Where am I gonna insert a disk into, my MacBook, my Apple TV? Didn’t they make disk media obsolete. Why not use those funds and resources on marketing your platform, and building out content.
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Apple TV+ Series 'Defending Jacob' Now Available on DVD and Blu-ray
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I don't think that's true. Pretty sure Blu-ray is 1920x1080.
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray can do 3840x2160, but that won't play on a blu-ray player. It requires a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player, which, beyond the absurd prices, is poorly supported and is overflowing with DRM.
Yep, watch a collection of old 70's-90's movies that are not on streaming.
Never said it’s cheap, and still a Blu-ray ( never said it’s the same player either), the point is, it’s def not 480 as the original poster suggested.
No. It's not 480. And no, it's not cheap.
But it's also not blu-ray unless it plays in a blu-ray player. Which it doesn't because it requires a (poorly branded) 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player. It might as well be called Blu-ray 2. I only make a big deal about this because I purchased an LG 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player for my PC only to have LG replace it with a firmware update that disabled the 4K ability. I'm still bitter.
But all of this is moot because Defending Jacob isn't 4K Ultra HD. So no matter how much you spend on the hardware it's still going to be 1080.
in my country, Disney suddenly took away ALL Disney and soon later Fox movies from the iTunes store, seemingly to "force" people to subscribe to Disney+ (which I'll never do now after this..) So... blame the massive companies for needing this to exist..
Agree, it was one of my top shows last year. I thought the acting was magnificent & the writing was superb
I continue to buy DVDs/Blu-rays because then I own the content. With streaming, I have to subscribe to the service that has it at that particular moment. A digital download could be permanently disabled at the whim of the content owner.
As for the cost, I never pay full price. I wait until it's on sale and look for bargains at remainder houses such as Hamilton Book.
As for the cost, I never pay full price. I wait until it's on sale and look for bargains at remainder houses such as Hamilton Book.
Sadly, I don't plan to keep Apple TV+. I still have the free subscription which ends this month, I believe. There is just not enough compelling content yet to keep it. For All Mankind is a great series. I'm looking forward to Foundation, but I'll probably just subscribe for a month and binge watch at the end.
Defending Jacob was good, but not great. It ended too abruptly, and didn't line up with the book. Creative license was taken, for sure, and that's fair.
Defending Jacob was good, but not great. It ended too abruptly, and didn't line up with the book. Creative license was taken, for sure, and that's fair.
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you say “each to their own…” but then in the same breath tell folks to go by your opinion…???? Which is it? Make up your own mind or follow yours??
Can a digital download be disabled? Do you mean DRM content? I’m sure most iTunes content isn’t protected by DRM anymore
Yes, it can. https://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-digital-content-20160513-snap-story.html has a good overview of why and how.
I did say "my country"...
all previous purchases I had made are still there, thankfully... but I can't purchase any more of those movies... There were a few I was meaning to buy but oh well... Now I guess I wont.
They can’t do that with DOWNLOADED DRM-free content. That would be impossible. If you’re using an Apple TV box to stream it, then that makes sense. Plus, the article was written when most iTunes Store content (films and tv shows) was still protected with DRM
I hope so for the folks who paid for that content. But I wouldn't put anything past a company. Where there's a will, there's a way.
Maybe one possibility is a vendor designing its hardware so that certain previously purchased content can't play on it. It could do so under the guise that this old-format content can't provide the rich experience consumers want even though that's not the real reason. Would that upset those folks? Sure. But if the vast majority of people aren't stuck in that boat, then the minor PR hit might be worth it.
Funny, because I have The Black Hole on DVD....
Get yourself a PlayStation or Xbox. Then you can play some exclusive games and watch movies!
I have it either on DVD or Blue-ray. Can’t remember which exactly at the moment. If I had to guess DVD, and it’s in a red case.
Do BluRays still come with un-skippable trailers or ads and that "FBI anti-piracy warning" when you insert the disc like it used to be on DVDs?
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Good question. The only reason I can think of is to attract people who otherwise might not consider ATV+. "I liked the book, and the DVD was pretty good. Maybe I should check out ATV+ to see if it has other stuff I'd like."
I don’t think so. I got told randomly by Apple Support when I asked them about a purchase a couple of years ago. Of course, in order to take advantage of them being DRM-free, you need a computer. They probably did it without an announcement because streaming is on the rise as people appear to be less bothered about “owning” content & I bet the usage of the iTunes Store is decreasing all the time. If everyone is paying a subscription to access content anyway, they’ll be less bothered about DRM.
Look at the recent announcement of better quality audio on Apple Music at no extra cost. They haven’t announced plans to bring the same audio quality to the iTunes Store, so they’re actively encouraging people to use Apple Music instead. Years ago, the iTunes Store had an upgrade option for people to purchase better quality versions of songs they’d already purchased & now it’s not an option.
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