Comments on: Plastic DVD Cases: My Secret Shame

By: Winnifred Kardell

Winnifred Kardell — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:58:26 +0000

salve!, grazie tantissimo delle super info, sono state interessanti Qui Ho trovato molti altri libri sull'argomento

By: Barney

Barney — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:03:47 +0000

hmm, I was thinking (almost) the very same thing whilst Christmas shopping, looking at dvds (& games) – why cant I just bring in a memory stick to transfer onto? I guess eventually things will go the way of itunes and movies will be more commonly downloaded, it’s just getting past the ‘ritual’ of buying a film as a gift and also physically seeing your collection on your shelf. SOME cds are now packaged in card with paper foam.

By: Cas

Cas — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:26:04 +0000

If technology today is any indication of what’s to come in the future, we will see that this type of media will be transmitted electronically without any packaging at all. This assumes ofcourse that the consumer is “linked in” somehow either through cable ot sat tv or internet.

By: Plasticless

Plasticless — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:24:08 +0000

BTW, the picture is NOT my collection of DVDs, we had seven or eight of them.

By: Plasticless

Plasticless — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:03:14 +0000

Netflix is a pretty good option. We used the Canadian knock-off of Netflix and we loved it.

By: Lisa @Retro Housewife Goes Green

Lisa @Retro Housewife Goes Green — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:43:36 +0000

We use Netflix for movies we aren’t sure we will watch more than a few times and itunes for ones we want long term. We have a large harddrive and so we just watch on our computers or put on our ipods which can be hooked up to the tv.

By: Plasticless

Plasticless — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:06:31 +0000

Thanks for the comment David. I think your cynicism is probably well founded.

People who are less consumeristic and less interested in the latest Hollywood movie have lots of less wasteful options. There are plenty of compelling, long, legal videos on YouTube. Public libraries usually have some DVDs. I once wrote a post about a social website that has people trading DVDs from their collections. – http://www.lendaround.com/

By: David

David — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:29:29 +0000

The only flaw in the logic is the concept that the file “cannot be copied”. People that are after a cheaper way to get what they want will always be more innovative than those responsible for security can ever anticipate. I remember a few years ago a ton of $ was spent to create a new CD that could not be copied or ripped to .mp3. Within 24 hours of its release some innovative people found that they could overwhelm this new tactic by simply tracing the outside of the CD with a Sharpie. The pirates of the world will always find a way to cheat the system, and production companies know this. I don’t know that they would be readily willing to put the amount of trust required toward this… they are no where near as committed to reducing plastic waste as you or I. Perhaps I’m just cynical, but trust (or lack thereof) tends to get in the way of good ideas.