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16-inch laptop with Blu-ray drive, USB 4 and AMD Ryzen 7: Fujitsu FMV Note A launches (www.notebookcheck.net)
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[-] Australis13@fedia.io 2 points 3 months ago

Interesting to see that demand for optical drives is increasing, although apparently it's only in Japan: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/optical-drive-demand-surges-amid-windows-10-retirement-japanese-users-switching-to-windows-11-are-buying-up-blu-ray-drives

Still, hopefully that means Bluray writers stay on the market for a bit longer.

[-] alehel@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago

There are rumors that the last two makers of consumer computer blu-ray drives have ceased production. I wouldn't be surprised if this is the actual reason sales have surged in Japan, as physical media is still quite popular there.

[-] Australis13@fedia.io 1 points 3 months ago

That's quite possible, unfortunately...

[-] radieschen@slrpnk.net 0 points 3 months ago

What's the use case? I haven't had an optical drive for all least 10 years and can't say that I've missed it. Not even once, I think.

[-] Armand1@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Backing up Blu-rays and watching them on your device.

Unlike with music, you can't buy DRM-free Blu-ray quality movies outside of Blu-ray. If you stream a show or movie, even if you have "bought", you don't own it.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

You can torrent blu rays. And if you already own the disc, it's probably even legal. Maybe.

[-] thejml@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Someone has to rip it in the first place.

I prefer to rip my own, as well as CD's and DVD's I already own. I also do a lot with retro hardware that doesn't always have a USB port.

BluRays are also fairly decent for offline, offsite backups, though writable media is getting expensive.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Blue-ray drive? Wild.

[-] fin@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Do you use Blu-rays tho?

My parents would always say Blu-rays are waste of money and they just rent some ordinary DVD from the store instead.

[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago

DVDs are stuck at a low-quality 480p resolution versus 1080p or 2160p, so Blu-Rays are indisputably better.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago

Try watching a regular DVD on a modern OLED TV and I think you'll understand.

[-] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 1 points 3 months ago

4K Blu-rays look stunning on a good OLED TV. I tend to pick up movies I really loved the visuals of in 4K Blu-ray (Interstellar as an example).

[-] BlackVenom@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Doesn't need to be OLED. Just a half decent 4k tv.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Does it run Linux?

[-] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Why wouldn't it?

[-] 2910000@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

unsupported hardware, firmware bugs

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