It wasn’t a good idea in 1999 when we buried Circuit City-backed Digital Video Express (Divx). It wasn’t a good idea in 2006 when MovieKlub failed to launch. And it’s not a good idea now:
DVD-D Germany Ltd?s ?Einmal? (German for ?once?) - discs incorporate a self-destruct chemical coating to render them unreadable after a pre-set time. The process begins as soon as the discs are removed from vacuum-sealed packaging. After 48 hours (or longer, depending on the price) […]
In the era of DVD kiosks plus rapidly expanding Internet download and web streaming options (at least in the US…), I just don’t see a place for this “technology.” (via CrunchGear)
