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LooeyUK · 15-07-2003, 00:53

"The disc, called an EZ-D, will be sold in an airtight envelope. Once the package is opened, the surface of the disc will start to react with the air, slowly changing colour from red to an opaque black over the next two days. "

Apprently its being released next month, i just wanted to know your views on this issue.

I personley think its a bad idea.

- People will still be able to connect their TV's up to recording equipment. So this wont solve the whole piracy issue.

- I very much doubt the DVDs will be biodegradable and we'll be faced with yet more mountains of CD/DVDs.

- Good idea until some smart person finds that by smearing them with olive oil/car polish wax/something else* will actually preserve them.
* Delete as appropriate

- I read that staff at the New Scientist magazine have discovered that they could extend the life of the disc once opened by keeping it in a sealed container in a fridge!

15-07-2003, 00:53	#1
LooeyUK Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 450	Self-destructing DVDs "The disc, called an EZ-D, will be sold in an airtight envelope. Once the package is opened, the surface of the disc will start to react with the air, slowly changing colour from red to an opaque black over the next two days. " Apprently its being released next month, i just wanted to know your views on this issue. I personley think its a bad idea. - People will still be able to connect their TV's up to recording equipment. So this wont solve the whole piracy issue. - I very much doubt the DVDs will be biodegradable and we'll be faced with yet more mountains of CD/DVDs. - Good idea until some smart person finds that by smearing them with olive oil/car polish wax/something else* will actually preserve them. * Delete as appropriate - I read that staff at the New Scientist magazine have discovered that they could extend the life of the disc once opened by keeping it in a sealed container in a fridge!