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Music is everywhere. Accessed on the internet. Free. That's how most people get their music. If I said otherwise, I'd be lying.
Are CDs going to be taken off of the shelves, just like floppy disks? - Yeah, I know. So old that some of you may not know what they are. But that's the point! Are our grandkids (should you have children) even going to know what CDs are?
I dont think so. Theres still people who buy CD's and dont want to download online becausw they feel its unsafe.
I doubt it, not anytime soon anyway. I know I don't buy them but I can imagine there is still people out there that prefer to have the CD over using downloads or things like Spotify.
Doubt it, DVDs (including Blu-Ray) and Music CDs will be still on the shelves for some time.
I mean yeah CDs aren't used as much because of people downloading from the internet now so if they do stop selling CD's then they may as well stop selling DVDs too because lets face it almost everyone watches films online or go onto netflix etc.
How long do we think that CDs will remain for sale?
At least a good few years I'd say.
Not for 30+ years at least.
Prob gonna meet you two along the middle. 15ish years I'd say.Quote:
Originally Posted by Intersocial
People often like physical collections of stuff. I have for example a few blu ray steelbooks, special edition films. The good thing with physical media is you're not reliant on an internet connection e.g. if my internet is down i can still watch physical films.
Reminds me of vinyl records and how people love to collect them.Quote:
Originally Posted by peteyt
Nah I don't think they'll be going anywhere anytime soon.
I think vinyl sales have been up recently actually.Quote:
Originally Posted by Landon
Why do you think this is?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris
I mean it's one thing with music because most songs are on Spotify, but with films I think they'll keep DVDs going as there's not many actual good films or TV shows on Netflix (at least in the UK). If they keep DVDs, I think they'll keep CDs too.
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if I remember correctly you can play a vinyl in a public place without needing licenses to do soQuote:
Originally Posted by Landon
Hmmm, maybe, in the future, the CDs will just achieve a kind of "vintage" status, just like the vinyls, so they'll be released as the supporting (not the main) platform, just like the vinyls, and then they will be the favourite platform of the oldies just because the "CDs reproduces a sound with 58% more fidelity in terms of bass n' treble), just like the vinyls ??
I've never thought of this before! Really agree with it. I think it will be a collectible type of thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by lucpix
Pretty much.Quote:
Originally Posted by peteyt
There always has to be an offline medium in places where there's no internet or when internet interruptions occur.
i know a lot of people that like to have the cd for collection purposes. Do i think they'll be taken of shelves? Yes, but only in everyday supermarkets eg. tesco morrison asda etc etc. I think there'll be specific CD shops that the artist send the CD's to, they won't sell as many but they could still get good business from the collectors.