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Post by vanessajoyce on Aug 21, 2008 16:49:36 GMT -5
Okay . . . stupid question time . . . what is the point of having a "digital copy"? What do you do with that? Save it to your computer's hard drive?
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Post by Bartle on Aug 21, 2008 16:50:36 GMT -5
Basically, it means you can play the movie without having to put the disc in.
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Post by vanessajoyce on Aug 21, 2008 16:56:18 GMT -5
But only on a computer, right? Save the MPEG or whatever to the hard drive and open the file to "play" the movie?
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Post by Bartle on Aug 21, 2008 16:58:32 GMT -5
I believe that it only works on a computer, I don't think it would work on an iPod or something like that, although that would be cool and kinda ironic if it did play on an iPod as well.
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Post by MidgardDragon on Aug 21, 2008 17:21:42 GMT -5
Basically, you've hit the nail on the head with your question, vanessajoyce. There *is* no point to having a digital copy. The only "real" point to it is for people who are technically inept or, at the very least, too lazy to do research. It's very easy to rip a DVD to your hard-drive and convert it to something usable on an iPod or what-have-you, it just takes a bit of "leg work" through good ole Google to work it out. Once you have that copy ripped and converted, you can do whatever you want with it. Now, here's where the digital copy BS will get you. Once you download your digital copy (which is admittedly faster and easier than ripping and converting), you are limited to doing only one thing with it: playing it. You can't use it in fan videos, you can't transfer it over to another computer, and it is full of DRM (digital rights management aka the devil) to "protect" their content. It really just becomes a worthless copy of the film on your hard drive, and you're better off just ripping it direct from the DVD, as far as I'm concerned.
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Post by vanessajoyce on Aug 21, 2008 17:47:47 GMT -5
Ahhh . . . yeah, that's what I was kind of trying to get at . . . I just assumed it was some really amazing thing and I was missing the point. ;D
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Post by Viva la Vida on Aug 21, 2008 22:22:11 GMT -5
3-DISC SET??? Oh jeez, am I glad to be dead wrong. Disney seems to have gotten the message and realized just how much this film has struck a chord with moviegoers across the world. I am DEFINITELY getting the 3-disc release!
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Post by bkim on Aug 23, 2008 16:07:57 GMT -5
Three? Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa!
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Post by Bubblegum on Aug 23, 2008 16:39:20 GMT -5
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Post by Bartle on Aug 23, 2008 16:41:08 GMT -5
Nice! Although I'll buy mine from Best Buy.
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Post by MovieMan8877445 on Aug 24, 2008 15:59:36 GMT -5
Basically, you've hit the nail on the head with your question, vanessajoyce. There *is* no point to having a digital copy. The only "real" point to it is for people who are technically inept or, at the very least, too lazy to do research. It's very easy to rip a DVD to your hard-drive and convert it to something usable on an iPod or what-have-you, it just takes a bit of "leg work" through good ole Google to work it out. Once you have that copy ripped and converted, you can do whatever you want with it. Now, here's where the digital copy BS will get you. Once you download your digital copy (which is admittedly faster and easier than ripping and converting), you are limited to doing only one thing with it: playing it. You can't use it in fan videos, you can't transfer it over to another computer, and it is full of DRM (digital rights management aka the devil) to "protect" their content. It really just becomes a worthless copy of the film on your hard drive, and you're better off just ripping it direct from the DVD, as far as I'm concerned. The Only Real Use For The Digital Copy Is For Blu-Ray. Like If You Want To Watch It On Your Computer, Because Most Computers Can't Play Blu-Ray's.
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Post by MidgardDragon on Aug 24, 2008 16:02:11 GMT -5
And since Blu-ray players for PC's are just as easy to install as DVD-ROM's, as long as someone has the money, they can buy a Blu-ray player and put it in themselves, thus making the Digital Copy still useless.
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Post by MovieMan8877445 on Aug 24, 2008 16:03:21 GMT -5
And since Blu-ray players for PC's are just as easy to install as DVD-ROM's, as long as someone has the money, they can buy a Blu-ray player and put it in themselves, thus making the Digital Copy still useless. Buy Why Would You Want To Pay For A Blu-Ray Player And A Blu-Ray Drive?
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Post by MidgardDragon on Aug 24, 2008 16:04:02 GMT -5
The same reason people pay for DVD players and DVD drives.
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Post by Callandor on Aug 24, 2008 22:04:41 GMT -5
Blue-ray = way better then Dvd's .. and yes you can tell a huge difference
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