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5:31p, 1/2/24
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I know many on the E-board are strong proponents of physical media like DVDs. Seems like they will soon be a thing of the past.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/best-buy-will-stop-selling-physical-media-in-2024-leaving-walmart-and-target-as-the-largest-us-in-store-retailers-for-blu-ray-dvd-and-4k-titles/ar-AA1ith3K
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They aren't selling it because people aren't buying it.
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Gotta make room for more super desperate and aggressive 3rd party sellers for cable/direct tv/internet
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Besides video games, I haven't purchased physical media in over 10 years.
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6:57p, 1/2/24
I've been loading up on cheap used Blu ray lots on eBay.

Hoping used 4K movies start getting dirt cheap eventually as well
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I came across an old DVD player in my closet this morning. Thought about it for maybe 30 seconds and decided there was nothing to do but throw it away.
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Funny because I've bought like 20 4K discs the last month because the streaming quality generally sucks from all the major streaming providers if you care about quality audio and video.
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In reply to javajaws • 8:57a, 1/3/24
It's all the extras and bonus features that I like on the physical copies.
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 10:07a, 1/3/24
maroon barchetta said:
It's all the extras and bonus features that I like on the physical copies.
I like the fact that a physical copy I own can't be taken, discontinued or changed
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10:54a, 1/3/24
Forever Physical
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Imagine firing up SW: ANH with your grandkids one day and Han Solo has been digitally re-gendered and re-orientationed. You will be confounded because you remember Han being the same guy who was Indiana Jones... but wait, even Indiana Jones has been changed to "India Jhone." The grandkids will just think grandpop has dementia.

It is not a stretch to think that in 50 years or less -- after the authoritarians have confiscated guns -- physical media (books, magazines, DVDs, etc) will be confiscated too.

Any means of independent thought will be removed from the proles and reserved for the Elite Party Members.
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11:48a, 1/3/24
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Will I still be able to get blank VHS tapes and read/write CD-ROMs there?
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In reply to Mega Lops • 11:53a, 1/3/24
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Al Bula said:
Imagine firing up SW: ANH with your grandkids one day and Han Solo has been digitally re-gendered and re-orientationed. You will be confounded because you remember Han being the same guy who was Indiana Jones... but wait, even Indiana Jones has been changed to "India Jhone." The grandkids will just think grandpop has dementia.

It is not a stretch to think that in 50 years or less -- after the authoritarians have confiscated guns -- physical media (books, magazines, DVDs, etc) will be confiscated too.

Any means of independent thought will be removed from the proles and reserved for the Elite Party Members.


They already screwed up Star Wars with all the special editions. I will keep my DVDs of the theatrical versions of Star Wars forever.
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In reply to Mega Lops • 12:26p, 1/3/24
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Al Bula said:
Imagine firing up SW: ANH with your grandkids one day and Han Solo has been digitally re-gendered and re-orientationed. You will be confounded because you remember Han being the same guy who was Indiana Jones... but wait, even Indiana Jones has been changed to "India Jhone." The grandkids will just think grandpop has dementia.

It is not a stretch to think that in 50 years or less -- after the authoritarians have confiscated guns -- physical media (books, magazines, DVDs, etc) will be confiscated too.

Any means of independent thought will be removed from the proles and reserved for the Elite Party Members.


Which group is removing books from libraries again?
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12:33p, 1/3/24
Way too many people place Orwell above Huxley to their detriments. The former was a good writer, though I think his best is easily Down and Out in Paris and London, which makes no political statements other than working/serving-class lifestyles are relentlessly bleak, while the latter was a great writer, with his best ofc being Brave New World. Both 1984 and Animal Farm are cute stories in comparison to BNW's prescience and crispness.
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So have we all confirmed that Capybara is redstone at this point?
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DVDs can be watched during zombie apocalypse

Think about the children
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In reply to Diggity • 12:47p, 1/3/24
No clue who that is; just get annoyed seeing so many people like that guy believe in delusions of "leftist authoritarianism" or whatever, again solely because of Orwell's more middling works, rather than engaging with the world as it exists today and predicted by Huxley. His prose is better too, but clearly that doesn't matter nearly as much as it used to in any medium. Whatever.
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In reply to Mega Lops • 2:52p, 1/3/24
Al Bula said:
Imagine firing up SW: ANH with your grandkids one day and Han Solo has been digitally re-gendered and re-orientationed. You will be confounded because you remember Han being the same guy who was Indiana Jones... but wait, even Indiana Jones has been changed to "India Jhone." The grandkids will just think grandpop has dementia.

