Do you buy physical media (CDs, Records, DVDs, etc.)

[Princess Celestia]

After years of streaming and online music, I'm actually a bit tired of it. Started looking for CDs and physical media again. Mostly because it reminds of times gone by. Holding something in your hand that actually exists and can be touched is underestimated today.

The fact that several of our older cars still have CD players is also a reason that made it interesting. Unfortunately, it's gone in the last few leased cars.

There's something special about old-school stuff and the older you get, the more you appreciate it, it seems.

Just take the MiniDisc, who remembers it now? Yes I do. Before the MP3 player made its entrance, that was what mattered. And it's still nice today. Took my old collection down from the attic and the old deck, everything still worked, amazing. So much nostalgia. Oh, oh, what memories you get. Still cool today.

[Koudoawaia]

I still buy physical media now and then. Just bought a dvd copy of Jetsons the Movie two weeks ago at Half Price Books and we have a tall bookshelf in our livingroom well stocked with dvds and blu rays and I have so many books on the three shelves in my art studio that I'm running out of room again lol

[Beth3346]

my car oddly still has a CD player even though it's a newer model. the last 2 leases did not. I haven't used it though. i don't have any CDs to play at the moment but i'm considering buy CDs again. not everything is available as records. i still have a ton of MP3s. so maybe burning CDs again too. i would like to have more non-streaming options while i'm driving.

[bladed]

i don't actually unless it's something i particularly want and can't buy digitally - the extra cost involved is too much of a hassle especially as time goes on PLUS i am mostly importing things from japan... which adds even more money... and admittedly as soon as i do get the physical media i will rip it, so i can watch/listen/etc without having to worry about anything in the process breaking. for example my blu ray player currently will not play blu rays, but it can still rip them.
i do buy my own copies of digital things because it's much more affordable, and when i can i tend to support things by buying merch etc if it weren't for the cost and annoyance of having to buy and set up external things (wasn't a problem when drives were just a default on everything...) i would probably own more physical media. i detest streaming and avoid it as much as possible though, i've got everything i listen to on digital copies.
my parents still own 2 large boxes of their vinyls they collected for about 2 decades and bought a player for them years ago though it doesn't see much use. we have an alexa for convenience but there's a lot of songs that you can't play because of amazon's prime music thing (if they have it at all) so we kept a lot of cds too.

[Pokeyonekenobie]

I live in a place where the internet is spotty so I definitely prefer physical copies of things.  My parents stream, and then complain when they have to wait for the internet to catch up to their show or when the streaming service decides to drop whatever they were watching.  I know the physical copies take up more space which is why I buy big CD cases that hold 200+ discs and put them in there. I have a lot of Anime and TV shows, so it's not all single disc movies.  One day I would love to have a movie room and put them back in individual cases but that's not happening any time soon.  With the physical copies, I can also watch/rewatch whatever I want whenever I feel like it.  I buy music CDs and Audiobooks in physical formats as well.  And I prefer physical copies of video games because then when my niblings come for the summer they can play the games as well without taking over my Switch.

[Leave a Whisper]

I found Iron Maiden's Number of the Beast at Walmart of all places. What a classic! I also snagged Fleetwood Mac's Rumors for my daughter's upcoming birthday.

[Ringlets]

I've never stopped buying physical media TBH (CD's, games, DVD's, Vinyl etc) I much prefer it. I'll stream some stuff, but I've honestly had enough of modern tech and I've always been a fan of old school stuff   I enjoy looking at the art and lyrics inside CD cases, I love to see the things in my collection, arranging them and displaying them - and not having to rely on my internet working to play them. Our car still has a CD player. If I buy a digital album I'll burn it to a CD too.

[cola]

I totally love physical media- my family keeps insisting on getting rid of it, but it's like my own little library. I just use bookshelves to store them, or drawers. I am looking to condense my collection unfortunately, so sometime soon I plan on selling or donating some of my books and manga, for someone who might be more interested in reading or having them. I picked up a couple MLP colouring books not too long ago, actually...!

visitors can't see pics , please register or login

[Lady Frostbite]

I just received a bunch more DVDs; two of them are things I've seen before and I want to keep them in my library, and four are new films about animals that I want to get because a) they feature my favourite breed and b) they will be good to have in the background when I get back into cross-stitching. Streaming media is okay, but I like being able to have things I like on demand without relying on rotating catalogues or having money. Plus having offline media is ALWAYS handy!

[Ponybookworm]

I ordered a batch of new DVDs too!!! Some I've seen but streamed, most were new to me...

[Ponyfan]

I bought some Blu Rays last week.


Ponyfan

[Moonbreeze]

I still buy CDs from time to time. I also listen a lot online, but when I really enjoy it I still buy physical copies Makes me appreciate the album art just a bit more too