The end of physical media is neigh

It is sad for those who care about getting the best picture quality, just as we care greatly about good sound.

100% audiophile, 0% videophile, never got into videophilia... though i supposedly have a decent tv, according to a video dude i know. Movies in ultra high definition 4k look like documentaries (ugh) to me. I saw that OG predator movie more recently in UHD and it felt like Schwarzenegger was doing a documentary on birds in the forest or something . i like me a good dose of film grain and the low-fi look of those spaghetti westerns on tape.

I guess i can understand now why the vinyl guys like all the awful vinyl crackles and low-fi warpy wowy fluttery sound (bwaaahahahaha) that they claim is the "organic" sound of life...Videophiles might hate me..

Services like Qobuz and HDTracks still allow you to buy digital files and download them.  I have quite a few but stopped buying them when streaming became so addictive, cheap and convenient.

@bolong well done, that was my first thought too!

I'm going to hoard all my cd and dvd.i have not lost one to the cloud yet.enjoy the music

As a sidebar, @mahgister is so right, neurologically, about reading and writing!