▲ 128 ▼ If anybody in the USA is interested in a region-free blu-ray player (literature.cafe) submitted 2 years ago* by yessikg@literature.cafe to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://www.220-electronics.com/ is having a sale. I have bought several players from them and they've been great Now, I know what your thinking, are region free players piracy? Well, it depends which country you live in
[–] Faceman2K23@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) the VHS vs Beta format wars, not the HD-DVD vs Blu-ray format wars for the young'ns out there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] phx@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago Digital format wars were a thing while Blockbuster was still around. They know both permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) How quickly we forget Laserdisc and Video CDs. Oh and UMD, but I don't think "I want to watch a movie in poor quality on a tiny screen on a device that'll probably run out of battery before the movie finishes" was a market anybody was really interested in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] root@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sony minidisc says hi :p I remember a time when i was hoping they'll implement the minidisc as an alternate removerable storage for PC. More robust compared to floppy disks, less delicate compared to CDR, and is rewritable too. LOL permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago* I remember ripping a CD to one with an optical cable. It split by tracks and everything. I felt like Johnny Mnemonic. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yum13241@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Don't forget about VideoNow permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phx@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago Digital format wars were a thing while Blockbuster was still around. They know both permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) How quickly we forget Laserdisc and Video CDs. Oh and UMD, but I don't think "I want to watch a movie in poor quality on a tiny screen on a device that'll probably run out of battery before the movie finishes" was a market anybody was really interested in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] root@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sony minidisc says hi :p I remember a time when i was hoping they'll implement the minidisc as an alternate removerable storage for PC. More robust compared to floppy disks, less delicate compared to CDR, and is rewritable too. LOL permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago* I remember ripping a CD to one with an optical cable. It split by tracks and everything. I felt like Johnny Mnemonic. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yum13241@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Don't forget about VideoNow permalink fedilink source parent
[–] root@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sony minidisc says hi :p I remember a time when i was hoping they'll implement the minidisc as an alternate removerable storage for PC. More robust compared to floppy disks, less delicate compared to CDR, and is rewritable too. LOL permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago* I remember ripping a CD to one with an optical cable. It split by tracks and everything. I felt like Johnny Mnemonic. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yum13241@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Don't forget about VideoNow permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago* I remember ripping a CD to one with an optical cable. It split by tracks and everything. I felt like Johnny Mnemonic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yum13241@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Don't forget about VideoNow permalink fedilink source parent