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[jackthebear]

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@We rescue cats wrote:

Thanks, @jlkz it's been mentioned-but we are not gifted in that way! LOL! I have exactly 1 song on my phone. . . it was set to be a ringtone! (Blake Shelton's Honeybee)

Apparently we are not alone, dvd players and cassettes are making a comeback - probably because of oldsters like me! 

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many younger people feel the same 

[Sooner]

Was so glad to get rid of of the scratch and pop of vinyl!  Don't like messing with CD's but that was better.  Tapes?  What a disaster, remember when they littered the roadsides in squiggles.

No love lost for any of this stuff. 

[Zoe]

There is a movement back to physical media. It's an economic movement since in today's world we are mostly renters -- with the streaming services for TV and music, apps/devices/memberships for books (audio or otherwise), etc., etc.

Around here, CDs & DVDs are plentiful at second-hand stores as well as estate sales as previously mentioned. 

Moving back to physical media to cut off the ongoing expense of these streaming services seems to be at a crossroads with the movement to own less "stuff" overall. There's a happy medium somewhere.

[Nuttmeg]

I started streaming music in about 2006, and stopped buy CD 's in 2016.

IMO, physical media takes up storage space in a home or apartment. 

Today, most singers release tracks so why buy CD' s. 

[CalminHeart]

I made the change to streaming about 2 years ago and can't imagine going back to DVDs etc. I would encourage those who have DVDs to keep them to play as they want though. 

I have 2 large cases of vinyl albums dating back to the mid 60s. I often think about selling them to collectors. Now that I'm old, it's too difficult to carry the heavy cases or make a dozen trips up and down the stairs. Luckily, one of my kids expressed interest. 

[jlkz]

@We rescue cats 

It is worth it to find a tech savvy person to show you how to do this....at least get some background on it from Google.  Just think of all the music you could enjoy on your road trips without having to carry the stuff around !

At worst case, pay the person to do it for you and then show you how to do it to add to your collections.  It will make life easier now and later on.  You may want to have several thumb drives, each dedicated to certain types of music: instrumentals, show tunes, hits of country western singers, balladeers, disco, party music, etc.

[CalminHeart]

Hang on to them. You never know how markets change. I have friends who are moving away from streaming and back to DVDs, VHS, CDs, etc. 

Buy a turntable if you want to listen to your albums. There are many styles out there and much more compact that what I had in my younger years. 

[nambee]

I have culled through my DVD's and have a small collection that I keep for "emergencies", e.g., when cable/internet goes out, I have something to watch.

I have kept most of my CDs. I know I could subscribe to a service or download them to something else but I'm just not that interested in doing so. This works for me.

I have a DVD/VCR combo so I will on occasion tape something. It's a convenience. I also check out DVD's from the library. It's nice to see shows and movies that may not be availble on the streaming services I subscribe to.

I really like having so many options to watch and listen to things.