Compact Disc as a format


Some say the compact disc is near it's end. I try to get some reasonable inputs concerning the subject. Merely to learn or just get a better perspective. I am thankful for all inputs on the subject.
Thanks!
inpieces
Things change! Thanks to the internet, nothing is really dead it's becomes "Collectible" and will cost more.
I agree with Elizabeth, though I would say that burning stuff to a CD is more like copying to a cassette, so I think that CDs will end up being more like cassettes ultimately.
I agree with Grannyring and I still like the simplicity of grabbing a disc, putting it in a player and selecting what I want to hear. I have two great sounding players that both do hi-rez so any download I want can simply be copied to DVD and played like any other disc.

The declining stock of CD's on the shelves at retail stores is a bummer and does reflect the preference of many for the convenience of the I-pod both for personal, portable listening, and also in vehicles, as well as the reluctance of the retail market to risk stocking the shelves with product that may not sell. Amazon is still going strong and, as with many other portable retail products, a more convenient and, considering gas prices, less costly method for listeners to purchase what they want to hear. The reviews on Amazon provide at least some level of feedback (unavailable at Best Buy) that us boomers used to get from the propriators at our local record stores.
Mitch2
I agree with Grannyring and I still like the simplicity of grabbing a disc, putting it in a player and selecting what I want to hear. I have two great sounding players that both do hi-rez so any download I want can simply be copied to DVD and played like any other disc.

If I searched the archives I could find very similar words written by me. Now after living for nearly two years with my Mac Mini setup I can say, not anymore. With a little less than half my cds ripped to a hard drive, listening is just to enjoyable. Most of the time I play the entire library via shuffle mode; it's like a great FM station.
That being said, I hope cds stick around as that is my source of music. I have yet to download a single song, I still want to own a physical copy of my music.
Interesting and good to hear about your conversion to computer audio. I may feel the same sometime in the furture, but I have not felt the urgency to do so yet, until the quality of the playback hardware and software matures and stabilizes, and the availability and variety of music downloads improves.