Don’t get rid of DVDs and CDs

[notedbiscuits]

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.

CD's are a waste of time.

I believe in owning my own music. So it is best to rip the CD to an mp3 (or better) file before chucking them out.

DVDs look awful on modern high def (4K) large format screens. Unless it is stuff like The simpsons or south park. I will only buy Blu ray at the absolute minimum now (this is relatively future proof) but prefer 4K for things I am going to want to rewatch. 4K stuff can be pretty expensive though, but my guess is it will be future proofed for the next 20 years. I don't see 8K as making a big impact on the marketplace. 4K is enough. But it is nice to make sure it has a decent audio standard, especially if you are thinking of upgrading to a home cinema system in the future.

YANBU. CDs and DVDs are safe from going bust. Remember Blockbuster? Also, CDs and DVDs can't be edited, censored or slapped with stupid trigger warnings like streams are.

Couldn't tell you the last time i watched a film or a box set. I have more than enough to keep me occupied. If i need a radio i have a wind up one.

Still very much into CD's & DVD's, still buying them new.
Don't stream music and only use the likes of iPlayer for catching up on something I may have missed, otherwise I just stick in a disc and enjoy.😁
As a PP said, with a DVD you get all the extras.

Still no problem buying new devices, we bought a new sound system recently which has an integral CD.

Upset our new Moho does not have a CD slot on the dash but the TV plays DVD's so it is not all bad.
We were away earlier this week and after a daytime of walking with Ddogs it was great to chill out in the evening with an Agatha Raisin DVD and no need for WiFi.

Many people won't see that as a bad thing. Why pay to fill your house with dusty clutter?

Plus it gives you infinite variety for less than the cost of a CD or DVD a month.

And if the internet fails at whatever level, most people will be able to find loads of other things to do other than watching videos so would rather not keep a pile of DVDs, CDs and something to play them on that they may never use.

I don't think I've ever watched 'the extras' on a DVD.

I haven’t had cds for absolutely years and will never go back to them! Spotify lets you download playlists and I’m happy with that when I need to be offline on my phone.

I just listen to the radio or nothing at all.

I ripped all my CDs onto a hard drive. Not bothered about DVDs as I very rarely want to watch something twice. I'm never getting rid of my vinyl though.

Wouldn’t want that anyway.

This is the bigger issue for me. So much stuff being edited for "sensitivity". I like having the physical media that noone can fiddle with or take away.

Wax cylinders here.

(and a wind-up gramophone in case of a power-cut.)

😉

I live alone and myself and others I know who live alone tend to watch more TV than a family.

I have many WW2 books on my Kindle and will read one of those this evening due to the fact its D-Day's 80th anniversary.

To me that is a good thing. I don’t want to clutter my home, and especially not with films I’ll only want to watch once.

Only bought DVDs at full price when its something I really want. When Zaavi went bust, I bought loads of DVD boxsets for about a tenner when HMV about 300m walk away charged £55 for the same set.

Recently purchased the whole series of The Wire at a charity shop for £5 on Blu-Ray.

I was born in the 1960s and remember the power cuts in the 70s. We managed by candlelight - played cards or board games, or read a book. I live on my own and don't watch much TV at all, I feel no need to accumulate a load of films on DVD that I've already watched 🤷‍♀️ Am happy to reread books, however...

I just copy my DVDs to a large external SSD and plug that into the back of the TV.

It's my own personal netflix and my stuff is not censored like some stuff is today.

We have frequent little power cuts. And it takes the Internet out for about 15 minutes. Plays havoc with the internal network too, the wifi. I keep a few films on the laptop and phone, and music for this reason really. And it helps when you end up in a place without connectivity. I loaded up an old phone with two days worth of audio yesterday. And in some ways it's quite nice to just turn it on and chug on through. I've digitised my CD collection. Pretty bored of listening to all of it (and I've about 500 cds), but if push comes to shove, I'll play a few of the oldies.

I noticed with netflix and other apps like bbc sounds that you can download. And there never seems much point unless you do get stranded or go on a long journey. But they tend to time out for when you actually go to use them.

I'm not a massive film fan so can live without DVDs, although we still have them (and a DVD player somewhere!) but my Christmas present last year was a decent new CD player.

I have stuff downloaded* and other activities I enjoy and I'd rather have the space. SorryNotSorry.

*On my tablet as I travel regularly.
ETA^^

I keep dvds and a Blu-ray/dvd player.

If for some magical reason the internet went down for days/weeks at least there would be something.

A neighbours internet was down for 3 weeks while they detected and fixed the issue. A day or two is an adventure weeks is not. We only buy new dvds when camping/caravan if it’s raining so the collection isn’t growing much but it’s there if we need it.

For film or tv I really don’t - there are vanishingly few things I watch more than once. Music isn’t an issue as there are free ways to access it (YouTube for eg)

Apparently there's a bit of a DVD/Blu-ray revival for this reason, people want to know they have something permanently.

Genuinely curious why you think schools use CDs and DVDs? What would schools use them for? There isn't a single device in the school I teach at that could play a DVD. We have one old CD player which won't be replaced when it goes; it is used for playing a specific CD once a year and never used otherwise.

When we moved our internet wasn't going to be up and running for a couple of weeks so bought a couple cheap DVD players for the kids...and honestly they have been a God send when we've had any subsequent issues (rural so sadly not uncommon!) You can also buy DVDs so cheap now and even cheaper at the charity shop