WTF - DVDs that Destroy Themselves in Exactly 48hrs???

[Rob]

I just went to the store to pick up some beer and cigs and they had an entire movie rack with self destructing DVDs! For the folks in the U.S., they can be found at 7-11 stores. The rack had all the new releases for $6.99 and it was advertised on the case that, "Once you break the vacuum sealed container, the disc will become invalid after exactly 48 hours. You don't have to return it, just watch it and then throw it away!" - I'm thinking Inspector Gadget and shit.

WTF, Have I been hiding under a rock because I've never heard anything about them! This could be a good market for the adult industry.

[AndrewKanuck]

HAHAHA inspector gadget! I love it. Not sure how it works, but I love the joke

[Brat]

i've heard of those before. people were against them because of the pollution they'll create.

i don't think the dvd actually destructs though.

[allamerican2003]

I give it a week before someone creates either:
A. watch the movie on the computer and burn it to another dvd that will not wear out in 48 hours.
or
B. some sort of spray that will not allow the dvd to destroy after 48 hours.

[xxxoutsourcing]

Originally posted by allamerican2003
I give it a week before someone creates either:
A. watch the movie on the computer and burn it to another dvd that will not wear out in 48 hours.
or
B. some sort of spray that will not allow the dvd to destroy after 48 hours.

[sumz]

Is this stuff for real? I have never heard about that before.
Talking about some real spy stuff.

[Morgan]

ya, it doesnt blow up though. it just vanishes into thin air

[Firehorse]

I heard about this a year or two ago, we are the disposable society.

[Manowar]

the dvd quality just fades slowly as the dvd burns on the silver side just degrade in quality. heard about Disney doing this last year

[extreme]

It's fairly simple.

The surface layer on the disc reacts with the Oxygen in the air making the disc unreadable after a short while.

[Digipimp]

yeah i've seen late night commercials advertising the machines that sell that shit and you can buy them and place them like vending machines.

[PMdave]

seriously an idiot idea imho.
This costs more than a regular dvd to produce, so why not just reduce the prices of regalar dvd's? people will by more and will not go thru the hassle of loaning stuff, downloading it, burning it etc...
just my

[schiz]

Welcome to Divx. The year: 1996. The cost: $3.99. Results: Complete fucking failure.

[foolio]

Originally posted by Digipimp
yeah i've seen late night commercials advertising the machines that sell that shit and you can buy them and place them like vending machines.

for some reason that made my head spin

[VeriSexy]

Yeah Rip the DVD and you have it forever

[jojojo]

I sale anti-destruct DVD spray

[Ash@phpFX]

i remember when they annouces the technology for this about 18 months ago, there were problems with environmental groups though because of the pollution they would create

[JamesK]

Originally posted by jojojo
I sale anti-destruct DVD spray

[Goose]

it's like food. It gets bad when you don't consume it soon enough. Probably on those discs are chemicals which resolve or react with air after some time. Good idea but by throwing it away you produce more waste though...

[baddog]

Originally posted by Ganjasaurus
ya, it doesnt blow up though. it just vanishes into thin air

well, I don't think it actually evaporates, just the data does