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Does anyone have any suitable "alternatives" in podcasts which are similar to the WAN Show in atmosphere? (As in: longer conversations about tech-adjecent topics) I don't feel comfortable wanting to go near LMG's content (my only consistent watching was the WAN Show to be frank) after these discoveries.
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His comment didn't address two key issues for me:
- The "crunch"/tight scheduling of projects which led to sloppiness to begin with
- The constant need to correct, ranging from simple mistakes to very problematic methods.
I've been enjoying solely the WAN Show, but hearing about constant mistakes in benchmarks while praising "We want to show factual information on benchmarks for once.", is rubbing me in the wrong way. You can't rush benchmarking without QA and publish those results as fact. You get to choose for accuracy, or fast to churn content.
And Linus not mentioning something concrete on the first issue is worrying to me, not showing a clear intent to ease on rushing those benchmarks.
Not to mention, it's worth taking down a video if benchmarka are wrong even if the conclusion is "most likely to remain the same", which one cannot conclude with certainty without redoing it. It would be better transparency wise to either not knowingly publish wrong information, or put a more clear notice on said videos besides the description and a pinned comment.
www.twitch.tv
cross-posted from: https://compuverse.uk/post/495710 > [Schedule](https://oengus.io/marathon/bsg2023/schedule) | [Donate](https://bsgmarathon.com/donate) | [Prizes](https://bsgmarathon.com/prizes) | [Discord](https://bsgmarathon.com/discord) > > This year's charity is the Netherlands' [MIND (Dutch website)](https://www.wijzijnmind.nl/), a Dutch charity that strives to prevent mental health issues and supports those who suffer from those. > > Donations are currently broken on the site because of a PayPal issue - Prime subs are used for BSG themselves for future events.
www.twitch.tv
cross-posted from: https://compuverse.uk/post/495710 > [Schedule](https://oengus.io/marathon/bsg2023/schedule) | [Donate](https://bsgmarathon.com/donate) | [Prizes](https://bsgmarathon.com/prizes) | [Discord](https://bsgmarathon.com/discord) > > This year's charity is the Netherlands' [MIND (Dutch website)](https://www.wijzijnmind.nl/), a Dutch charity that strives to prevent mental health issues and supports those who suffer from those. > > Donations are currently broken on the site because of a PayPal issue - Prime subs are used for BSG themselves for future events.
www.twitch.tv
[Schedule](https://oengus.io/marathon/bsg2023/schedule) | [Donate](https://bsgmarathon.com/donate) | [Prizes](https://bsgmarathon.com/prizes) | [Discord](https://bsgmarathon.com/discord) This year's charity is the Netherlands' [MIND (Dutch website)](https://www.wijzijnmind.nl/), a Dutch charity that strives to prevent mental health issues and supports those who suffer from those. Donations are currently broken on the site because of a PayPal issue - Prime subs are used for BSG themselves for future events.
TopHat 1y ago • 100%
I'll suggest Lemmesee as a word play on Let Me See and Lemmy. Some alternate possibilities regarding styling/spelling: LemmeSee, Lemmysee, LemmySee, LemmySy
Will definitely keep an eye out on the icon contest.
TopHat 1y ago • 100%
Don't get me wrong - I think an included battery that's rechargeable through USB is fantastic. Less customer inconvenience. But they should either go with a standard that's easily reproducible or go with regular rechargeable batteries.
TopHat 1y ago • 90%
Gotta go for ProtonMail. Have been running it for a year and I kinda like how it's doing.
An additional feature is SimpleLogin's "Hide My E-mail" Aliases, which are "burner" e-mail addresses to use with pre-determined SimpleLogin domains (you can add your own domains as well to go around Proton's custom domain limit). Those are included in the full suite and Family subscriptions. (10 a month when subscribing for a year)
There's also a cheaper variant for 3.50 a month but it lacks the SimpleLogin feature. You can get SimpleLogin seperately for 30 a year, however.
TopHat 1y ago • 100%
If it was so easy to replace them, with each Li-Ion battery being different for every type of device.
TopHat 1y ago • 100%
Since I got those from Ikea, I just want devices to go back to those types of batteries instead of internal battery packs. Still got to appreciate the Xbox controllers sticking to that principle (for now).
TopHat 1y ago • 100%
Any thoughts on overhauling cross-posting, to allow more interaction with the source interaction?
