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Post by Dan Dare on Mar 30, 2024 14:14:10 GMT
Or have you bought into the streaming 'revolution'?
This article in the Guardian suggests that might not have been a good idea if breadth of selection and audio/video quality are important for you.
I have a strategy of 'stream when you can; buy physical when you can't'. Just yesterday I ordered four DVDs from amazon.de which will never appear on any streaming site, even in Germany.
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Post by Vinny on Mar 30, 2024 14:33:18 GMT
Definitely, online services can mess up, physical media is mine to keep.
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Post by Dan Dare on Mar 30, 2024 15:50:00 GMT
Yes a major problem with streaming 'video on demand' is that a streamer can lose streaming rights which means you will lose access too.
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Post by Baron von Lotsov on Mar 30, 2024 17:48:07 GMT
Or have you bought into the streaming 'revolution'?
This article in the Guardian suggests that might not have been a good idea if breadth of selection and audio/video quality are important for you.
I have a strategy of 'stream when you can; buy physical when you can't'. Just yesterday I ordered four DVDs from amazon.de which will never appear on any streaming site, even in Germany.
According to someone in the industry, music quality peaked in 1995. Anything after then has been messed with including all the remasters. It has all been made to sound like the same popshit sound of the day which sells records, not audiophile consideration. |
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Post by dodgydave on Apr 3, 2024 1:49:30 GMT
Or have you bought into the streaming 'revolution'?
This article in the Guardian suggests that might not have been a good idea if breadth of selection and audio/video quality are important for you.
I have a strategy of 'stream when you can; buy physical when you can't'. Just yesterday I ordered four DVDs from amazon.de which will never appear on any streaming site, even in Germany.
According to someone in the industry, music quality peaked in 1995. Anything after then has been messed with including all the remasters. It has all been made to sound like the same popshit sound of the day which sells records, not audiophile consideration. Music quality in the 1980s and 1990s was shite because it was adapted for the Walkman. The Walkman was great for music sales, but you couldn't physically hear certain sounds on early headphones (due to size of soundwaves etc). Modern headphones have solved that problem, hence drums in particular sound more natural again, instead of that awful "click" they used in the 80s. |
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Post by dodgydave on Apr 3, 2024 1:58:03 GMT
I got rid of all my old DVDs and CDs years ago.
For music I just use Spotify which is great because I can use it at home, in our cars and in even in my truck at work.
I get Netflix for free with Virgin Media, Disney free with my bank account and we have Amazon Prime anyway to save on postage fees.
I've got Sky Movies and Sky Sports via Virgin with two boxes and 1gb internet for £65 a month.
Even with all that content, I sometimes hanker for a movie that isn't on there... top tip... you can satisfy that itch by watching the best scenes from the movie for free on Youtube.
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Post by Dubdrifter on Apr 3, 2024 8:15:00 GMT
Those who sold their CD’s/DVD’s will regret it when the Internet fails …. an increasing phenomenon that will be common when solar flares hit, nuclear war happens … and those private industries that dominate … choose to throw in a spanner … and make your lives a misery.
They have you over a barrel … £££€€€$$¥¥ ….
I’ve built up an interesting diverse cd music collection over years filtering purchases from car boots and charity shops … I rarely buy new CD’s today … rarely pay more than a £1.
You’ll be listening to my collection … if it survives in the ashes of a nuclear war … music to get u thru a nuclear winter … without slashing your wrists!
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Post by Vinny on Apr 3, 2024 8:16:31 GMT
Nuclear war won't happen. If it did, having a CD or DVD collection will be the least of our worries as we'd be too dead to watch them.
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Post by wapentake on Apr 3, 2024 8:31:25 GMT
Buy a pc now there’s no disk drive,Ive got a fair sized collection of films and music on disks and hard drives.
My latest pc II bought from a company that had gone down it was a hand built job with disk drive I added a second (have spares from old pc’s I don’t throw stuff away and added another hard drive.
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Post by Dan Dare on Apr 3, 2024 9:16:28 GMT
I've opted for a disk-based solution as well, going on for 200TB on two Linux servers.
Problem is that disks have finite lives too so you need to be alert for failures as well as scheduled replacements once they get to a certain age. In my case I usually plan to replace a disk when its power-on hours reaches 52,000 hours or six years.
So far, in over ten years I've never had a hard failure that the dual parity system on the servers could not handle. Touch wood.
Not sure what the ultimate solution is, but it sure ain't the commercial streamers or the cloud.
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Post by dodgydave on Apr 3, 2024 13:07:51 GMT
About 15 years, I parted ways with the ex-missus and I literally threw away about 99% of my belongings rather than face the hassle of putting it all into storage.
It made me realise that you can become more obsessed with the collection of stuff, than actually enjoying "the moment".
I threw away my DLSR for the same reason. I was too busy taking "the perfect shot" to enjoy the actual moment.
I like the streaming services, they provide something for me to watch / listen to when I'm in the mood. My relatives will appreciate them too when I'm gone, because they won't have to wade through mountains of worthless crap when they clear my house lol.
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Post by Baron von Lotsov on Apr 3, 2024 13:32:33 GMT
I've opted for a disk-based solution as well, going on for 200TB on two Linux servers. Problem is that disks have finite lives too so you need to be alert for failures as well as scheduled replacements once they get to a certain age. In my case I usually plan to replace a disk when its power-on hours reaches 52,000 hours or six years. So far, in over ten years I've never had a hard failure that the dual parity system on the servers could not handle. Touch wood. Not sure what the ultimate solution is, but it sure ain't the commercial streamers or the cloud. Build a RAID system. |
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Post by Dan Dare on Apr 3, 2024 14:34:31 GMT
That's exactly what I have, actually it's called 'Unraid'. It doesn't protect from disk failures though, or rather from multiple failures (more than 2). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unraid |
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Post by johnofgwent on Apr 3, 2024 15:04:51 GMT
I suppose it depends
One thing i do though, on my various trips to music venues, bands i go to see and hear are very far from the uber rich celebs at the top of the pile, so if i like what i hear, i often buy the CD. In my freelancing days it kept me sane having a stack of such for the car player. These days i still have them fir that, although ironically i also rip the tracks to a usb stick for the office
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Post by bancroft on Apr 3, 2024 15:28:43 GMT
If there is M.A.D and you survive there will be no streaming.
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