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minus-squareAustralis13@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoInteresting to see that demand for optical drives is increasing, although apparently it’s only in Japan: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/optical-drive-demand-surges-amid-windows-10-retirement-japanese-users-switching-to-windows-11-are-buying-up-blu-ray-drives Still, hopefully that means Bluray writers stay on the market for a bit longer.
minus-squareRadieschen@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoWhat’s the use case? I haven’t had an optical drive for all least 10 years and can’t say that I’ve missed it. Not even once, I think.
minus-squareArmand1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoBacking up Blu-rays and watching them on your device. Unlike with music, you can’t buy DRM-free Blu-ray quality movies outside of Blu-ray. If you stream a show or movie, even if you have “bought”, you don’t own it.
Interesting to see that demand for optical drives is increasing, although apparently it’s only in Japan: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/optical-drive-demand-surges-amid-windows-10-retirement-japanese-users-switching-to-windows-11-are-buying-up-blu-ray-drives
Still, hopefully that means Bluray writers stay on the market for a bit longer.
What’s the use case? I haven’t had an optical drive for all least 10 years and can’t say that I’ve missed it. Not even once, I think.
Backing up Blu-rays and watching them on your device.
Unlike with music, you can’t buy DRM-free Blu-ray quality movies outside of Blu-ray. If you stream a show or movie, even if you have “bought”, you don’t own it.