[Admiral Wonderboat] Physical Media Forever

lyra_lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone

When I was a kid I suddenly became aware that I had too many DVD players in my room. At one time I had 4: a DVD TV, PS2, laptop and Xbox 360.

dragonstaff@leminal.space

I do too. I haven't used it in about 10 years, and this is at least the fourth computer it has been in. Maybe I don't need it anymore, but if I throw it away, then I'll surely have to read a DVD.

rumschlumpel@feddit.org

If only physical digital media would actually last "forever" ... I think magnetic harddrives that aren't in constant use actually have the most longevity of common digital mediums.

goretantath@lemm.ee

Back them up in your computer, way safer.

bdonvr@thelemmy.club

Rip your DVDs.

You can even just straight rip them to .iso and enjoy full quality with menus and all. I think Jellyfin supports that at least.

mnbychoice@midwest.social

Tapes beat spinning disks.

Here is a source I didn't read: https://www.howtogeek.com/858426/whats-the-best-way-to-store-data-for-decades-or-centuries/

My actual source is "used to professional care about longevity".

webghost0101@sopuli.xyz

Useful website: https://b3n.org/automatic-ripping-machine/

For other usefull resources check your public library. Lots of overlap between
Librarians and archivists.

kolanaki@pawb.social

In the future when we can become cyborgs, Imma get lasers in my eyes so I can just watch DVDs by looking at the bottom of the disc.

ramble81@lemm.ee

MakeMKV ftw

natanox@discuss.tchncs.de

Let's do a laser-engraving into glass. Would be hard to beat that.

rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com

or just download better quality files for your NAS

rumschlumpel@feddit.org

I did specify common medium. How many people have a tape drive at home? And IMO that article is missing information about how long those magnetic spinning disks last if you keep them powered off most of the time, like tapes.

slaacaa@lemmy.world

That’s why a PS5 (or another console) is very useful. Sometimes a movie is not available on any streaming, so I get it it cheaply on blu ray or dvd to watch it. We don’t have any other disc player in the house, despite having a few laptops.

atlien51@lemm.ee

Bruh shut with the DVD player. Literally anything can play a dvd; pc, laptop, Xbox, PlayStation..

prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works

There is a reason tape storage was used for archival backup over traditional spinny disks.

lorips@lemmy.world

I have two 5 1/4" drives in a PC, one doing Bluray XL and the other Bluray and HD-DVD (altough I couldn't test that feature because nothing supports them anymore and a lot of HD-DVDs are dead from disc rot)

icastfist@programming.dev

Warner bros has entered the chat

ilikeboobies@lemmy.ca

Assuming it has an optical drive

rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee

Those don't come with disc drives anymore unless you're willing to pay extra.

andros_rex@lemmy.world

I picked up a season 1 Metalocalypse from a thrift shop and it was dead. It’s such a gamble. Goodwill is getting really precious on their DVDs too - only really good deals if you find a season/box set that they haven’t broken up.

VHS seems more dependable, and VHS is dirt cheap. I got a pre-special edition Star Wars box set for $5, I got a season of MASH and Sergio Leone’s Dollars trilogy for $1 each. Lots of my local shops have $0.49 VHS bins.

Finding a VHS player can be a challenge. DVD players are super available, but I spent a month or so hunting for my current player. (The rewinders though - everywhere.)

Vinyl can also be found for pennies, but most of the good stuff is picked up quickly. If you are okay with mid jazz, classical music, and “greatest hits” compilations, the vinyl stacks are good to poke through.

I do like that all of my analog media is mine. No worries about it being pulled from streaming or altered or copyright weirdness - I can go back to 1998 and watch my Star Wars.

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[Admiral Wonderboat] Physical Media Forever