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Even if there's a way of 100% recycling these, the perception alone will hurt Staples, I think.]]>Jun 2nd 2008 9:28AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/Jun 2nd 2008 9:28AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/Jun 2nd 2008 9:54AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/
How is this so? Seems very bad for the environment. What's the point of these type of DVD rentals?? ]]>Jun 2nd 2008 10:33AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/
There are a lot more people out there that are thinking about what they are doing to the environment, but i still wouldn't say it's a majority. The people that are would spend antoher 5-10 to be able to keep the disc than to wait for a mailer. The rest of people aren't going to waste their time and throw it right in to the trash. I'd say the disposablilty of CD-Rs are right up there with water bottles for biggest waste of a resource (my opinion of course), we don't need disposable movies too. I hope this fails and fails quickly...]]>Jun 2nd 2008 10:37AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/
It's almost like they don't really give a crap about the environment but only want to apply a liberal amount of greenwash to their unbelievably toxic product. Almost.]]>Jun 2nd 2008 11:06AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/Jun 2nd 2008 10:50AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/
Remember all that whining about the "long box" back in 1987? Where are those people now (hmph hmph michael stipe). This is far worse than extra cultivated trees being used so that record stores wouldn't have to buy new furniture. And whatever happened to those eco-packs anyway? No they aren't durable, but who's carrying around CDs these days? Let's get rid of all this excess plastic production and disposal.]]>Jun 2nd 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/
I hope people buy this just to rip them, any company that sells ready-made-pollution like these deserves to have their content ripped and torrented.]]>Jun 2nd 2008 11:14AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/
One would hope, however, that they lose their shirts and prove to all future financial backers that this is a really dumb idea. Then again, they still make Adam Sandler movies, so what do I know?]]>Jun 2nd 2008 11:28AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/
However, I would much rather just pay for a month of Netflix and rent a whole shit load, rip them all, and watch at my leisure.]]>Jun 2nd 2008 11:34AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/Evil! Kill it!]]>Jun 2nd 2008 12:05PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/Jun 2nd 2008 12:32PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/Jun 2nd 2008 7:44PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/Jun 2nd 2008 11:05PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/Hastings, $3.99 Rental, 7 days, $2 credit if I return the next day
Flexplay, $4-6, 2 days, wasted plastic, no credit.

No thanks.

I was just on wikipedia's page for these discs and it says these discs have a red dye to prevent blue lasers from reading them. No likey PS3? Or does it use a different laser for DVDs? ]]>Jun 3rd 2008 1:24AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/Jun 3rd 2008 3:19AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/02/staples-to-stock-flexplay-self-destructing-dvds/
Inventors and marketers, start using your heads! ]]>Jun 4th 2008 12:41PM