If you can't afford it, sure. Physical copies still exist though. They can be quite affordable when buying second hand. Regional availability can be a bit of a lottery though so I'll have to admit that I can no longer be arsed.

[–] dkppunk@piefed.social 9 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Thrift stores are great for this. Folks have been getting rid of a lot of Blu-rays in my area. I got a bunch of Disney movies recently for a dollar a piece, movies like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and The Little Mermaid.

And check your local library. I have all of Star Trek Lower Decks ripped from discs I borrowed from my library. I’m working on X-Files now.

I’m also not at all against downloading movies and shows after I have purchased them digitally. I’m not against piracy in general though.

[–] BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social 2 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Will they eventually kill off the encryption keys for your blu-ray discs? I don't know for sure, but I think there was some kind of online handshake required by these players.

[–] dkppunk@piefed.social 1 points 5 hours ago

I don’t think so but I ripped them to my pc, so it won’t matter anyway.

[–] corbindallas@fedinsfw.app 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Bruh. Blu ray enc has been cracked for over a decade

[–] BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Yeah, but that's only if you want to rip them on a PC isn't it? Your domestic Blu-Ray player will presumably lose its keys eventually and become a brick.

Edit: Googled it, no known 'time bomb' but players can potentially miss out on firmware updates and be unable to play some discs as a result.