Corn on the cob

Came across this while discussing self-destructing DVD's with one of the guys at work.

Anyone think self destructing DVD's will take off ?

 

Interesting idea, but I've had self-destructing CDs before; they're made by PDO (mid-late 80s up to 1994) and I've had to send 11 back for replacement, as PDO admitted liability and have repressed THOUSANDS of titles.

The discs go a funny tarnished colour, due to oxidisation in the data layer...

 

I thought this was a joke...but it's serious

I really think it's an absurd idea and don't think it will take off (certainly hope not). I can't see any real advantages, even for the rental market. Instead of buying, say, 40 copies of the latest release somewhere like Blockbuster will have to buy 1000s of copies, one for each rental they think they're likely to make.

Then there's the expiration process. It's necessarily a gradual process so if it's supposed to be an 8hr expiration, what happens if you try to play a 2hr film 6hrs after you open the package? Inevitably the quality will have become degraded.

IMO there are just far too many issues with it to be practical and the whole concept just re-inforces the throwaway culture in people.

If I want "pay per view" (which is effectively what this is) then I can get that from my cable TV company without the hassle of going to the video store

Michael.

 

The new corn based discs are said to be as stable as the standard CD although they should not be exposed to temperatures above 50 degrees centigrade If you heat 'em up will they pop like popcorn?

Brilliant for stoners
"Hey man, I'm wasted and I got the munchies really bad. Bummer, no food in the house"
- "Chill bro'. Slip some tunes in the microwave. Knarly popcorn, man! You want Red Hot Chilli Pepper flavour or mellow Cream?"


And look here, the ultimate in recycling...
Cargill Dow, which has expertise in turning vegetable matter into polylactic acid [which] is then converted into CD material and then converted back into vegetable matter when it becomes a Dido or Celine Dion disc.



Hex

 

yea and knowing my luck id end up with peaches and herb