Flexplay: The Disposable DVD that Failed (Thankfully) - Summary

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The video is about disposable DVDs, a product that was designed to self-destruct after a limited time of exposure to oxygen. The video explains the history, technology, and marketing of this product, and why it failed to compete with other video rental options. The video also discusses the environmental impact and the patent of this product, and shows an attempt to play an old disposable DVD. The video ends with some bloopers.

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1. Disposable movies are DVDs that have a chemical component that destroys the disc after two days of being exposed to oxygen.
2. Flexplay Technologies marketed these discs as EZ-Ds and sold them for about the cost of a rental.
3. The discs were compatible with any DVD player, but they had a red coloring to block the blue light of a Blu-ray player.
4. The discs had a shelf life of about a year and they would blacken and become unreadable after the rental period.
5. Flexplay aimed to enable any business to get into the video rental market without the hassle of tracking and returning discs.
6. Flexplay faced criticism from environmental groups and consumers for creating unnecessary waste and confusion.
7. Flexplay failed to compete with other video rental options such as Netflix, Redbox, and streaming services.
8. Flexplay had a broad patent that covered any potential way to create a self-destructing disc.