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The same goes for DVD players. I know no-one who still owns one. I don't have one. Neither do I, that function is fulfilled by my Bluray-Player.
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Jan 12, 2019 - 12:35 PM
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Sirusjr
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Neither do I, that function is fulfilled by my Bluray-Player. Again, apart from people here, I don't know anyone who owns one. Well anyone who has a ps4 or Xbox One has a blu ray player. I don't have a standalone one because I can play everything on those. I still keep my PS3 around because I use it for CDs, blu rays, and streaming to avoid putting too much wear on my PS4. I was a hold out still paying for Netflix discs (blu-ray) until a few months ago when I realized I don't get movies regularly enough on there to bother with it. But yes, as indicated in the other recent thread, if I had a choice I would stop buying CDs completely. The only reason I don't have a choice is that limited release soundtracks can't be released digitally. This is part of why I haven't bought as many of the new releases by the smaller labels. I would like to avoid growing my CD collection further. Otherwise, any new film score or other recent music is bought online in CD quality to download. Not only does it take up less space, I can download it in 5 minutes instead of waiting days for it to be shipped. For most music I listen to it on Spotify until I decide if I like it enough to buy it then I go to 7digital and buy the FLAC. Most of my friends just stream everything because they don't care enough about any particular artist or album to bother with the CD. They only need a few select hits from each artist that are already arranged in playlist format on whatever platform they want.
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The writing has indeed been on the wall for years and years, yet here we are again. A new year, a new imminent-death-of-the-CD discussion. They still have a number of good years left in them. The recent closing of a manufacturing plant that has apparently forced some release reschedules is a bit concerning, but the key will be the continued sale of players. Devices that spin discs aren't leaving us tomorrow, most people still have them and many still use them.
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