Disposable DVDs get thumbs-down from buyers – The disposable DVD concept has never been a popular one with most technology-oriented folk, who generally prefer the concept of ownership of their physical property over that of continuously renting it — for example, witness the reservations many have over the DRM restrictions in the iTunes Music Store. So it should come as a relief that a test-run of throwaway discs by Buena Vista Home Entertainment has come to a premature end, according to Wired.
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I think the most disappointing thing about these disks is their cost. Having worked at Blockbuster, I think a lot of people would like the idea of a DVD they could buy, take home and open that week or whenever they got around to it, and not worry about late fees because it doesn’t have to be returned. Perhaps sold from a giant vending machine that stocked thousands of titles in little sleeves.
The key issue seems to be price though. $6 is too much. $2-3 and I think people would be snapping them up like hotcakes.
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Disposable DVDs get thumbs-down from buyers – [ “(extlink)Arstechnica”:http://www.arstechnica.com ]
I think the most disappointing thing about these disks is their cost. Having worked at Blockbuster, I think a lot of people would like the idea of a DVD they could buy, take home and open that week or whenever they got around to it, and not worry about late fees because it doesn’t have to be returned. Perhaps sold from a giant vending machine that stocked thousands of titles in little sleeves.
The key issue seems to be price though. $6 is too much. $2-3 and I think people would be snapping them up like hotcakes.