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[–] phx@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Back when I actually used a Blu-Ray player, it did take an update to play certain discs.

I don't bother with them anymore. DVD is sufficient quality and rips to files easily for low-profile additions to my library

[–] PM_ME_FEET_PICS@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

DVD is sufficient quality

Delusional. Also DVD has region locks as well.

[–] Malfeasant@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It really is. I have a ton of movies even lower res than DVD, like 480x272 (because way back in 2008 I wanted to be able to play them on my PSP which couldn't handle anything bigger...) and they're perfectly watchable. But of course I grew up on broadcast TV and VHS, it's all uphill from there.

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah. Literally just watched "The Terminator" - which I legally bought on DVD and ripped - on a 65" OLED TV streamed from my Plex instance and it was perfectly fine. I do watch higher-res stuff but honestly at couch-distance DVD quality is enough.

As for region locks, my ripping software and drive couldn't give two shits about that.

[–] Malfeasant@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, exactly. I'll notice the quality difference if I'm standing 3 feet away from the screen, but that's not how I watch movies.