As far as I'm aware: currently when you cross-post, only the recipient instance gets all interactions (comments, upvotes), instead of duplicating to or having the origin solely receive those.
The current implementation hampers the growth of smaller instances when reposting something to a bigger one. Discoverability is still there due to seeing from which instance the post originates from, but that's arguably not enough.
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I used to have this issue, but 0.0.8 is now out. Obtanium pulls in that release just fine!
www.alltheanime.com
Also available on Amazon, HMV etc. but only in non-4K form. DVD separately and DVD+Blu-Ray (no 4K) available. Limited time 20GBP discount on the 4K version through ATA/Anime Ltd. directly.
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You're welcome! Keep in mind that the base "VCR"-sized Xbox One (not the S or the X variant) only accepts 1080p Blu-Rays, not 4K UHD Blu-Ray discs.
TopHat 1y ago • 100%
A player burner combo would require a PC and special software to be able to play commercial Blu-Rays to begin with.
I'm sadly not as up-to-date on Blu-Ray players as I'd like to be, but Sony has a small one although that misses 4K Ultra HD support (it upscales DVDs and regular Blu-Rays to 4K, which isn't the same as 4K UHD releases on their own). If you already own a "modern" video game console, starting with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One they got Blu-Ray player support, if you're also into video games. The PS4 Pro and Xbox One S and later got 4K UHD support as well.
TopHat 1y ago • 100%
Do you refer to a player+burner combination for a PC, or a regular player for TV's?
TopHat 1y ago • 100%
Spotting Super Mario RPG in there, you might appreciate knowing some people actually recreated some songs with the original synths used by Yoko Shimomura herself.
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I'm honestly a bigger fan of the classic DOOM I/II (199X) soundtracks. Despite being obvious parodies of existing rock/metal songs, they had a certain appeal. Especially when someone makes a very good cover.
I get why people like 2016's DOOM's more "metal" approach, but for me nothing beats an adrenaline-rush song when ripping and tearing those damned demons.
TopHat 1y ago • 100%
any game with a story
Minecraft, Terraria, Factorio, Satisfactory, Rimworld, Starbound...
TopHat 1y ago • 100%
Super Mario Galaxy (1+2). Orchestrated music should be a must for main Nintendo games at this point, outside of Zelda (and the Pokémon anime, although that one's not strictly Nintendo or used in actual games, sadly).
TopHat 1y ago • 80%
I'm honestly disappointed at the hardware:
- 8 GB RAM for a SKU is definitely fine by me
- Android 13 from the get-go is good, though I do wonder how fast 14 and up will come, and how many system upgrades it'll get.
- The Snapdragon 782G is simply the worst of this phone. It is a decent improvement over the 4's Snapdragon, but it's worrying to see a Fairphone being sold at mid to early-premium pricing while budget phones got the same power for much less. I am aware of the Degoogling and Fair Trade Gold and the repairability parts of Fairphone. But I don't see why they can not try and match some actual mid-performance phones nowadays.
- Haven't heard anything about the display, but I would not be surprised if it will remain stuck at 60Hz - another pain point but this is arguably less of an issue and more of a wish I would had loved to see.
As long as other phones will have removeable storage (microSD slot) and are cheaper while beating FP's performance, I'd rather stick with them. Really a shame, hoped to see a much better phone this time around. But there'll be even more fierce competition with the EU law on replaceable batteries forcing others (including Apple even) to change to a better repairability model.
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The Prevue channel definitely wow'd me with using an SQL database for the data and SDL to render that.
cross-posted from: https://compuverse.uk/post/194017 > Spotted this on the [Hackaday blog](https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/recreating-the-golden-era-of-cable-tv/). This project really impressed me at the effort it must've taken to get this right. > > "Irish Craic Party" made a "RetroTV" television network running on a Raspberry Pi 4 with an external 2TB hard drive filled with films, series and commercial bumpers and the like to recreate the older 80's and 90's TV networks, with each own recreations or original (derivatives) of actual TV channels from back then. > > Sadly, he does not seem to be willing to open source the project, according to the video description: > > > "*Even without: this is a one-off bespoke project with time / effort exceeding what people would likely be willing to pay, DIY media servers are niche, certain omissions would be made to avoid legal clashes and* ***I don't have time to maintain an open-source project. Most of all, I'm ready to move on to new things.***" > > Regardless, this project piqued my interest into wanting to create the same experience for films and series I've even have yet to watch (to combat the "analysis paralysis" his video mentions) while also putting rewatchable stuff on there as well, to keep it fresh and try to actually re-enjoy my favourites. > > A suitable and mostly feature-similar to "RetroTV", is the [ErsatzTV](https://ersatztv.org/) project, built by an engineer working at Disney for streaming technologies!
