Tried to support the industry by buying a movie a watch a lot. Well, no more. If I need a pihole just to watch a movie I own, that’s ridiculous.

    • Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      21 天前

      fucking everything connects to the internet these days dude. You fridge, you tv, hell probably even your toothbrush what the hell comment is this? “what you are driving at” is a world that no longer exists, this smart tech shit is being shoved down all our throats as we speak.

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          21 天前

          A 1080p player does not require internet connectivity but 4K/UHD discs need to phone home in order to get decryption keys on a per disc basis. There is a lot of discussion about this in the MakeMKV forums if you want to do a deeper dive.

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            4K/UHD discs need to phone home in order to get decryption keys on a per disc basis

            Is that true for hardware players? I’ve only seen people talking about software players like Power DVD having to get keys from the Internet.

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          21 天前

          Which is why I am incredulous at the idea that a Blu-ray player needs to connect to the internet

          Is it really that hard to imagine a future where DRM encroaches further and further on us? Your fuckin blue ray player might not connect to the internet but it is still region locked.