This DVD will self-destruct in 48 hours...

SothThe69th · Post by **SothThe69th** » Tue May 20, 2003 10:55 pm

An interesting new technology that allows you to 'rent' DVD's which are perfectly playable for 2 days after you open them, and then 'die' after that. Suffice to say, if it lets me get the stuff that I was going to rip cheaper, then I'm all for it.

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0, ... 83,00.html

furre · Post by **furre** » Tue May 20, 2003 11:28 pm

I remember reading about those on... slashdot maybe?
Never thought some company was ever really going to use it though...

Douglass MacArthur · Post by **Douglass MacArthur** » Tue May 20, 2003 11:31 pm

I'm going to get a DVD jukebox with a nitrogen atmosphere.

furre · Post by **furre** » Tue May 20, 2003 11:35 pm

And you would open these dvd's in a vaccuum?

spoon · Post by **spoon** » Wed May 21, 2003 12:15 am

If they were in a vacuum, the dust might get into the pits on the surface of the disc...

Douglass MacArthur · Post by **Douglass MacArthur** » Wed May 21, 2003 12:25 am

I'll just copy it. I make copies of all my DVD's. I even have some of them on the internet for download. Here's my Gladiator copy, if you wanna download it:
http://www.strike9.com/file.aspx?path=/ ... DIATOR.wmv

Felan · Post by **Felan** » Wed May 21, 2003 1:25 am

hmmm that disc copy wont fit in my drive XD

EvilElf · Post by **EvilElf** » Wed May 21, 2003 1:44 am

[quote="Douglass MacArthur random guy #3";p="79233"]I'll just copy it. I make copies of all my DVD's. I even have some of them on the internet for download. Here's my Gladiator copy, if you wanna download it:
GLADIATOR.wmv[/quote]
ummm *cough*no wares*cough*
'nuff said
Edit:now link will goes somewhere else now >.>

Kuronekosama · Post by **Kuronekosama** » Wed May 21, 2003 2:43 am

get a disc doctor

I'd assume it's simply a coating, but even if it's permeated through the plastic, just use a disc doctor and bam, 2 more days of use.

Douglass MacArthur · Post by **Douglass MacArthur** » Wed May 21, 2003 4:17 am

It would be the data layer... the thing behind the plastic. Disc doctors remove scratches from the plastic.

Fixer · Post by **Fixer** » Wed May 21, 2003 2:33 pm

Douglass: If you don't remove that link to the file, the admins might ban you.... *hint* *hint* *very strong friggin hint*

Oh, and EvilElf, might want to edit your post to remove the link too... not because you would be banned, but because it still shows in your post too.

furre · Post by **furre** » Wed May 21, 2003 2:37 pm

Did anyone of those recommending Douglass to take the link down actually check the link?

SothThe69th · Post by **SothThe69th** » Wed May 21, 2003 6:09 pm

/me looked first.

/me gives EvilElf and Fixer dunce caps.

You can take them off when you act smart again.

Kuronekosama · Post by **Kuronekosama** » Wed May 21, 2003 6:31 pm

These dvds work by the disc reacting to oxygen and creating a coat that the laser can't see through. Since the data layer itself is not exposed to oxygen since it's pressed onto the lastic of the disc, that means what gets oxidized is the plastic exposed to the air. And how does disc doctor work? It removes a small layer of the disc and essentially would sand away the affected plastic and render it usable once more. If the oxdizing compound is simply a coating, then the disc will be normal after that. If it's permeated through the disc, then you simply have to have a go at it with the disc doctor whenever you want to use the disc. A given cd can be resurfaced numerous times, so it's not a big deal.

EvilElf · Post by **EvilElf** » Thu May 22, 2003 1:43 am

/me walks away in shame ;-;

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