cm0002@lemmings.world to Physical Media@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoTwo manufacturers commit to keep Blu-ray alive after others quit manufacturing — Verbatim and I-O Data extend Blu-ray supply pledge as manufacturers exit the marketwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down10
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minus-squareZedstrian@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agoWithout Blu-Ray, the best quality releases wouldn’t be available to pirate in the first place. Digital 4K releases often have lower bitrates, for instance.
minus-squareStevelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoBlu ray isnt even 4k as I understand. Its 1080.
minus-squarecm0002@lemmings.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoIt’s definitely in 4K, they’re usually on Blu-Ray triple layer discs which gets them ~100GB of storage
minus-squareStevelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI guess I’ve been out of that game for too long.
minus-squarecm0002@lemmings.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoQuad layer (~150GB) discs can be a viable alternative for long term archival storage
Why?
Arrrr….
Without Blu-Ray, the best quality releases wouldn’t be available to pirate in the first place. Digital 4K releases often have lower bitrates, for instance.
Blu ray isnt even 4k as I understand. Its 1080.
It’s definitely in 4K, they’re usually on Blu-Ray triple layer discs which gets them ~100GB of storage
I guess I’ve been out of that game for too long.
Quad layer (~150GB) discs can be a viable alternative for long term archival storage