The internet has nothing to do with my ability to play my collection of MP3s on any device that can read them.
What to do with collection of VHS Trek tapes??
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After a Nuclear War though finding any device or disks or anything though would become harder. Plus if we are talking about things that run on batteries wouldn't most of that stuff be ruined by a EMP pulse I think it is callled? The thing that knocked out the modern cars in stuff in the show "Jericho."
Jason
Yup, and we kill our own meat too.Do you still rub sticks together to make fire for warmth and cook meat?
Also, I have a rotary phone, and before my current car, my old car with 20+ years old with a manual transmission. I don't give up on my old stuff easily.
Yup, and we kill our own meat too.
Also, I have a rotary phone, and before my current car, my old car with 20+ years old with a manual transmission. I don't give up on my old stuff easily.
Rotary Phone? Why so fancy? Just go down to the post office and send a telegraph.
Jason
Back in my day, if you wanted to see Color TV, someone would smack you five ways sideways. Then you'd see color!
... and we liked it!
... and we liked it!
I think I read in a Star Trek novel that the EMP wiped out a lot of information in WWIII, so afterwhich, the greatest remaining storehouse of human culture was vinyl.
"Video tapes from that era were destroyed during the Second Coming of Jesus in 2443."
I don’t have VHS but get any album I like enough to want to keep forever on CD just because it feels like it’d be harder to destroy accidentally than mp3. And no way one streaming service is going to carry 99% of all music forever. I bet within ten years it goes the way of TV where you need six different services to cover everything.
Luddites of the World Unite! You have nothing to lose but your upgrade treadmills!
I'm happy with my DVDs and CDs thank you very much! I doubt anything could persuade me to upgrade to a digital cloud! too many problems with that cobblers!
JB
JB
I'm going to one up you here. All the phones in my house are rotary, with the exception one that I made touch-tone with a conversion kit (I should note I actually collect rotary phones). Also my daily driver is 55 years old.
That's amazing. I'll take that one up and salute you
But seriously folks, people act like you have to throw old things out just because something new came along. I guess sometimes you have to, but sometimes the old thing keeps working just fine.
As for formats - if it's not physical, you don't own it, IMHO. Sure I have a ton of MP3s, but most of them are ripped from CDs. The CDs will never die. I don't trust the MP3s to always be there. Sure I stream movies and watch in-demand. But movies and TV shows that I always want to be able to watch any time, I have on DVD or BD. They'all always be around, any time I want to watch them.
As for formats - if it's not physical, you don't own it, IMHO. Sure I have a ton of MP3s, but most of them are ripped from CDs. The CDs will never die. I don't trust the MP3s to always be there. Sure I stream movies and watch in-demand. But movies and TV shows that I always want to be able to watch any time, I have on DVD or BD. They'all always be around, any time I want to watch them.
Not necessarily, While CDs are one of the more durable formats, and could last up to 200 hundred years under ideal conditions, real world considerations can greatly reduce their lifespan. Commercial pressed CDs are best, assuming rigorous manufacturer standards, but CDs you burn yourself, you shouldn't count on past about 5 years. Then there's the issue of optical drives becoming obsolete...
They still produce turntables, you think you won't be able to find some kind of CD player?
I do most of my listening on Spotify, I just like having the physical copy as licensing insurance.
Binned them all 3 years ago when i moved.
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