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   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2026-02-14 02:10:05 +0000, Lawrence D´Oliveiro said:   
   > On Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:08:12 +1300, Your Name wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Many shows and movies are still being released on DVD, Blu-ray, and HD.   
   >   
   > DVD-Video would be a waste of time these days, unless you are only   
   > watching old content that was made in SD quality.   
      
   It's also cheaper for little kids' shows.  :-)   
      
      
      
   >> Sales figures have dropped a lot from the highs, but disc formats are   
   >> making a bit of a come back, just like vinyl did and to a lesser degree   
   >> CDs and audio cassettes.   
   >   
   > I’ve lost count of the number of times that it’s been claimed that   
   > there is a “vinyl comeback”. If there’s a more pointless analog format   
   > to make a comeback, it has to be vinyl.   
      
   Vinyl is definitely making a come back. Sales figures are rising every   
   year, but it might never reaches the heights it ataained in the past   
   (partly due to the expense these days - the records, the players, and   
   the continually replacing the needle / stylus).   
      
        For 2022, the Recording Industry Association of America reported   
        that: "Revenues from vinyl records grew 17% to $1.2 billion – the   
        sixteenth consecutive year of growth – and accounted for 71% of   
        physical format revenues.   
      
        2024: The U.S. music industry sold 43.6 million vinyl records —   
        the 18th consecutive year of growth.   
      
   The same has begun to happen with audio cassettes, although probably   
   won't be the same increase as vinyl.   
      
      
      
   > Are people adopting a vinyl affectation just to signal some kind of   
   > aversion to “digital sound”? I’ve got news for you: all the content   
   > being put on that vinyl these days goes through digital processing at   
   > some point in the chain.   
      
   Almost all of it is probably produced using digital equipment these   
   days in teh recording studios, but the final vinyl record itself is   
   played on analogue equipment by the purchasers, which to some people   
   sounds better.   
      
   For many people, having physical objects linging the shelves is also   
   much more satisfying than a computer drive filled with digital files   
   or, in the case of streaming services, having nothing except an   
   on-screen list stored somewhere in the "cloud". Not to mention   
   streaming services simply dropping content whenever they feel like it   
   or are forced to by the rights holders.   
      
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