The end of physical media is neigh
Very sad news for me personally. Honestly this struck me as hard or harder than hearing about the death of a beloved artist. With the advent of machine learning and AI controlling our music listening we are becoming a world without any control at all over our music or movie culture.
Part of the reason I haven't added music streaming is the result of my experience with movie streaming. No matter how many subscriptions you have you'll never have access to everything you want. And that's assuming you're willing to take the time to search. BTW, I still have my laserdiscs and three (3) laserdisc players. Which means I have to keep at least one television with legacy video inputs. Life is so hard! |
I am sure that the GenZ person who cleans out my space. Is going to get a lot more excited pulling the INNUOS instead of 24 IKEA crates of vinyl albums. technology can be a cruel mistress, but we signed the dotted line. And until someone can convince me that what I listen to is a bad thing I’m enjoying the boat ride |
@onhwy61 No, you only need a AV prepro or receiver with a legacy video input or a cheap composite video to hdmi converter from Amazon for 9.99. |
It is sad for those who care about getting the best picture quality, just as we care greatly about good sound. Even today with "fast" Internet, streaming of movies is lousy in quality compared to that from a well-done Blu-ray disc. Just compare the data rates. Streaming is nowhere close to giving you a gorgeous picture. And even Blu-ray is compressed. Ironically, the TVs themselves are very good and cheap. It's like have a nice Thorens turntable but limiting its performance by using a $29 Audio-Technica conical cartridge on it. |
