GPU (decoder, renderer, and output), through (encrypted) HDMI, to the TV itself. Money is being made at every step.
Take Sony for example. Why would they actively decide to make less money?

>>105885506 (OP)
i sneed all day long, so we can have a better tomorrow

Might even consider buying movies if they were available as high-quality files.

>>105885506 (OP)
wish audiobooks were sold like this

>>105885506 (OP)
Discs are cheaper to press and they justify the need for boomer-players

>>105886075
I just use Stremio with the torrent plugin and tubular for youtube. I have netflix and disney+ for my kids, which at some point I'll cancel once I no longer need parental controls.

>>105885506 (OP)
They should be sold as downloads instead, so if you wanted them to be in a usb you'd just buy a usb stick and download to it

>>105887500
Same

The only people buying physical movies are boomers with disk drives

>>105885506 (OP)
Jews

>>105885935
giwtwm

they are through internet downloaded now

>>105885506 (OP)
1) Because its not encrypted
2) Because dvds/bds cost pennies

>>105885506 (OP)
I saw some music albums in USB-drive being sold in Thailand 7-11

>>105885506 (OP)
I would finally buy video games if they came on a customized flash drive. Until then i pirate.

>>105885506 (OP)
Flash storage suffers from bit rot. Only ROM would work, but ROM is more expensive than optical media.

>>105885506 (OP)
No region lock DRM

why hasn't storage increased in 10 years? computers still come with a base storage of 500GB-2TB. higher capacities exist but they're more expensive.

we should be at 16TB SSD storage as base right now

>>105894255
they dont want you to data hoard

>>105885506 (OP)
Same for music. A USB can hold more music and it can have surround sound.
I live in Bulgaria and here, a lot of artists are starting to release their new albums on flash drives, but the labels are cheaping out by buying ones with low storage and compressing the songs so they fit, so in the end, the CD is the better option and cheaper too.

>>105895533
opus at 192 vbr is now like 99% CD quality. I wouldn't mind that but the kikes ensured that the only file format ever widely distributed to this day remain MP3.

Cant be me. My desktop and laptop both have dvd rw capability but my sony blu ray player attached to 4k tv handles my movies.

>>105895683
forgot picrel

>>105895683
The albums on USB in Bulgaria I'm talking about have the songs saved as MP3s, unfortunately. They're 320kbps, so it's not so bad, but still, it's unacceptable. To be fair, I only know the flash drives released by the label Payner are like this. I can't find info online if other ones are also like that. I know Rumen Boyajiev released a special edition of his album with a USB drive with FLACs.

>>105896033
Songs are encoded at 1200kbps using CD-A. Your program encoder is using mp3. You can use a FLAC ripper to get the uncompressed disc.