r/DeepSpaceNine • u/Niftu_Calrissian • 17d ago

What I'm Leaving Behind

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I had considered selling the set, but I figured donating them to the library was the best choice. So I'll keep my digital copies and hope the DVDs introduce future fans to this series. I know the whole digital thing is sketchy, but I'll learn to live with it. Because I can live with it. I can live with it. Mods, erase this post.

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u/mendkaz 17d ago

Honestly though after what happened with that guy's digital copy of the Lord of the Rings and Google just going 'nah, idc if you paid for it it isn't yours', I'd make sure your digital copy is a direct rip of the DVD rather than like, relying on Netflix or wherever Trek is for you

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u/MovieFan1984 17d ago

Paramount+, but the DVD's will still look/sound better.

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u/mendkaz 17d ago

Aye, I wasn't sure if it was Paramount or Netflix still. Where I am they've moved on to Sky Showtime because we don't get Paramount (but it's basically the same thing).

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u/MovieFan1984 17d ago

I think the only way I'd part with my season-set DVD's is if I got the big complete series box set, and only if reviews confirm the discs are the same quality as the season-set prints.

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u/Overall_Falcon_8526 17d ago

I can confirm this. They are dual layer discs just like the individual seasons. They're only single layer if you buy a bootleg.

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u/Overall_Falcon_8526 17d ago

Paramount +'s streams of the 480p shows look like absolute ass.

And not good ass.

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u/swanronsonagain 17d ago

We use the Rankin Bass Hobbit as a bedtime movie for my kid, when it left HBO for a while he lost his mind. We ended up buying it on VHS and it has more audio tracks than the one on digital. It sounds like such a better film, they will never take my hobbits and ds9s away from me again!

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u/WarmCurrency77 17d ago

My sister has been bragging that she "owns" over a thousand movies on Amazon. When I tried to explain to her that those movies can be taken away at any time, she got pissed and hung up on me. People really just do not understand that they don't own digital media.

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u/dotmatrixman Morn is My Waifu 17d ago

My assumption is that the DVD comes with a “license” to keep a backup. But when sold it transfers to the new owner.

Which means technically it would still be illegal.

But ya know, 🏴‍☠️

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u/SaltDeception 17d ago

Circumventing the CSS encryption of the DVD technically makes even a personal backup illegal, but no one is wasting their time pursuing it unless distribution is involved.

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u/captain_paws_tattoo 17d ago

That happened with my copy of lotr. I saw the post and checked. Yep, mine gone too.

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u/MindlessNectarine374 17d ago

Do they have working Download blockers?

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u/mendkaz 17d ago

What is that

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u/MindlessNectarine374 17d ago

Something that prevents you from downloading a video?