In an era where many films and albums are stored in the cloud, "streaming anxiety" is making people buy more DVDs, records – and even cassette tapes.

Oppenheimer and the resurgence of Blu-ray and DVDs: How to stop your films and music from disappearing::In an era where many films and albums are stored in the cloud, “streaming anxiety” is making people buy more DVDs, records – and even cassette tapes.

  • Stovetop@lemmy.worldEnglish
    371·
    3 anni fa

    Anyone who thinks physical media on disc is a good way to preserve a work in perpetuity has never heard of disc rot.

    Rip it, store it digitally, make periodic backups. Or obtain the IMAX film reel and keep it hermetically sealed for decades.

    • the16bitgamer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      3 anni fa

      But don’t you know. They put a do not copy sticker on the disc. That means that you super Dooper can’t copy this disc or you’ll be in trouble.