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Tbh just recently I found the full extended version box set of LotR on DVD just lying on the street together with ~dozens more decent movies. I could probably

Tbh just recently I found the full extended version box set of LotR on DVD just lying on the street together with ~dozens more decent movies. I could probably fund my viewing habits entirely out of found stuff. As for music; my dad ripped his whole CD collection many years ago, many thousands of CDs; more than I could listen to in a lifetime probably. Plus I buy music on bandcamp to support a few artists I really like. Paying for streaming services is just fueling the wholesale of our culture or worse the military industrial complex

z3t4 25d ago
That CD collection will be worth a fortune because I assume half of it can't even be found on the streaming services.
- ChrisRR 25d ago
  It's quite unlikely. There's very few niche albums that I haven't found on spotify
  - psp99 25d ago
    there is loads not on Spotify. It generally just gets lost with time, though.
  - icantevenhold 25d ago
    Almost 90% of what I listen is not on Spotify. Besides being a plight for culture and enemies of artists Spotify is quite a bad collection too.
- icantevenhold 25d ago
  The physical collection doesnt exist anymore sadly. But you are right that many of the my dads CDs cant be found on streaming services. People don’t even realise what they lost, but then again they probably don’t care either way
sneak 25d ago
DVDs are 480p.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 25d ago
  Good! Smaller files! For most TV shows it doesn't matter. Do I really need 4k HDR to enjoy Seinfeld?
  - nater5000 25d ago
    >Good! Smaller files! You know computers have the ability to compress videos, right? >Do I really need 4k HDR to enjoy Seinfeld? No, but the difference between 480p and even 1080p is pretty significant and definitely makes the viewing experience just generally more enjoyable. But that's just Seinfeld, where you can basically close your eyes and guess what is being shown 90% of the time with great accuracy. Where this doesn't work is with movies/shows/etc. where the visual component is important. If you go to a LotR watch party and bring a 480p rip and expect people to watch that, then you might need to get your eyes checked.
    - 2OEH8eoCRo0 25d ago
      Good point. For LotR I'd likely spring for the 720p
      - tripleee 25d ago
        you don't have to torture yourself like that
- abootstrapper 25d ago
  It’s unwatchable. I’m not being sarcastic. I pulled out some of my old DVDs, they look terrible.
  - bigstrat2003 25d ago
    "unwatchable" is ridiculous. I have plenty of 480p rips that I took from my DVDs, and they look just fine. Not remotely unwatchable.
bookofjoe 25d ago
Percent of HN users who've ripped CDs: Significant Percent of non-HN users who've ever ripped a CD: Negligible
- icantevenhold 25d ago
  Nah I know plenty of people who don’t care about venture capital but have been ripping cds for decades
- ak6te 25d ago
  This is going to vary by age range, right? For anyone over the age of ~35, the percentage has to be way, way higher than the full population, regardless of technical capability.

z3t4 25d ago

That CD collection will be worth a fortune because I assume half of it can't even be found on the streaming services.

ChrisRR 25d ago
It's quite unlikely. There's very few niche albums that I haven't found on spotify
- psp99 25d ago
  there is loads not on Spotify. It generally just gets lost with time, though.
- icantevenhold 25d ago
  Almost 90% of what I listen is not on Spotify. Besides being a plight for culture and enemies of artists Spotify is quite a bad collection too.
icantevenhold 25d ago
The physical collection doesnt exist anymore sadly. But you are right that many of the my dads CDs cant be found on streaming services. People don’t even realise what they lost, but then again they probably don’t care either way

sneak 25d ago

DVDs are 480p.

2OEH8eoCRo0 25d ago
Good! Smaller files! For most TV shows it doesn't matter. Do I really need 4k HDR to enjoy Seinfeld?
- nater5000 25d ago
  >Good! Smaller files! You know computers have the ability to compress videos, right? >Do I really need 4k HDR to enjoy Seinfeld? No, but the difference between 480p and even 1080p is pretty significant and definitely makes the viewing experience just generally more enjoyable. But that's just Seinfeld, where you can basically close your eyes and guess what is being shown 90% of the time with great accuracy. Where this doesn't work is with movies/shows/etc. where the visual component is important. If you go to a LotR watch party and bring a 480p rip and expect people to watch that, then you might need to get your eyes checked.
  - 2OEH8eoCRo0 25d ago
    Good point. For LotR I'd likely spring for the 720p
    - tripleee 25d ago
      you don't have to torture yourself like that
abootstrapper 25d ago
It’s unwatchable. I’m not being sarcastic. I pulled out some of my old DVDs, they look terrible.
- bigstrat2003 25d ago
  "unwatchable" is ridiculous. I have plenty of 480p rips that I took from my DVDs, and they look just fine. Not remotely unwatchable.

bookofjoe 25d ago

Percent of HN users who've ripped CDs: Significant Percent of non-HN users who've ever ripped a CD: Negligible

icantevenhold 25d ago
Nah I know plenty of people who don’t care about venture capital but have been ripping cds for decades
ak6te 25d ago
This is going to vary by age range, right? For anyone over the age of ~35, the percentage has to be way, way higher than the full population, regardless of technical capability.