ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoIf there was about to be a long term internet outage and you have limited storage, is it better store fewer Movies and TV shows in high resolution, or store more of them but in lower resolution?message-squaremessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down12
arrow-up164arrow-down1message-squareIf there was about to be a long term internet outage and you have limited storage, is it better store fewer Movies and TV shows in high resolution, or store more of them but in lower resolution?ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·3 days agoBetter to own physical media and not worry about it. :) You can rip it yourself and use whatever compression you’re comfortable with or just play it directly.
minus-squareFartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·3 days agoUp until the disc rot gets ya.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·3 days agoI have CDs and laser discs from the 80s that still work perfectly well. Rot is an overblown phenomenon. There are some known issues with Warner Brothers releases from a certain period of years, but that’s limited to Warner and 2006-2008. https://www.pcmag.com/news/still-clinging-to-dvds-some-warner-bros-discs-have-started-rotting-away
Better to own physical media and not worry about it. :) You can rip it yourself and use whatever compression you’re comfortable with or just play it directly.
Up until the disc rot gets ya.
I have CDs and laser discs from the 80s that still work perfectly well. Rot is an overblown phenomenon.
There are some known issues with Warner Brothers releases from a certain period of years, but that’s limited to Warner and 2006-2008.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/still-clinging-to-dvds-some-warner-bros-discs-have-started-rotting-away