Disney selling disposable DVDs

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-09-10 06:31pm

48 hours and they self destruct.. I would call this a ripoff, since for barely 3 times the price you get the thing permanent like.

http://www.msnbc.com/news/963640.asp?0sl=-11

Disney .. ugh. Stupid stupid stupid.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-09-10 06:35pm

Who would be dumb enough to waste money on self-erasing DVDs.

EmperorChrostas the Cruel · Post by **EmperorChrostas the Cruel** » 2003-09-10 06:55pm

Can they be copied before they self erase, with something like "DVD X Copy"? The so called "blind copy" method.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-09-10 06:59pm

And America once again retains the title of nation least likely to help the environment.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2003-09-10 07:01pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:And America once again retains the title of nation least likely to help the environment.

The environment is committing suicide at the gates of America.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-09-10 07:02pm

For low, low prices!

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-09-10 07:13pm

Didn't I post this before? It's for rentals, except you don't have to give back the disc.

EmperorChrostas the Cruel · Post by **EmperorChrostas the Cruel** » 2003-09-10 07:14pm

There are no landfills, and they are all empty anyway.

theski · Post by **theski** » 2003-09-10 07:29pm

DIVIX REDONE. nough said.....

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-09-10 07:46pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:And America once again retains the title of nation least likely to help the environment.

No, that title still belongs to countries of the ex-Communist bloc, to whom our environmental record compares favorably.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-09-10 07:53pm

Hmm...why would I pay 5 bucks for a DVD that lasts 2 days when I could get one for 15 that would last a lifetime?

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-09-10 07:54pm

Nathan F wrote:Hmm...why would I pay 5 bucks for a DVD that lasts 2 days when I could get one for 15 that would last a lifetime?

25-30, actually...

beyond hope · Post by **beyond hope** » 2003-09-10 08:03pm

I remember seeing the website for the company that makes these things. At the time, I thought "what company is going to be stupid enough to release stuff on disposable DVDs and expect people to pay for it?" Now I know.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-09-10 08:06pm

Nathan F wrote:Hmm...why would I pay 5 bucks for a DVD that lasts 2 days when I could get one for 15 that would last a lifetime?

Because they tell you to. Duh.

theski · Post by **theski** » 2003-09-10 08:23pm

Durran Korr wrote:

25-30, actually

Best Buy first week of any new release.. usually... 14-19 bucks///

Uther · Post by **Uther** » 2003-09-10 08:24pm

How is renting a DVD for 5 bucks (it's not that much, is it?) any dumber than "buying" a disposable one for 5? Some people don't really ever watch a particular movie more than once.

Darth Mall · Post by **Darth Mall** » 2003-09-10 08:30pm

I bet within a couple of months someone will come up with an idea to stop the reaction that destroys the DVD's. Also couldn't someone be an ass and wreck and entire shelfs worth of DVD's if the scratched/ripped open the cases?

StimNeuro · Post by **StimNeuro** » 2003-09-10 08:36pm

Darth Mall wrote:I bet within a couple of months someone will come up with an idea to stop the reaction that destroys the DVD's. Also couldn't someone be an ass and wreck and entire shelfs worth of DVD's if the scratched/ripped open the cases?

Stopping the reaction would require the person to buy certain chemicals and likely have to put the EZ-D through a time-consuming process. This is not something that your average person is willing to do in order to save 10-15 dollars. As to your second sentence, the consequences, for the store, would be the same if the products were Ez-Ds or regular DVDs. The store won't take the time and expense of ordering new cases for DVDs that are laying on the floor anyways.

Darth Mall · Post by **Darth Mall** » 2003-09-10 08:40pm

StimNeuro wrote:
Stopping the reaction would require the person to buy certain chemicals and likely have to put the EZ-D through a time-consuming process.

Ah but some people might do it in bulk and then resell the DVD's on Ebay for more than they payed for in bulk for the DVD's and chems. but less than the stores. Also people could sell used expired ones on ebay and pretend that the were real DVD's without saying so, so that they woulden't get in trouble.

theski · Post by **theski** » 2003-09-10 08:41pm

Damm thats a lot of trouble to go through to save 10 bucks....

Grand Admiral Thrawn · Post by **Grand Admiral Thrawn** » 2003-09-10 08:46pm

And what happens when people just copy them?

Besides, $7 American for 2 days? RIPOFF!

Darth Mall · Post by **Darth Mall** » 2003-09-10 08:48pm

Grand Admiral Thrawn wrote:And what happens when people just copy them?

Besides, $7 American for 2 days? RIPOFF!

Yeah it was 3 for $9 US at my local blockbuster for five days
(keeping the movie)!

Even new movies were inclluded.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-09-10 11:24pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:And America once again retains the title of nation least likely to help the environment.

My roommate is Saudi. If he is remotely like the rest of the Saudi population, the US has nothing on the Middle East.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-09-10 11:30pm

Disposable DVDs, to go with the disposable sequels they've been making recently.

Patrick Degan · Post by **Patrick Degan** » 2003-09-11 01:35am

I've also heard of Disney's Sleazy-Ds. You really have to wonder what genius at the Enchanted Kingdom thought this would be a better deal than what you already get from Blockbuster and Netflix.