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I might be asking a rhetorical question here but I was curious as to the overall consensus on physical media. Do support it because, unlike streaming, media can't take away what you've payed for? or are you against because it's a waste of money when you can "acquire" it through "alternative means?" I'm also thinking about getting a 4K Blu Ray player for when my wife and I get a new place; preferably one that can also play self hosted media. What do you guys think?

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[–] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I read it's more like 20-200 years. But there are differences. Recorded CD-Rs are worst. Burn DVDs if you can. And bought (pressed(?)) disks perform considerably better. But don't expose them to UV light or scratch them too much.

With books it depends on how people store these. They can mold. But if you take care to store them right... I mean there are books that are hundreds of years old. I think books are usually lost to things like a fire, flooding, or people deliberately getting rid of them. Otherwise, printed information will survive for quite some time. And I too think it's the better collectible. And they are fun to use. I like them better than reading on a screen.