Subj : Is a PC optical drive a "
To   : Nightfox
From : jimmylogan
Date : Sun May 11 2025 18:09:44

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 Ni>   Re: Is a PC optical drive a "
 Ni>   By: jimmylogan to Nightfox on Fri May 09 2025 11:10 pm

 Ni>> I've been seeing more and more posts online recently where people have
 Ni>> said they've gotten back to buying (or started buying) physical media
 Ni>> because they're frustrated with streaming services removing things &
 Ni>> such.

 ji> A buddy of mine was telling me today about a book he found called "Revenge
 ji> of Analog." It's about the cultural shift of buying physical media.

 Ni> The title feels like a bit of a misnomer..  A lot of the physical media
 Ni> in use today (CDs, DVDs, blu-ray, 4K blu-ray) are digital formats.  And
 Ni> I still feel like the use of the term "digital" to refer to online
 Ni> streaming is a little weird (since the aforementioned physical formats
 Ni> are digital media).

True, but books and vinyl? Those aren't digital. But yes, digital content,
but having a physical copy of it so you're not dependant on streaming
or the cloud. 

 Ni> I don't recall if I'd seen that, but that's cool.  I do remember in the
 Ni> late 90s/early 2000s, some music stores (such as Tower Records) started
 Ni> having spots on the rack with headphones and would let you choose from
 Ni> a selection of albums or songs to listen to.

I don't know that I ever went to a Tower Records, but it was common
around here too. The headphones to sample stuff.


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