lindsey1151
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Is this really true?
Is this really true?
http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=46980_0_2_0_C
Is this really true?
A few months back some industry magazine reported that tv as we know it will also disappear in just a few years to be replaced by other solutions as more and more people watch through on demand anyway. In some countries the old tv announcers have been sacked and replaced by voice overs presenting the shows. The old ways of airing tv shows and having live shows from studios can all of a sudden be a thing of the past.
I really would be sad if cd`s went away.I really like having the sleeve art.I have an ipod too and I think they are great.I also collect vinyl.I like having the physical product in my hands.I stll have a stereo complete with cd payer a tape deck and a record player.A chain music store that we had here just closed.All now we have left is the giant chain stores that only carry the most popular crap.I`m so sad to see record stores go by the wayside.
You cant play vinyls in the car!Vinyl is reviving and will I think survive, as the format of choice for those who prefer a physical medium. CDs don't stand a chance - they just don't offer anything that isn't done better by MP3s/streaming in combination with vinyl.
For me, Spotify has been revolutionary. Since I signed a gold membership about a year ago (it costs about ten quid a month), I haven't bought a single CD. I am not even certain that I've played one, other than in the car. They're simply redundant. With a proper membership, Spotify lets you play from your mobile phone, your ipad, your computer or from WLAN radio. You can also play songs offline, so you're not even dependent on an internet connection. I can't imagine a single reason why I'd prefer CDs instead. If it's a question of cover art and so on, vinyl is so much better. Collecting vinyl and subscribing to a good streaming service is the ideal combination in my opinion, the way things are now.
You cant play vinyls in the car!
Who really cares. It's been heading this way for a long time. I like physical CDs but I just burn all my digital stuff onto CD-Rs (which I'm sure will not stop being manufactured) so I can take them in the car. There's no other place I listen to actual CDs...at home I play everything through the computer, which runs into my stereo, and if I'm biking or walking I -like most people living in the 21st century- use an iPod.
The sleeve and liner notes are nice, but how often am I gonna pour over them?
Anyway, not to worry. Come 2021 or so, the CD Retro Revival should be due, and CDs will become the big fad again and will be praised for their "crystal clear sound" as compared to vinyl's crackles and pops, not to mention the convenience of the portability/easy storage aspect.
Just like the first time around.
Some hipster douchewad band will release their new album on CD, and it will sell, and then ALL the hipster douchewad bands will start doing it, and the record companies will push CDs like never before, and a whole bunch of classic albums will be reissued on CD, and countless groups will put their whole entire back catalogs out on CD, so you can buy them all over again.
Watch and see.