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Ariella
11/2/2016 2:07:56 PM
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Re: Shows Versus Movies
@batye I have no need to acquire a library of films. I have checked some DVDs out at my library, but frequently had problems with them. It doesn't seem to be a good format for something that will be handled by many people -- even though it doesn't require any rewinding like the old video tapes did.
batye
11/2/2016 2:16:45 PM
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@Ariella I see, I only handle DVD's plus for old dvd's I buy at garage sales I got special dvd resurfacing machine - hand cranking :) to buff the surface... but f dvd cracked it lost forever... with old cracked cd's I use trick from - http://smallbusiness.chron.com/repair-cracked-audio-cd-45954.html and try to transfer them to mp3 format to usb stick :)... plus I still have old LP and two LP players :)
Ariella
11/2/2016 2:20:00 PM
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@batye Well, LPs are considered retro cool now. My daughter has been asking for a player, oblivious to the fact that we possess no records. I recall my mother even unloaded one she had over a decade ago. Someone wanted to buy it because no record players were selling. But now that it's trendy, you can buy them. The same holds for Walkmans. The question is: will old cell phones have the same retro cache in decades to come?
batye
11/2/2016 2:24:43 PM
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@Ariella Amazon sells basic LP players :) - https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_5?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=lp+player&sprefix=lp+pl%2Caps%2C166&crid=2Y1GWK5PHHU19 under $45 usd lp you could still find them at yard sales.... I still use old nokia phone as battery last up to 10 -12 days :) plus if I drop it it make dent in the asphalt. - not a crack on the phone :) but it just me I love old technology...
mhhf1ve
11/3/2016 4:37:04 PM
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The LP revival reminds me that I saw a "laser reading" turntable not too long ago that did away with physical contact with the record. I'm not sure if it also dispensed with the need to spin the record, but it seems like there could be a solid state device immune to skipping that didn't use needles or rotating mechanisms to play a record. It wouldn't be analog, though.
mhhf1ve
11/3/2016 4:39:43 PM
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Retro music players like the hard drive iPods from the early 2000s are also making a comeback -- selling for hundreds on eBay. However, they're outfitted with modern storage technology so they can hold terabytes of music, not just a few megabytes or gigs.
mhhf1ve
11/3/2016 4:43:26 PM
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Re-surfacing DVDs sounds like an interesting repair job... I wonder how long DVD players will continue to be manufactured. I thought VCRs recently stopped being produced? So it makes me wonder how long optical media will survive... Even if tech like m-discs still exist.
Ariella
11/3/2016 4:48:01 PM
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@mhhf1ve so they're new and improved versions of old technology. We like retro style but still want modern conveniences.
mhhf1ve
11/3/2016 5:02:01 PM
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I'm not sure how cassette tapes can ever be made more modern or convenient. Not being able to skip songs instantly is the fatal flaw. At least with records, you can pick up the needle and drop it wherever you want. The benefit of creating a "mixtape" is now available with any digital music...
So 8-tracks are never coming back...?
Ariella
11/3/2016 5:10:32 PM
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@mhhf1ve I'm no expert. I just looked up its Wikipedia entry, which ends with a "decline and demise" heading that is not followed by a "revitalization" one. It does mention that some artists do still use the format, but it's not by any means mainstream now:
Some independent artists still release eight-track tapes, such as the US band RTB2, who released We Are a Strange Man in 2011.[15] Also, bands sometimes release eight-tracks as special releases; for example, The Melvins released a limited-time, live eight-track album,[16] Cheap Trick issued a limited edition version of their album The Latest on the format on June 23, 2009,[17] and power electronics solo artist Waves Crashing Piano Chords has released multiple eight-track tapes since 2012, as well as starting an eight-track tape label, H8-Track Stereo. In the book Journals, Kurt Cobain wrote about wanting to release Nirvana's album In Utero as an 8-track tape, but this never happened.[citation needed]
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