crunchee Posted February 6, 2018 Posted February 6, 2018 It's starting to look ugly for the 'ol CD format: https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8097929/best-buy-to-pull-cds-target-threatens-to-pay-labels-for-cds-only-when I really hate it when something I remember as being new and shiny and full of promise looks like it's gonna go away for good. Kinda reminds me of me. Though vinyl still seems to be hanging in there...it doesn't mean I'm gonna start all over again and buy a turntable, though. Man, I wish I was back in 1986 sometimes:
Steve Haynie Posted February 6, 2018 Posted February 6, 2018 Best Buy is looking for an efficient use of its money. Target is looking to cut the money they have tied up in store stock. Walking into Best Buy all that you can see are electronic gadgets, many of which are pushing the consumer toward digital storage. They have a few iPods and MP3 players hidden away, but the new phones have replaced the need for an MP3 player. Who creates photo albums when all of your pictures can be stored on a hard drive. There are fewer cheap digital cameras. Best Buy pushes the latest technology and CD's are so yesterday. Does Amazon pay you when they receive your box of CD's you want them to carry in their warehouse? A few years back I looked into that, and you were putting your album, book, whatever on consignment with them. Target is competing with mail order and digital downloads. I bought cassettes or vinyl. Then I bought some of the same music on CD. I am not paying for that music again. Only a small portion of music in my possession is in a digital only format, but it will increase. Some out of print CD's are available as downloads, and if that is the only way to get the music then it is what it is. The thing about downloads is that you can create a playlist on youtube and have your phone play through your stereo at home or in the car. Why pay for a download if you can access the music online for free anywhere at any time?
princeofdarkness56 Posted February 6, 2018 Posted February 6, 2018 Sad state of affairs. I’m tired chasing technology and the money that goes with it. I imagine I will still be able to buy used cd’s on Amazon for a while longer.
scottcald Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 Yeah, and then in 10 years they'll come back like records have and people will swear the CDs from this year to this year sound the best.
Uncle Thor's Hamer Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 I prefer vinyl when listening at home, but there is no doubt mobile digital is ultra convenient. I still prefer having a physical item of some sort rather than just a digital download. But I came of age during the LP era, when the cover art and the inserts were part of the excitement of an album. This afternoon I'm going through my old darkroom equipment to decide what to try to sell and what to just trash. Talk about out of date technology!
Sugartune Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 I stopped buying cds about three years ago. Used to buy a couple a month, if not more. I eschewed a lot of the streaming options until a couple of months ago. I love my Apple Music. It plays everywhere when I’m out of the house, and even plenty at home. I do prefer to listen to records though. I started buying records when I stopped buying cds. Not at the same rate. Records are 20 to 30 bucks (or more), cds were 8-15 usually. I’ll keep building, but it’s gotta be choice selections, can’t be every album by every artist I listen to. That’s where Apple Music comes in
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