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submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

Disney has announced it will stop releasing DVDs and Blu-ray discs in Australia.::undefined

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[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 77 points 2 years ago

On one hand, I'm glad that less plastic is going to end up in landfill.

On the other, you'll own nothing and be happy.

[-] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago

I have downloaded every movie that I've paid for on every platform where I have paid for movies. If they suddenly decide that I can't watch those movies any more I can say, "Fuck you, yes I can."

[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 5 points 2 years ago
[-] doyadig@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

This is the way!

[-] dopeshark@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago

To the high seas!

[-] TGTX@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

As a counterpoint to your landfill comment, if a movie is played 5 times off of the same blu ray disc or streamed 5 times from the Disney+ servers which is more environmentally harmful?

It doesn’t take much energy to press a disc and once the disc is pressed, it could theoretically be viewed for at least several decades to hundred of years if stored correctly.

The threshold for one blu ray disc to be more environmentally friendly than a streaming movie is 4 views. Source: Ars Technica

[-] Bootheal0179@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Own nothing produced by Disney, and be ecstatic..

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