New Self-Destructing Rental DVD

[darklord]

Originally posted by FactsOfLife
great, one more piece of non-biodegradeable crap in the landfills.

the short term vision of some people is astounding.

Exactly.

[xmetal2001]

Hmm..Just doesn't seem like a good idea to me. It won't work out.

[beam]

Originally posted by pbzmag
I think it's going to be short lived and only on a minimum number of titles. Remember the anti-copy technology on some music cd's? It has come and gone and I have not seen it on any other cd's.

Yeah, the anti copy CDs that Sony spent millions of dollars developing were, in the end, foiled by using a 50 cent magic marker to mark the outside edge of the disc.

I wonder how much time/money went into developing this, so that we can all laugh when some creative 14 year old realizes that if you spit a wad of Juicy Fruit on it and dip it in a bowl of Mt. Dew Amped, the dvd lasts forever.

[e mag]

these discs arent about defeating pirates, they are about making more money.

[logamus]

Originally posted by e mag
these discs arent about defeating pirates, they are about making more money.

exactly. disney wants to siphon off from blockbuster and netflix but not have to hassle with returns. me personally, i love netflix and i dont see anyreason to change.

[GreasyPigeon]

2 days??

i give this fad a week to live and die.....i mean come on who would spend like lets say 3 bucks to rent on of there Self Destruct dvd's for only 2 days...or you could spend 3 bucks for a 5 day rental and blockbuster...and 3 days for the new one's...i'll stick with blockbuster...beside disney is one of the most very companys along with Martha Sturat, and MTV