Subj : Is a PC optical drive a "
To : Nightfox
From : jimmylogan
Date : Sun May 11 2025 06:09 pm
-=> Nightfox wrote to jimmylogan <=-
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.
... Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
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