youtu.be
Spotted this on the [Hackaday blog](https://hackaday.com/2023/07/13/recreating-the-golden-era-of-cable-tv/). This project really impressed me at the effort it must've taken to get this right. "Irish Craic Party" made a "RetroTV" television network running on a Raspberry Pi 4 with an external 2TB hard drive filled with films, series and commercial bumpers and the like to recreate the older 80's and 90's TV networks, with each own recreations or original (derivatives) of actual TV channels from back then. Sadly, he does not seem to be willing to open source the project, according to the video description: > "*Even without: this is a one-off bespoke project with time / effort exceeding what people would likely be willing to pay, DIY media servers are niche, certain omissions would be made to avoid legal clashes and* ***I don't have time to maintain an open-source project. Most of all, I'm ready to move on to new things.***" Regardless, this project piqued my interest into wanting to create the same experience for films and series I've even have yet to watch (to combat the "analysis paralysis" his video mentions) while also putting rewatchable stuff on there as well, to keep it fresh and try to actually re-enjoy my favourites. A suitable and mostly feature-similar to "RetroTV", is the [ErsatzTV](https://ersatztv.org/) project, built by an engineer working at Disney for streaming technologies!
cross-posted from: https://compuverse.uk/post/11222 > cross-posted from: https://compuverse.uk/post/11221 > > > EXCLUDED TITLES: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Big recommendation on my part, these either have been good emulations for the Switch console or amazing ports/remasters (Fantasy Zone, Virtua Racing). Some of the emulated titles even got bonus features like a moving border based on gyro along with sound effects to make it seem like you're using the real fancy arcade cabinets. > > > > The series has been developed by M2, a popular Japanese development studio responsible for many emulation collections like that of Castlevania, but also the Virtual Console emulators of the Wii U for the DS, GBA and TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine consoles. Not to forget the SEGA Mega Drive (2) Mini and the PC Engine Mini have its emulation done by them.
cross-posted from: https://compuverse.uk/post/11221 > EXCLUDED TITLES: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 > Big recommendation on my part, these either have been good emulations for the Switch console or amazing ports/remasters (Fantasy Zone, Virtua Racing). Some of the emulated titles even got bonus features like a moving border based on gyro along with sound effects to make it seem like you're using the real fancy arcade cabinets. > > The series has been developed by M2, a popular Japanese development studio responsible for many emulation collections like that of Castlevania, but also the Virtual Console emulators of the Wii U for the DS, GBA and TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine consoles. Not to forget the SEGA Mega Drive (2) Mini and the PC Engine Mini have its emulation done by them.
EXCLUDED TITLES: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Big recommendation on my part, these either have been good emulations for the Switch console or amazing ports/remasters (Fantasy Zone, Virtua Racing). Some of the emulated titles even got bonus features like a moving border based on gyro along with sound effects to make it seem like you're using the real fancy arcade cabinets. The series has been developed by M2, a popular Japanese development studio responsible for many emulation collections like that of Castlevania, but also the Virtual Console emulators of the Wii U for the DS, GBA and TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine consoles. Not to forget the SEGA Mega Drive (2) Mini and the PC Engine Mini have its emulation done by them.
