Is it possible to be a CD and DVD person in 2022?

[lismore]

There's something special about holding a CD or DVD, a physical object, to look at the cover, to see it on the shelf. Same as with books, for anyone who appreciates an actual physical book an e-book is nothing. The feel of the paper as you turn the page etc! God Bless

 

[TobiaAJoshua]

I still have a CD collection i listen to from time to time. But I can only do it because I have an old mini stereo who plays them. My laptop also has a DVD CD player.

to be honest, I miss the old days where you could rent DVDs from video stores.

I mean, have you guys noticed how expensive it is to rent movies by downloading them from Youtube?

the price is outrageous compare with what you would pay when video stores still exist. Even for old movies. It is ridiculous.

 

[Happy Go Lucky]

This is a good idea due to the fact of the consumer mentality these days; always having ads throw at our faces.

 

[hedrick]

If you want to own things, you can buy downloads, though you should make sure you have good backups. So using CDs isn’t the only way to own. It’s mostly a question of how you want to use the music. I use it in several rooms. A server (my iMac) that can be accessed from anywhere is easier for me.

 

[Happy Go Lucky]

Your point is a good one also. I have a large CD collection, so I am not buying any more cd's. I am borrowing them from local Library.

 

[RileyG]

I have looked through the threads on this website and discovered another user just like me who wants to see if it possible to go old school in 2022. I have made a decision to entertain myself by old school forms of entertainment such as DVD and CD. If anyone's interested maybe you can join this journey with me! I'm also considering going without Wi-Fi as well.

I do not buy CD's (anymore). I do have quite a few DVD's, and Blu-ray discs. Not every movie is offered in the streaming format. I do think there is an advantage with streaming though, because it takes up less physical space.

 

[Sophrosyne]

I see little advantage to borrowing CDs from the Library. I do know of people (some who claim to be Christian even) that borrow movies and CDs from the library and copy them which is illegal if the material is copyrighted and can be punishable by up to $250,000 I believe

 

[Happy Go Lucky]

Or five years in jail as well. I don't copy or rip any discs even if I own them outright. I think that is a form of copying the disc. I have never copied anything I got for the library. This is a case of how honest a person is in life. Why do they put a copyright warning on every disc and in the front of every movie I have seen? This is because some are dishonest in life and would do it anyway even if they are warned

 

[JAM2b]

I've thought about doing this. I own CDs, DVDs, and blu-rays. I think I would miss Netflix too much though, and I keep music playing on Youtube in the the background.

 

[Sophrosyne]

Or five years in jail as well. I don't copy or rip any discs even if I own them outright. I think that is a form of copying the disc. I have never copied anything I got for the library. This is a case of how honest a person is in life. Why do they put a copyright warning on every disc and in the front of every movie I have seen? This is because some are dishonest in life and would do it anyway even if they are warned

You need to read about fair use, it is legal to copy cds and dvds for personal use that includes ripping music and movies. It is not always legal to copy for commercial use though, definitely illegal to copy (pirate) and give copies to others or sell them and illegal to copy and sell your original. I know there are people who buy CDs and DVD, rip them and sell the originals this is considered piracy.

In other words I recommend ripping all your music collection and copying the files to your phone so you can enjoy them without commercials as you paid for them already. Just don't give the ripped files to others as that is piracy and isn't covered by fair use. I ripped all my music years ago to MP3 files using 320kbps and variable bit rate to do so and they all sound good to me and stream them from my phone via bluetooth speaker, headphones, and my car stereo system. I have bought more CDs since then I haven't gotten around to ripping. I greatly enjoy my collection as I've spent countless hours rating my music and my phone app allows me to filter by rating so my higher and highest rated songs I can just play them for hours without interruption just skipping a song or two when I'm not in the mood for some genres of songs that pop up.

I recommend if you are going to try and copy them to your phone to make sure you have enough space to store them and operate your phone now and in the future as a large enough collection on a phone or another device as they do take up space and some file formats take up a lot more space than others. My collection is I think about 47GB of space but I have a phone that I added a 200GB memory card to. I currently have about 8700 songs ripped but my collection probably has bout 9000 or so as I have a fair amount of duplicates from having a lot of compilation albums like 70s hits and greatest hits of an artist plus a second or third album that covers other songs not included.

 

[JohnPaul88]

I have looked through the threads on this website and discovered another user just like me who wants to see if it possible to go old school in 2022. I have made a decision to entertain myself by old school forms of entertainment such as DVD and CD. If anyone's interested maybe you can join this journey with me! I'm also considering going without Wi-Fi as well.

I only buy physical media and music, I'm not into mp3's or such, I only buy CDs and Vinyl and DVDs.

I'm old school.

 

[JohnPaul88]

Most certainly! I have small collection of DVDs and CDs. I love to have my favorite movies on hand just in case. I even still have cassette tapes!!

