I found a Bluray player at #goodwill for $10. Bought some used Miyazaki movies for a few dollars more.
Today it feels (very slightly) subsersive to have a movie in a format that doesn't require an Internet connection, can't be injected with ads, and won't get taken away when the company who sold it gets tired of maintaining the service.
I'm not sure if they have, but technically they can kill a bluray. The keys are revokable which is part of why the players need internet access.
DVDs (or rip the bluray) don't have this problem.
@jamie
I never understood this! This bluray player I bought (from 2009) doesn't have my wifi password. I suppose it could refuse to play the discs without keys...
The keys for bluray are both player and volume specific. They need internet access to keep that database up to date. Technically, it should be required to play newer discs unless they are using an older key. A lot of bluray players (I thought it was all) would refuse to play if they couldn't update the database.
@jamie Fascinating. Thanks for telling me.