Disney getting out of physical media in Australia

https://always-on.com.au/disney-is-apparently-ceasing-all-physical-media-in-australia/

Whoa if true.

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16 Comments

Yendor@reddthat.com · 17 pts · 3y

Disney making it harder to buy their content.

I feel the high seas calling to me…

SJ0@lemmy.fbxl.net · 14 pts · 3y (10 replies)

Why sell something once if they can sell it to you every month whether you use it or not?

Zypper_dup_saute@mastodon.social · 6 pts · 3y

@SJ0 @quasar
I read recently about BMW selling subscriptions for their heated seats.

Ilandar@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y (4 replies)
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Nath@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 3y (3 replies)

I'd actually consider that. It'd depend on the shoes and the price. At present, I'm running about 1,500km a year. My shoes are $260 (unless I can find them on sale) and I get around 1,000km out of each pair. That works out at around $10-15 per week on shoes.

I doubt whoever is renting shoes out is charging that much for the service.

Ilandar@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y (2 replies)
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Nath@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

That's probably too much. Even though it's roughly what I'm paying now. While the subscription commitment would encourage me to make sure I was running to get value for it, the risk of not owning my shoes and the service being timely with replacements wouldn't offset the stability I have now of just owning my shoes.

In short, I can't see who this would be better for.

Ilandar@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
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quasar@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Well you can (and I do) buy digital versions. So no sub required. Or just shop at Amazon.com.

Nath@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y (1 reply)

LPT: UK is the same Blu-ray region as us. So Amazon.co.uk if your player isn't region free.

Anonbal185@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y

Funnily enough I have a region A player. From when Blu rays were quite new. I believe the newer ones are region free these days.

I remember I couldn't lend my disks to my friends as their players were region locked B. Region A had the thinner cases too which I liked.

unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
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Marsupial@quokk.au · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

I think the real headline is that Sanity still exists?!

JustARegularNerd@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y

They still had an anchor in my local mall only up until the beginning of this year.

quasar@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y

Well noted film/physical media blogger confirmed the whole thing.

https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-two-cents/072523-1400

dreadpirateroberts@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I dunno, kinda feels like a win for the environment.

ky56@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y (1 reply)

What about the power cost of all the internet infrastructure and servers needed to deliver the content vs a bit of polycarbonate and aluminum that you can play whenever you want using a player and TV?

dreadpirateroberts@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y

The 'bit' of polycarbonate derived from oil and aluminium mined from earths resources?