www.razer.com
cross-posted from: https://compuverse.uk/post/9733 > - Razor Chroma, reactive to button inputs > - Optical switches + plate is swappable > - Will have default black, Cammy and Chun-Li editions available at launch
www.humblebundle.com
cross-posted from: https://compuverse.uk/post/9434 > | Game | Lowest Tier | Highest Discount + Store (IsThereAnyDeal) | OpenCritic / MetaCritic Scores | ProtonDB Rating / Steam Deck Compatibility | Notes | > |---|---|---|---|---|---| > | [NBA 2K Playgrounds 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/726590/NBA_2K_Playgrounds_2/) | First Tier ($US/€9,36) | [85% off (Voidu)](https://isthereanydeal.com/game/nbaiikplaygroundsii/history/#/chart:cut) | [70](https://opencritic.com/game/6766/nba-2k-playgrounds-2) - [[Xbox One / Switch / PS4] 62/69/73](https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/nba-2k-playgrounds-2) | [ProtonDB Gold](https://www.protondb.com/app/726590) / Not Compatible | [Bundled 3 times before](https://isthereanydeal.com/specials/#/filter:search/nbaiikplaygroundsii) ProtonDB: Workaround is to use Proton 5.13-6, otherwise game will crash pretty early on. | > | [WWE 2K Battlegrounds](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1142100/WWE_2K_BATTLEGROUNDS/) | First Tier ($US/€9,36) | [86% off (GameBillet)](https://isthereanydeal.com/game/wweiikbattlegrounds/history/#/chart:cut) | [58](https://opencritic.com/game/9899/wwe-2k-battlegrounds) - [[Switch / Xbox One / PS4] 56/58/60](https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/wwe-2k-battlegrounds) | [ProtonDB Platinum](https://www.protondb.com/app/1142100) / Not Compatible | [Bundled 5 times before](https://isthereanydeal.com/specials/#/filter:search/wweiikbattlegrounds) ProtonDB: Works out of the box, albeit with small looking text. | > | [Lethal League Blaze](https://store.steampowered.com/app/553310/Lethal_League_Blaze/) | Second Tier ($US15/€14,04) | [40% off (Fanatical)](https://isthereanydeal.com/game/lethalleagueblaze/history/#/chart:cut) | [81](https://opencritic.com/game/6830/lethal-league-blaze) - [[Switch] 82](https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/lethal-league-blaze) | [ProtonDB Native Linux build / Gold](https://www.protondb.com/app/553310) / Verified | [Bundled 7 times before](https://isthereanydeal.com/specials/#/filter:search/lethalleagueblaze) ProtonDB: Native Linux build should work out of the box. | > | [Wave Break](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761010/Wave_Break) | Second Tier ($US15/€14,04) | [34% of (Steam)](https://isthereanydeal.com/game/wavebreak/history/#/chart:cut) | [63](https://opencritic.com/game/9692/wave-break) - [[Switch] 54](https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/wave-break) | [ProtonDB Native Linux build / Pending](https://www.protondb.com/app/761010) / Verified | ProtonDB: Should work out of the box through native Linux build, or via Proton 6.3-4. | > | [OlliOlli World](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1190170/OlliOlli_World/) | Second Tier ($US15/€14,04) | [55% off (GameBillet)](https://isthereanydeal.com/game/olliolliworld/history/#/chart:cut) | [86](https://opencritic.com/game/12617/olliolli-world) - [87](https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/olliolli-world) | [ProtonDB Platinum](https://www.protondb.com/app/1190170) / Verified | Rad Edition has been bundled once before in Humble Choice (January 2023). | > | [NBA 2K23](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1919590/NBA_2K23/) | Second Tier ($US15/€14,04) | [88% off (eTail.Market)](https://isthereanydeal.com/game/nbaiikiiiii/history/#/chart:cut) | [79](https://opencritic.com/game/13375/nba-2k23) - [[PS5 / Xbox Series S\|X] 78/80](https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-series-x/nba-2k23) | [ProtonDB Gold](https://www.protondb.com/app/1919590) / Verified | | > | [Tape to Tape](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1566200/Tape_to_Tape/) | Third Tier ($US20/€18,72) | [10% off (Steam)](https://isthereanydeal.com/game/tapetotape/history/#/chart:cut) | Steam Rating: Very Positive (91%-93%) | [ProtonDB Platinum](https://www.protondb.com/app/1566200) / Verified | Game is in Early Access. |
