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People don't rip CDs anymore? You can't depend on a streaming service to stream your favorite content forever. Also, you don't actually "own" your DRM-riddled d
by booruguru 12y ago
People don't rip CDs anymore? You can't depend on a streaming service to stream your favorite content forever. Also, you don't actually "own" your DRM-riddled digital downloads from Amazon, iTunes, etc. What's more, CDs and Blu-rays offer high resolution content than any streaming service currently offers.
For the HN crowd, I thought ripping would be a no-brainer.
- dragonwriter 12y ago> Also, you don't actually "own" your DRM-riddled digital downloads from Amazon, iTunes, etc. iTunes downloads aren't DRM-riddled (which is why my entire iTunes library is now part of my Google Play Music library.) > For the HN crowd, I thought ripping would be a no-brainer. Buy individual tracks and archiving them to your own media is a no-brainer, but ripping CDs isn't necessary to that when the major music download services all are (or allow you to export) portable, DRM-free copies.
- davidgerard 12y agoI have over a terabyte of media here ... and I still play songs I actually own a copy of from YouTube, 'cos it's so much more convenient.