Posted March 07, 2020
Yes it does; no it isn't. A brand new DVD doesn't have the same type of DRM built-in where the player won't play it without additional updates. I don't agree with DVDs having copy protection either, mind you, but there is a difference between playing a newly released movie on DVD versus playing it on Blu-Ray. The DVD is basically "put the disc in and play", the Blu-Ray is not without your device being constantly up-to-date.
Effectively, this has gotten me to stop buying newly released movies. I'm sick of having to download new updates to my primary Blu-Ray player every time I want to watch a newly released Blu-Ray. That doesn't mean I will p*rate either. I will just be content with my collection as it is. These genius studios are literally losing a customer, because of their insistence on draconian DRM that I can't be bothered to deal with.
The Criterion Collection films alone prove that those things are wholly unnecessary. From what I have seen, most take you right to the main menu when you load it in. No weird fearmongering and threatening the customer about "digital th*ft", no previews that have to be skipped one-by-one since they grayed out the menu option, no bs.
Effectively, this has gotten me to stop buying newly released movies. I'm sick of having to download new updates to my primary Blu-Ray player every time I want to watch a newly released Blu-Ray. That doesn't mean I will p*rate either. I will just be content with my collection as it is. These genius studios are literally losing a customer, because of their insistence on draconian DRM that I can't be bothered to deal with.
The Criterion Collection films alone prove that those things are wholly unnecessary. From what I have seen, most take you right to the main menu when you load it in. No weird fearmongering and threatening the customer about "digital th*ft", no previews that have to be skipped one-by-one since they grayed out the menu option, no bs.
