Some quick googling suggests you can get a Blu-ray drive for under $100. What prices are you seeing?
Edit: example https://www.newegg.com/p/1FV-006F-00095?item=9SIC1DRKPJ0999&source=region
I was seeing eBay listings asking insane prices. Now that i'm looking again, I am seeing some reasonable ones. https://www.ebay.com/itm/205941967980 https://www.ebay.com/itm/187890941195
Some of that variance might come from which ones are makemkv compatible.
I guess our overlords don't want us using physical media – don't want to give the plebs the idea that they can own something, after all
On Reddit we have r/dvdcollection, r/boutiquebluray, r/4kbluray, r/steelbook, r/vhs, etc but let's start simply with a community to cover all the forms of home video collecting.
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