I have all my cassettes still every single one of them.

 

[JohnPaul88]

I still have a small CD collection. And I still collect hard copy movies whenever possible. Though I look for blurays instead of dvds. The picture quality is just so good. I have a few VHS tape movies still, and a VCR to play em.

So do I, I kept my VCR which still works and my VHS tapes, that I still watch.

 

[JohnPaul88]

Well, this is kind of embarrassing for me. I never left that 'old school' CDs and DVDs world that you talk of.


I agree. And owning hard copies is a poke in the eye to those who want us all to 'Own nothing and be happy'. Assuming that they are successful, and manage to fully implement their dystopian vision, I can well imagine that removing access to Spotify and similar services would be one of their sticks that they use to beat the non-compliant.


I think cassette tapes were only really useful for playing music in cars, and other situations where vinyl was impractical. Also good for taping the Top 40 on sunday afternoon, so that you could listen later and fast forward the rubbish songs.


As people switched to digital streaming, I noticed that the price of CDs plummeted. And at the moment there's a surprisingly large number of cheap, and often mint condition, CDs available in charity shops. Many of these cost more than £10 when released, and they are now being sold for a few £s.

The strangest thing is that I've seen used cassette tapes selling for what I consider to be a high price on Ebay. Who on earth is buying these? Is it the hipster types? I just don't get it. CDs and vinyl yes, but not cassette tapes.

I have a Record shop near me that sells used vinyl, CD and cassettes, the used CD's which are always in good condition you can buy for about $2-$4 bucks.

 

[JohnPaul88]

I'm sorry I just saw this is a singles only sub forum, and I can't delete my posts, can a mod on here please delete them I don't want to get in trouble as I am engaged.

Thank you

 

[angelsaroundme]

Who posts on a general topic doesn't matter much to me. The criteria of being single doesn't add anything to the discussion.

 

[Sophrosyne]

Who posts on a general topic doesn't matter much to me. The criteria of being single doesn't add anything to the discussion.

And isn't "engaged" people still single?

 

[Sophrosyne]

I only buy physical media and music, I'm not into mp3's or such, I only buy CDs and Vinyl and DVDs.

I'm old school.

I think MP3 or other digital formats are a must for people who love playing their own music collection as they offer the ultimate portability along with ease of access plus if you are often searching for music CDs having access to yor database of music helps you be sure you are not skipping on music that you thought you had or buying something that you already have. I've had dozens of times that I saw a CD for $1 or so that I thought I didn't have and found out that I did saving me from buying it. In my early days of buying DVDs I bought the same movie twice more than a few times a year before I printed a list of them and carried it around. When I got my smart phone I just put that list on my phone and although I could make a similar list of CDs I have, trying to also list the songs in a text file would be a task when I can just look up them in my music player app.

I don't miss having to constantly deal with discs trying to pop them out of cases and into disc trays or sliding them into grabbing players like car stereos, all of this takes time, effort, and care while once you rip them and store the discs away you don't need to worry about damaging them, having the stole from vehicles etc.

 

[JohnPaul88]

I think MP3 or other digital formats are a must for people who love playing their own music collection as they offer the ultimate portability along with ease of access plus if you are often searching for music CDs having access to yor database of music helps you be sure you are not skipping on music that you thought you had or buying something that you already have. I've had dozens of times that I saw a CD for $1 or so that I thought I didn't have and found out that I did saving me from buying it. In my early days of buying DVDs I bought the same movie twice more than a few times a year before I printed a list of them and carried it around. When I got my smart phone I just put that list on my phone and although I could make a similar list of CDs I have, trying to also list the songs in a text file would be a task when I can just look up them in my music player app.

I don't miss having to constantly deal with discs trying to pop them out of cases and into disc trays or sliding them into grabbing players like car stereos, all of this takes time, effort, and care while once you rip them and store the discs away you don't need to worry about damaging them, having the stole from vehicles etc.

I just like physical media where I can hold it in my hand and see the artwork and read the liner notes.

 

[Sophrosyne]

I just like physical media where I can hold it in my hand and see the artwork and read the liner notes.

Yes that is why some like records over CDs and cassettes as they buy album covers to display. I've made sure when I rip CDs I include the front cover art with it to display. In my player app I can look up information about the album. Likewise people can look up tons of info on the internet. As a physical media collector I've found some titles have gone way up in value due to limited production of a title along with no reissue and if you like the title and don't own the physical media then you have to totally rely on digital streaming as in some cases you can't even download/buy the album in digital format. As much as I liked the LP album covers I don't care for vinyl and I'm not rich and own a big house to have room for 400 LPs to store them properly. A CD takes up far less space and weighs a fraction of what a record weighs plus requires almost no maintenance and is a lot more robust.