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Subject: Re: [OT] DVD is Dead. Long Live DVD.
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 09:35:10 +1300
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On 2024-12-30 08:32:09 +0000, Blueshirt said:
> The True Doctor wrote:
>> On 29/12/2024 09:40, Daniel70 wrote:
>>> The Doctor wrote on 29/12/24 7:17 am:
>>>> 
>>>> Physical Media will not die.
>>> 
>>> Depends what YOU mean by "Physical Media", Gobble-de-gook.
>>> 
>>> I mean Computer/PVR Hard-drives ARE 'Physical Media', aren't
>>> they??  Perhaps YOU, Gobble-de-gook, meant Removable
>>> 'Physical Media'!!
>> 
>> I don't see anyone selling those pre-recorded with TV shows
>> and movies in the shops, or even SDXD cards which are now
>> cheaper per GB than those stupid Blu-ray things. All the more
>> reason to torrent stuff you've already paid for if the studios
>> won't replace your legacy media with new media which you can
>> still play.
> 
> I don't see physical media going completely away anytime soon,
> there will always be collectors of things who like to collect. I
> like having the Doctor Who Blu-Rays on my shelf but I don't
> actually need them to watch the episodes. (The new 'extras' are
> cool but they're not essential.)
> 
> LP's went out of fashion decades ago yet every big shop seems to
> sell records now. So did they go away and come back or did they
> never really go away at all and it was the record collector's
> that kept the format alive? (I've also noticed cassettes back on
> shelves too...) Whilst downloading/streaming is popular, there
> will always be a niche market for the fans of physical media so
> I reckon DVD's will outlive me!

Vinyl never fully went away. Music enthusiasts and high-end specialty 
stores kept it alive due to the sound quality being better than CDs. 
Some bands did keep releasing vinyl versions of their material, often 
in limited numbers, so expensive. Vinyl has slowly made a come back 
though, and some main high street stores are again selling vinyl and 
players, and many modern bands like Taylor Swift releasing material on 
vinyl and new generations of collectors wanting to buy it.

Cassette tapes are occasionally released, but usually as an advertising 
gimmick. Tape quality was never very good, so is unlikely to make a 
real come back ... although tapes are more portable than vinyl.

It's not just vinyl and music formats either. "Old skool" games 
consoles have been making a come back as small "mini" versions. 
Computers and the internet were both ment to bring the death of printed 
books and papers, but that too never happened, and in fact most 
businesses print more than they ever have.

There was recently a  newVHS version of a movie released, but that too 
was more of an advertising gimmick and few people have to equipment to 
play the tape these days.