There has been a long discussion on another forum that I finally gave in and responded to. I thought I should cross-post to here as it does summarize some of the information that I have been collecting here:
http://www.kscapeowners.com/forums/showpost.php?p=26720&postcount=1
Note: This is only meant as a “4K discs are going away (with data to back it up)” and not a discussion of DIY.
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Kaleidescape vs. DIY (Ripping)
Other people have noted this but I thought it would be good to point this out as it has a direct bearing on the DIY solution.
There are currently 232 4K titles on K that are not available in 4K on disc. Over the past year that I have been tracking this, this number has been increasing at the rate of 6.2 titles/month added to the store that are not available in 4K on disc. Over this time period there have been exactly four (4) titles added on disc from this list - these titles are not being back-filled.
With the trend toward streaming, I agree with the people who suggest that discs will be going away eventually and that there will be an increase in 4K titles that are not offered on disc. The studios have shown that with 4K they are very sensitive to cracking of the encryption of these titles so I expect this to accelerate the process.
Long term (and short term also depending on your usage) RIPing discs does not seem to be a viable solution. YMMV.
John
http://www.kscapeowners.com/forums/showpost.php?p=26720&postcount=1
Note: This is only meant as a “4K discs are going away (with data to back it up)” and not a discussion of DIY.
******
Kaleidescape vs. DIY (Ripping)
Other people have noted this but I thought it would be good to point this out as it has a direct bearing on the DIY solution.
There are currently 232 4K titles on K that are not available in 4K on disc. Over the past year that I have been tracking this, this number has been increasing at the rate of 6.2 titles/month added to the store that are not available in 4K on disc. Over this time period there have been exactly four (4) titles added on disc from this list - these titles are not being back-filled.
With the trend toward streaming, I agree with the people who suggest that discs will be going away eventually and that there will be an increase in 4K titles that are not offered on disc. The studios have shown that with 4K they are very sensitive to cracking of the encryption of these titles so I expect this to accelerate the process.
Long term (and short term also depending on your usage) RIPing discs does not seem to be a viable solution. YMMV.
John