|   KC and EZ-D's. Self destructing DVD's. | Jim Clark
Sep 5, 2003 2:09 PM | | Thinking that Kansas Citians must surely be dumb enough to fall for it, KC has been chosen one of the 3 test markets for self destructing DVD's. Like an episode of Mission Impossible, once these DVD's are opened you have 48 hours to watch the movie before the disc self destructs and becomes unplayable. Fortuantely most companies are going to 'wait and see' but Disney and it's affiliated companies are on board. No kid movies involved + only recent releases rotated about every two weeks. Seems even sealed these self destruct in about a year.
These are being introduced because it seems some people can't seem to avoid late charges on rentals. Given how difficult it is to rent a flick, watch it, and return it I'm sure the demand will be huge. What a boon technology has become. Oh the price? 5-7 bucks a pop. I guess it hasn't dawned on anyone that this roughly the same cost of a rental and late fee.
We need more landfill material. Given the quantity and size of the potholes in Missouri's roads I wonder if anything useful can be done to help alleviate that problem. Actually each disc comes with an address of a recycling company. This company will supposedly mail back post paid envelopes to mail the chunks of plastic/metal back to them for recycling. So now let me get this straight. EZ-D's are being marketed everywhere from C-Stores to furniture stores, aimed at a market that's either too lazy or too forgetful to return a video and they think there's a chance in hell these people are going to go to the time/trouble to get them recycled? Rest assured I'll do my part to make sure these don't catch on and spread to the rest of the country.
On the other hand, if people actually buy individually wrapped Ball Park Franks and paper towels with the windex already sprayed on there may be no hope at all.
jc |
| There are always | Mash
Sep 13, 2003 6:23 PM | | people who are drawn to brain-dead convenience. Live with it. Many people feel better about something in proportion to how much more they have to pay for the item or service. Don't ask me why. We know we can rent a DVD or VCR tape for $3 ( first release) or $2 (after the first month) but gosh, we gotta take them back. Think of the gas you burn....
I wonder if the darkening is caused by oxidation? Maybe if someone invents a CD/DVD player that operates under water.... |
| Thanks JC -- What a wasteful enterprise (nt) | audiobill
Sep 15, 2003 7:52 AM | | |
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