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Don’t get rid of DVDs and CDs

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notedbiscuits · 06/06/2024 13:05

I have heard of people getting rid of physical media (DVDs, CDs etc) as they stream everything.

Well my broadband went down yesterday afternoon and it came back on but on a very slow speed. Not fast enough for supporting streaming. The problem is with the exchange and could be down as late as Monday. Since then the internet has gone down again.

Well it’s a good job I have loads of DVDs and CDs.

Then with some streaming services they can remove films and tv series with no or little warning.

Im using my mobile internet to compose the message.

OP posts:
fetchacloth · 07/06/2024 19:28

I agree OP. I do the same.

Danikm151 · 07/06/2024 18:52

Argos do a decent hdmi dvd player for around £25. It’s tiny!

Meltdown247 · 07/06/2024 18:41

notedbiscuits · 06/06/2024 13:05

I have heard of people getting rid of physical media (DVDs, CDs etc) as they stream everything.

Well my broadband went down yesterday afternoon and it came back on but on a very slow speed. Not fast enough for supporting streaming. The problem is with the exchange and could be down as late as Monday. Since then the internet has gone down again.

Well it’s a good job I have loads of DVDs and CDs.

Then with some streaming services they can remove films and tv series with no or little warning.

Im using my mobile internet to compose the message.

You could have done million other things: read a book, listened to music, radio…maybe the issue is not the wifi but your own inability to amuse yourself without TV.

mandlerparr · 07/06/2024 17:55

I agree. Sometimes I wonder if I should have kept the boxes because I have put mine all in specialty storage, but they seem fine.

CaptainHaddocksPychotherapist · 07/06/2024 09:34

rubyslippers · 06/06/2024 13:07

We don’t have any devices which we could play DVDs or CDs on - haven’t had for years

😧

parkrun500club · 07/06/2024 09:32

I still have a Walkman MP3 player and plug it into some old speakers in my garden office! Old tech can be quite helpful (and saves me a Spotify or whatever subscription cost).

BettyUnderswoob · 07/06/2024 09:19

I found some of my old "burned" CDs recently. I'd buy the MP3 file and make CDs for the kitchen or car. My DC found this Russian site where you could download albums for 99p rather than £10, and we bought packs of blank CDs from Poundland.

We did that a lot! Blush

tiger2691 · 07/06/2024 08:48

Prefer to play records, I have still have around 300 CDs though, recently in a charity shop i saw 6 CDs or DVDs for a £1.

Tinkerbot · 07/06/2024 05:16

If I was a foreign power who had a grudge the first thing I’d do to the opposition is take out a few electricity substations - imagine how scared people would be with no power , no news, no way of contacting anyone once the iPhones went flat.

NattyTurtle · 07/06/2024 04:53

Redshoeblueshoe · 06/06/2024 21:31

We bought a DVD player very cheaply a few months ago. We are working our way through all our DVDs. Really good ones we're keeping, others go to the charity shop.

I'm doing that also So far I think I've donated two. 😂

NattyTurtle · 07/06/2024 04:43

Danikm151 · 06/06/2024 13:11

I still have all my dvds and I’ve recently been purchasing some.

yes, it takes up room at home but we can easily select a film we know we have a watch without risking the internet going down. Also, saves money on streaming sites. I got 10 dvds for £1 at a charity shop.

I'm the same, I keep buying DVDs and watching, and re-watching, all my favourites. As you said they can be picked up cheaply. I had to buy a new player and it cost a pittance.

I don't play on getting rid of my CDs either.

RawBloomers · 07/06/2024 01:10

I prefer physical media because of the issue with streaming services not being around for ever.

But I wouldn’t want the hassle of storing them just in case my Internet went down for a few days! We have a ton of things we can (and do) do without the Internet.

CaptainCarrotsBigSword · 07/06/2024 00:01

TortillaChipAddict · 06/06/2024 23:57

I got a dvd player from Asda for £21 the other day, and a CD boombox from a charity shop, and have stocked my shelves with charity shop finds for both. I was feeling so overwhelmed and overstimulated with all the streaming options and also felt my kids (6 and 4) were too. We’ve been having movie nights and they’ve naturally reduced their screen time - my youngest has hardly asked for the tablet either since we made the switch. Will be saving £30 a month in streaming subscriptions as well

My kids prefer picking a film out from a stack of dvds, rather than on Disney plus or Netflix. I think they find it overwhelming (as do I).

DexaVooveQhodu · 06/06/2024 23:59

Totally agree! Anything I want to actually own I buy the BluRay. Streaming services can disappear your favourite shows at any time.

TortillaChipAddict · 06/06/2024 23:57

I got a dvd player from Asda for £21 the other day, and a CD boombox from a charity shop, and have stocked my shelves with charity shop finds for both. I was feeling so overwhelmed and overstimulated with all the streaming options and also felt my kids (6 and 4) were too. We’ve been having movie nights and they’ve naturally reduced their screen time - my youngest has hardly asked for the tablet either since we made the switch. Will be saving £30 a month in streaming subscriptions as well

Thevelvelletes · 06/06/2024 22:45

Danikm151 · 06/06/2024 13:11

I still have all my dvds and I’ve recently been purchasing some.

yes, it takes up room at home but we can easily select a film we know we have a watch without risking the internet going down. Also, saves money on streaming sites. I got 10 dvds for £1 at a charity shop.

That the thing they are worth bugger all now 600 dvds when bought about 5 grand now pennies.

scalt · 06/06/2024 22:45

Keep your DVDs. In these woke times, politically incorrect films are in danger of being memory holed out of existence. And I’m only half joking.

Youdontevengohere · 06/06/2024 22:29

I don’t own a DVD player! I also only watch TV about 5 times a year so imagine id cope if it went down for any reason.

caravanan · 06/06/2024 22:27

Im using my mobile internet to compose the message.

And I would use mine to listen to music

tracktrail · 06/06/2024 22:26

We are caravanners, we take dvds for wet weather days and use a tv with dvd player. Sites often have poor tv reception and unreliable WiFi. We have books, colouring stuff, I take my crochet kit and a selection of dvds.

SwordToFlamethrower · 06/06/2024 22:23

Agreed! I love small pagan and folk bands and buy cds as they get the money.

I've recently bought a 90s hi-fi from a car boot sale to play cds and records and it is absolutely fantastic! I love playing cds again. So much better than streaming and I know I've supported bands and artists.

Summertimer · 06/06/2024 22:05

Cinefile is a David Lynch fan. The streaming availability for Twin Peaks was not great so I gifted a box set one Christmas. He has a few fave things on DVD.

If classical music is your thing, streaming doesn’t encompass everything you might want to listen to. At least the ability to play a CD through decent sound playback is a must

Redshoeblueshoe · 06/06/2024 21:31

We bought a DVD player very cheaply a few months ago. We are working our way through all our DVDs. Really good ones we're keeping, others go to the charity shop.

Uoyeb · 06/06/2024 21:21

WittiestUsernameEver · 06/06/2024 13:11

or you know... read a book.

Or, you know, gather round and listen the village elders tell stories of your forefathers.

NImumconfused · 06/06/2024 21:18

My autistic DD15 much prefers to watch films on DVD than streamed for some reason, but DVD players don't seem to last at all - I think we've had 3 fail on us in the last 5 or so years.

My Panasonic CD player I got as an 18th birthday present on the other hand is still going strong, and I'm over 50 now!

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