Subj : Re: Hola
To   : Nightfox
From : The Godfather
Date : Fri Apr 28 2023 10:28:03

 Ni> Yeah, I don't think there's a big bootleg blu-ray market, but I think
 Ni> copying media is something the industry has always been nervous about. 
 Ni> Also, there are some countries I've heard about that actually do have a
 Ni> big bootleg market (such as China) where it's common for people to buy
 Ni> and sell copied bootleg discs for movies, music, and computer software.

Funny you bring that up.  About 15 years ago I bought the new Spiderman (at the time .. whichever it was) and when it arrived it was a bootleg from China.  It was a horribly printed (think ink jet lines) cover, and the text on the back kept referencing Tom Cruise as being the guy who was Parker.  I think We still have the cover somewhere just for the laugh.

 Ni> that are ripped straight from the disc and not compressed so that you'd
 Ni> get the full audio and video quality (if you can find those).

Wow, that sounds like that would be an rather large file size to be downloading.  I guess for those that do, good thing for kill switches.  That is the problem I have with buying content on the clouds, other then cost of service, is the compressed audio.  I have a rather nice Klipsch reference audio system and an hear the difference between the original and streamed content. 

 Ni> One issue I see is that there are multiple different streaming services
 Ni> available, and the subscription fees for each one would add up - If you
 Ni> have several of them, the total cost could be similar to a premium cable
 Ni> TV package. I don't think I watch enough TV for that to be worth it.

Yes, we have Amazon Prime and Netflix.  We buy enough on Amazon, save enough in shipping, to cover the costs.  Netflix I haven't watched since the release of Cobra Ki season 4.  But my kiddos watch it constantly.  We no longer have DirecTV/YouTube TV/Sling, etc.. We just use antenna for local news and whatever crime shows my wife likes to watch.  I'd rather watch a movie without commercials tbh.

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