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crackeddryice t1_j1bzblo wrote

The only one I have is in my computer. It's from my previous build, but still worked, so I put it in this computer. It's about eight years old now. However, I still do rarely use it. Some movies I want to see aren't available any other way.

I can't think of any need for a laser scanning microscope--I think I'd rather not know, if you know what I mean.

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PerpetualCalamity t1_j1bxwzi wrote

Aww, wtf. I didn't even get a chance to watch the last season, it was taken down today. I usually pause my subscriptions during the summer thru winter holidays and start them back up again for the slow winter months into spring.

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rhandyrhoads t1_j1bvwql wrote

While this is generally the case these days (there are installation files on the discs iirc, but they're usually out of date), the benefit of a physical disc is that you actually own the game. Digital copy it's tied to your account so if you get banned then you lose your games as well while a physical copy you can download across accounts and resell as you wish.

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Maktesh t1_j1brb6h wrote

Agreed. I'm not pro-piracy in an unrestricted sense, but I will resort to whatever means necessary to preserve the media I love.

Insofar as quality goes, the difference between watching (true) 4K UHD on disk vs. a compressed steam is quite noticeable. The recent remaster of The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a great example.

  1. Actual ownership
  2. Tangible display
  3. Overall quality

These are reasons enough to maintain some physicality in media.

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