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.

    • tkw8@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      4·
      9 days ago

      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.

      • rah@feddit.ukEnglish
        2·
        8 days ago

        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.

    • Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      45·
      9 days ago

      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.