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		skhr0680 on Jan 14, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why can’t I play Ultra HD Blu-ray movies on my new... In 2003 I had a 40GB hard drive and dialup. The 4GB of a DVD was nothing to sneeze at. In 2010 I had several 1TB HDDs, fast broadband, and a 32GB USB stick. Getting a blue ray drive for my PC wasn’t worth the hassle.

wldcordeiro on Jan 14, 2022 [–]

They were also stupidly priced in 2010 still. The cheapest drives that could do blu-ray were still $100+ and a CD/DVD was maybe $30.

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