It is not a stretch to think that in 50 years or less -- after the authoritarians have confiscated guns -- physical media (books, magazines, DVDs, etc) will be confiscated too.

Any means of independent thought will be removed from the proles and reserved for the Elite Party Members.

I prefer firing up my copy of the original release, where only Han shoots.
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Was buying gifts for a family friend's kid who is 15 and asked what they wanted. They asked for a walkman and a bunch of cassette tapes. I bought them a walkman sport and a curated selection of tapes from my local record store.


I still have a couple of folders of DVDs in case I want to watch something that isn't streaming.
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In reply to schmendeler • 3:29p, 1/3/24
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Al Bula said:
Imagine firing up SW: ANH with your grandkids one day and Han Solo has been digitally re-gendered and re-orientationed. You will be confounded because you remember Han being the same guy who was Indiana Jones... but wait, even Indiana Jones has been changed to "India Jhone." The grandkids will just think grandpop has dementia.

It is not a stretch to think that in 50 years or less -- after the authoritarians have confiscated guns -- physical media (books, magazines, DVDs, etc) will be confiscated too.

Any means of independent thought will be removed from the proles and reserved for the Elite Party Members.


Which group is removing books from libraries again?


Both.
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In reply to Tanya 93 • 4:13p, 1/3/24
Tanya 93 said:
DVDs can be watched during zombie apocalypse

Think about the children


During the snowpocalypse of 2021 we had no internet but we didn't lose power.

We watched all three LOTR extended editions one day. And much of the Marvel catalog. Our Blu-ray/DVD player was happy!
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I feel like I got lost and found myself in the politics forum....
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 5:07p, 1/3/24
maroon barchetta said:
Tanya 93 said:
DVDs can be watched during zombie apocalypse

Think about the children


During the snowpocalypse of 2021 we had no internet but we didn't lose power.

We watched all three LOTR extended editions one day. And much of the Marvel catalog. Our Blu-ray/DVD player was happy!


We might get 5-9 inches of snow next Monday and Tuesday.

Fortunately, our power lines are mostly buried.

Chili night!
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In reply to Tanya 93 • 6:25p, 1/3/24
What kind of beans are you using?
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What kind of beans are you using?
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What kind of beans are you using?

Black

I like beans in my chili
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In reply to nai06 • 11:06p, 1/3/24
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nai06 said:
Was buying gifts for a family friend's kid who is 15 and asked what they wanted. They asked for a walkman and a bunch of cassette tapes. I bought them a walkman sport and a curated selection of tapes from my local record store.


I still have a couple of folders of DVDs in case I want to watch something that isn't streaming.

You know a fifteen year old that asked for cassette tapes and a walkman?!
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In reply to Decay • 11:23p, 1/3/24
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Decay said:
nai06 said:
Was buying gifts for a family friend's kid who is 15 and asked what they wanted. They asked for a walkman and a bunch of cassette tapes. I bought them a walkman sport and a curated selection of tapes from my local record store.


I still have a couple of folders of DVDs in case I want to watch something that isn't streaming.

You know a fifteen year old that asked for cassette tapes and a walkman?!


Probably goes by Starlord online
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Decay said:
nai06 said:
Was buying gifts for a family friend's kid who is 15 and asked what they wanted. They asked for a walkman and a bunch of cassette tapes. I bought them a walkman sport and a curated selection of tapes from my local record store.


I still have a couple of folders of DVDs in case I want to watch something that isn't streaming.

You know a fifteen year old that asked for cassette tapes and a walkman?!


Probably goes by Starlord online


Who?
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In reply to DrEvazanPhD • 9:52a, 1/4/24
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DrEvazanPhD said:
maroon barchetta said:
It's all the extras and bonus features that I like on the physical copies.
I like the fact that a physical copy I own can't be taken, discontinued or changed
Solo shot first
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In reply to Decay • 9:53a, 1/4/24
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Decay said:
nai06 said:
Was buying gifts for a family friend's kid who is 15 and asked what they wanted. They asked for a walkman and a bunch of cassette tapes. I bought them a walkman sport and a curated selection of tapes from my local record store.


I still have a couple of folders of DVDs in case I want to watch something that isn't streaming.

You know a fifteen year old that asked for cassette tapes and a walkman?!


its was definitely a WTF moment. I knew there were some bands releasing new music on cassettes for Record Store Day but had now idea how many new cassettes were actually available.

https://tapeheadcity.com/collections/new-releases?view=96


everything old is new again
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