Fw: [ale] Self destructing DVD's (OT)

[Steve Long]

Would putting the DVD in the freezer after you view it the first time slow
the process down enough to make it viewable for months at a time?



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan J. Underwood" <lists at cybertechcafe.net>
To: ale at ale.org
To: <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: [ale] Self destructing DVD's (OT)


> My take on this:
>
> I agree with the whole DivX thing (fiasco).  Although I was tempted to hop
on
> the bandwagon (I just wanted another remote control ;-) ), I didn't.  It
was
> just cheaper (and smarter) to spend the extra one or two bucks to get a
DVD that
> I could watch over, and over, and over (if I wanted to).  My wife and I
> generally rent one movie on Friday nights.  We used to rent 2 or 3 (we had
all
> weekend to watch them), but kept getting tied up with other stuff, and
never got
> to watch them, and still got hit with late fees.  So, now we just get one
(and
> it's generally late).  If the self-destructing DVD's were slightly more
> expensive than a regular DVD rental (but less than the late fees would
be), I
> think it could be huge.  It could also allow the movie rental places
> (blockbuster, hollywood, etc.) to compete with Netflix.  Again, just my
thoughts
> on the matter.
>
> Quoting Jason Day <jasonday at worldnet.att.net>:
>
> > On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 10:20:05PM -0400, Adrin wrote:
> > > Self destructing DVD's (OT)This was already tried on the market once
> > before.
> > > I think it was called DVDx, Not sure.  Circuit City and another retail
> >
> > It was DivX (not to be confused with the divx video codec, which came
> > after).  And it was quite a spectacular failure.
> >
> > This new version *could* be successful, if they market it correctly.  If
> > it costs the same as a video rental, or maybe just a wee bit more, and
> > works in a standard DVD player, then I could see it's value.  I would be
> > willing to pay a little more to "rent" a DVD that I didn't have to worry
> > about returning.  Hell, I would probably recoup the extra price by not
> > having to pay any late fees.
> >
> > This could work if they are able to make people think they are
> > *renting*, not *buying*.  DivX was never able to do that.
> > -- 
> > Jason Day                                       jasonday at
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> >
> > "Of course I'm paranoid, everyone is trying to kill me."
> >     -- Weyoun-6, Star Trek: Deep Space 9
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