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Video Source Devices => Blu-ray => Topic started by: SRW1000 on May 02, 2024, 08:06:07 PM

Title: Target Dialing Back Physical Media Is Another Nail in the DVD Coffin
Post by: SRW1000 on May 02, 2024, 08:06:07 PM

Following Best Buy's move this year, Target is apparently following suit, although according to the article they're not completely abandoned the format.  At least not this year.

Target Dialing Back Physical Media is Another Nail in DVD's Coffin (variety.com) (https://variety.com/vip/target-ending-dvd-sales-1235984058/)

Less choice for consumers is bad news.  Keep buying the stuff you love while you can.  Who knows how much longer we'll be able to?

Scott

Title: Re: Target Dialing Back Physical Media Is Another Nail in the DVD Coffin
Post by: David Vaughn on May 02, 2024, 09:55:08 PM

Quote from: SRW1000 on May 02, 2024, 08:06:07 PM

Following Best Buy's move this year, Target is apparently following suit, although according to the article they're not completely abandoned the format.  At least not this year.

Target Dialing Back Physical Media is Another Nail in DVD's Coffin (variety.com) (https://variety.com/vip/target-ending-dvd-sales-1235984058/)

Less choice for consumers is bad news.  Keep buying the stuff you love while you can.  Who knows how much longer we'll be able to?

Scott

Amazon and Gruv will have all of my business, I guess?

Title: Re: Target Dialing Back Physical Media Is Another Nail in the DVD Coffin
Post by: bmoney on May 03, 2024, 06:39:52 AM

 Set disheartening. Physical media dying quickly

Title: Re: Target Dialing Back Physical Media Is Another Nail in the DVD Coffin
Post by: Paul Heroy on July 11, 2024, 07:42:02 PM

It's not just Blu-rays / DVDs, of course.

Opening editorial in this month's Stereophile magazine is about CDs quickly disappearing now. Digital releases are taking over there too, and many performers are not necessarily even issuing a CD. I've got a big library of CDs, and ripped them all to a server over 15 years ago. But even there, I don't listen to the ripped CD - if it's available, I stream it via Tidal. (Part of that is streaming gives at least a little extra to the artist as opposed to the CD which is a sunk cost but gives nothing more to the artist when I play it.) Vinyl famously has had a comeback but not everything is pressed in that format. 

Title: Re: Target Dialing Back Physical Media Is Another Nail in the DVD Coffin
Post by: AVSCraig on July 12, 2024, 12:16:05 AM

Quote from: bmoney on May 03, 2024, 06:39:52 AM

Set disheartening. Physical media dying quickly

I don't know about that. I had four 4K Blu-rays arrive this week, and another 2 are coming next week. I'm doing my part.


Starship Troopers - Doing my part (youtube.com) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlC5DEp2EOQ)

Title: Re: Target Dialing Back Physical Media Is Another Nail in the DVD Coffin
Post by: bmoney on July 12, 2024, 08:23:37 AM

Sigh. At least streaming quality is awful
Anymore. Still not = physical but..