[account42]

> Not to mention the fact that UHD drives used to rip modern content are almost entirely defunct, with the remaining few going for nearly half a grand in the current climate.

Protip: All BDXL drives have the necessary hardware to read UHD discs.

[stego-tech]

I’m aware and have one such drive, but every manufacturer of PC drives has exited the industry. There’s a rumor that Buffalo or some other manufacturer might step in to restart production, but what’s out there is it for the time being.

Besides, with the Sony announcements today, I doubt the long-term support of BDXL or UHD in general. I might need to grab a mini Kaleidescape system and see about exfiltrating their digital copies sans DRM at this rate, if I want to buy stuff to own.