www.humblebundle.com
| Game | Lowest Tier | Highest Discount + Store (IsThereAnyDeal) | OpenCritic / MetaCritic Scores | ProtonDB Rating / Steam Deck Compatibility | Notes | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | [NBA 2K Playgrounds 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/726590/NBA_2K_Playgrounds_2/) | First Tier ($US/€9,36) | [85% off (Voidu)](https://isthereanydeal.com/game/nbaiikplaygroundsii/history/#/chart:cut) | [70](https://opencritic.com/game/6766/nba-2k-playgrounds-2) - [[Xbox One / Switch / PS4] 62/69/73](https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/nba-2k-playgrounds-2) | [ProtonDB Gold](https://www.protondb.com/app/726590) / Not Compatible | [Bundled 3 times before](https://isthereanydeal.com/specials/#/filter:search/nbaiikplaygroundsii) ProtonDB: Workaround is to use Proton 5.13-6, otherwise game will crash pretty early on. | | [WWE 2K Battlegrounds](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1142100/WWE_2K_BATTLEGROUNDS/) | First Tier ($US/€9,36) | [86% off (GameBillet)](https://isthereanydeal.com/game/wweiikbattlegrounds/history/#/chart:cut) | [58](https://opencritic.com/game/9899/wwe-2k-battlegrounds) - [[Switch / Xbox One / PS4] 56/58/60](https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/wwe-2k-battlegrounds) | [ProtonDB Platinum](https://www.protondb.com/app/1142100) / Not Compatible | [Bundled 5 times before](https://isthereanydeal.com/specials/#/filter:search/wweiikbattlegrounds) ProtonDB: Works out of the box, albeit with small looking text. | | [Lethal League Blaze](https://store.steampowered.com/app/553310/Lethal_League_Blaze/) | Second Tier ($US15/€14,04) | [40% off (Fanatical)](https://isthereanydeal.com/game/lethalleagueblaze/history/#/chart:cut) | [81](https://opencritic.com/game/6830/lethal-league-blaze) - [[Switch] 82](https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/lethal-league-blaze) | [ProtonDB Native Linux build / Gold](https://www.protondb.com/app/553310) / Verified | [Bundled 7 times before](https://isthereanydeal.com/specials/#/filter:search/lethalleagueblaze) ProtonDB: Native Linux build should work out of the box. | | [Wave Break](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761010/Wave_Break) | Second Tier ($US15/€14,04) | [34% of (Steam)](https://isthereanydeal.com/game/wavebreak/history/#/chart:cut) | [63](https://opencritic.com/game/9692/wave-break) - [[Switch] 54](https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/wave-break) | [ProtonDB Native Linux build / Pending](https://www.protondb.com/app/761010) / Verified | ProtonDB: Should work out of the box through native Linux build, or via Proton 6.3-4. | | [OlliOlli World](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1190170/OlliOlli_World/) | Second Tier ($US15/€14,04) | [55% off (GameBillet)](https://isthereanydeal.com/game/olliolliworld/history/#/chart:cut) | [86](https://opencritic.com/game/12617/olliolli-world) - [87](https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/olliolli-world) | [ProtonDB Platinum](https://www.protondb.com/app/1190170) / Verified | Rad Edition has been bundled once before in Humble Choice (January 2023). | | [NBA 2K23](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1919590/NBA_2K23/) | Second Tier ($US15/€14,04) | [88% off (eTail.Market)](https://isthereanydeal.com/game/nbaiikiiiii/history/#/chart:cut) | [79](https://opencritic.com/game/13375/nba-2k23) - [[PS5 / Xbox Series S\|X] 78/80](https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-series-x/nba-2k23) | [ProtonDB Gold](https://www.protondb.com/app/1919590) / Verified | | | [Tape to Tape](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1566200/Tape_to_Tape/) | Third Tier ($US20/€18,72) | [10% off (Steam)](https://isthereanydeal.com/game/tapetotape/history/#/chart:cut) | Steam Rating: Very Positive (91%-93%) | [ProtonDB Platinum](https://www.protondb.com/app/1566200) / Verified | Game is in Early Access. |
hometech.social
It posts every time a link + first few lines of text of any new Steam Deck update blog post that is published, polling from the RSS feed Valve officially provides! If there's any feedback, I'm all ears to improve the bot further.
