{"id":544764,"date":"2010-04-27T04:32:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-27T08:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techdirt.com\/articles\/20100423\/1012179155.shtml"},"modified":"2010-04-27T04:32:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-27T08:32:00","slug":"avatar-blu-ray-customers-not-enjoying-their-drm-crippled-discs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/544764","title":{"rendered":"Avatar Blu-Ray Customers Not Enjoying Their DRM-Crippled Discs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The film studios apparently should have spent as much time making sure their DVD new release DRM actually works with popular Blu-Ray players as they did on their new 28 day new release delay scheme<\/a>. Avatar<\/em>, which of course Netflix and Redbox users now won’t be able to rent for a month, was released on DVD last Friday. While the title’s hype and box office success<\/a> easily translated to disc sales records, AdamR<\/a> writes in to note that some customers were rewarded for their purchase by finding out the disc wouldn’t play on many Blu-Ray players<\/a>. While some users are able to fix the problem if they can manage to download new firmware that plays nice with the new Avatar<\/em> DRM, new firmware for players like the Samsung BD-UP5000 doesn’t (and may not ever) exist. It’s almost as if the studios are trying<\/strong> to perfect the art of annoyance when it comes to Blu-Ray — something that has helped contribute to the platform’s less-than-anticipated adoption rates<\/a>. While DVDs have always been loaded with unskippable crap<\/a> (that ironically pirates don’t have to deal with) newer Blu-Ray DVDs seem to enjoy taking this to an entirely new level — with even more unskippable previews, promotions and warnings downloaded to your player via broadband.  Somehow the studios continue to believe that layers of seemingly-endless annoyances (DRM, delaying new releases, unskippable "features" — none of which pirates experience) are actually going to help keep piracy at bay and physical media relevant forever. <\/p>\n

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