Tried to support the industry by buying a movie a watch a lot. Well, no more. If I need a pihole just to watch a movie I own, that’s ridiculous.

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    fucking everything connects to the internet these days dude. You fridge, you tv, hell probably even your toothbrush what the hell comment is this? “what you are driving at” is a world that no longer exists, this smart tech shit is being shoved down all our throats as we speak.

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      My fridge does not. My toothbrush does not. I can also simply not connect my tv. So 1/3, and that one is optional. I get you’re being flippant/sarcastic, but figured I’d just make that clear.

      A Blu-ray player plays physical discs. I can buy ones without internet. It’s not difficult. I have one right now lmao

      And yes I agree it’s insane and being shoved down our throat. Which is why I am incredulous at the idea that a Blu-ray player needs to connect to the internet. Think through this a bit.

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        A 1080p player does not require internet connectivity but 4K/UHD discs need to phone home in order to get decryption keys on a per disc basis. There is a lot of discussion about this in the MakeMKV forums if you want to do a deeper dive.

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          4K/UHD discs need to phone home in order to get decryption keys on a per disc basis

          Is that true for hardware players? I’ve only seen people talking about software players like Power DVD having to get keys from the Internet.

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        Which is why I am incredulous at the idea that a Blu-ray player needs to connect to the internet

        Is it really that hard to imagine a future where DRM encroaches further and further on us? Your fuckin blue ray player might not connect to the internet but it is still region locked.

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          I really don’t think you’re picking up what I’m putting down here. No, it’s not that difficult to imagine, because it’s happening. I am saying it’s bullshit and I’m annoyed about it.

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              Ahh a hexbear user now I see. Thanks for the heads up lol

              God I wish you could block all users from an instance. Them and grad are like 40% of the hostility I experience

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                  Unfortunately I also meet some seriously aggressive people on dbzer0 too but not nearly to the extent of hexbear and grad. World is a bit worse than dbzer0 but not as bad as bear/grad.