cross-posted from: https://compuverse.uk/post/1791 > Xbox Games Showcase and the Extended Showcase will air at the following time zones: > > - 10:00 (AM) PT (West Coast United States) > - 13:00 / 1:00 PM ET (East Coast United States) > - 17:00 / 5:00 PM UTC (GMT +0) > - 18:00 / 6:00 PM BST (Most of the United Kingdom) > - 19:00 / 7:00 PM CET (Most of West Europe) > - 2:00 (AM) JST (Japan) > - 3:00 (AM) AEST (Oceania) > > You can watch the streams at: > - Twitch ([with](https://www.twitch.tv/xboxasl) and [without](https://www.twitch.tv/xbox) American, British Sign Language and English Descriptors) > - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGtYn7DCIYo) (It is confirmed YouTube will have its broadcast available in 4K) > - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/xbox)
news.xbox.com
cross-posted from: https://compuverse.uk/post/1791 > Xbox Games Showcase will air at the following time zones: > > - 10:00 (AM) PT (West Coast United States) > - 13:00 / 1:00 PM ET (East Coast United States) > - 17:00 / 5:00 PM UTC (GMT +0) > - 18:00 / 6:00 PM BST (Most of the United Kingdom) > - 19:00 / 7:00 PM CET (Most of West Europe) > - 2:00 (AM) JST (Japan) > - 3:00 (AM) AEST (Oceania) > > You can watch the streams at: > - Twitch ([with](https://www.twitch.tv/xboxasl) and [without](https://www.twitch.tv/xbox) American, British Sign Language and English Descriptors) > - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGtYn7DCIYo) (It is confirmed YouTube will have its broadcast available in 4K) > - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/xbox)
Starting today, I noticed some of my comments and posts aren't being visible to me when I am logged in. According to the RSS feed, logging out and checking it through an incognito tab, the posts are successfully posted on the instance and others', however. Take this post for example: https://compuverse.uk/post/822 Here you can see I am able to view my post:  But when looking at my profile, said post is not visible:  Same applies to several recent comments I have made. Am I missing something, or is there something wrong with the instance at the moment? When logging off, I can see the post just fine on my own profile:  This is also the case when using the Android client (Jerboa), and when trying to hard-refresh pages etc.
cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/484144 > I recently started buying movies on Vudu. I was struggling for a long time with whether or not I wanted to collect media on physical disks or digitally. > > Right now that’s what I’m doing but there’s always the looming fear of anything I buy being taken away if the service gets shut down. > > I’m curious how others keep their media collections. Are you a Blu-ray or 4k UHD collector? Do you use a digital service like Vudu or something similar? > > Tell me your thoughts!
You're free to talk about Blu-ray entertainment releases, using the discs for making back-ups or any other discussions about Blu-ray media in general. If you got more information to add to this thread, feel free to DM me or reply to this thread to have it added. -- [Blu-ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray) discs are the successor to DVD discs and the competitor of the former [HD DVD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD) format. The main variants of the Blu-ray discs are capable of storing 25 GB (single layered), 50-66GB (dual layered), or 100-128GB (BDXL). They are commonly used for home releases of films and shows (along with the still popular DVD format), or used for long-term archival through the use of M-DISCs. Blu-ray players are required to play these discs, although video game consoles (the PlayStation 3, the Xbox One, the PlayStation 4, the Xbox Series X|S and the PlayStation 5) nowadays have Blu-ray player functionality built-in. Discs are still capable of region-locking like DVDs but with simplified regions (A, B, C). Although most discs (especially 4K Ultra HD variants) have relaxed on region-locking the content. [M-DISCs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-DISC) are discs (both DVD and Blu-ray) capable of being written once and kept in storage for a longer period of time, making them ideal for long-term data storage for back-ups of important data. Blu-ray films are currently released in two main formats: regular Blu-ray films with usually a transparent light or deep blue case, or [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_HD_Blu-ray) discs with a usually black case. A handy resource to get to know more about technical information of films, is https://www.blu-ray.com/ 4K Ultra HD discs tend to contain video material with a resolution of 3840x2160 (either native, or upscaled to said format from a lower resolution master) and can contain a higher colour bit depth compared to regular 720p or 1080p standard Blu-ray discs. The [Ultra HD Premium](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160104006605/en/UHD-Alliance-Defines-Premium-Home-Entertainment-Experience) standard has specific requirements regarding the actual disc consumers do receive, along with the master (the original source) of the material prior to putting it onto a Blu-ray disc. Colour depth as described before, is classified in SDR (Standard Dynamic Range), and [HDR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range) (High Dynamic Range). Common standards of HDR are [HDR10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDR10) (the most common variant), [HDR10+](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDR10%2B) (using dynamic metadata for adjusting), [Dolby Vision](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolby_Vision) (using dynamic metadata for adusting; although licensed as some Blu-ray players or TV sets can not display them such as Samsung TVs) and [HLG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_log%E2%80%93gamma) (backward compatble with SDR).