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This community's stance on physical media ownership? (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by SpiceDealer@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I might be asking a rhetorical question here but I was curious as to the overall consensus on physical media. Do support it because, unlike streaming, media can't take away what you've payed for? or are you against because it's a waste of money when you can "acquire" it through "alternative means?" I'm also thinking about getting a 4K Blu Ray player for when my wife and I get a new place; preferably one that can also play self hosted media. What do you guys think?

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[–] TheInsane42@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Depends on the setup. On my stereo it's sometimes close, but always recognizable to me. (And yes, sometimes digital sounds more pleasing) On an average stereo, most just won't hear the difference.

The biggest factors to tell analog from digital are

  • quality of the source. (Bad recordings can sound better digital then analog or there is no difference)
  • quality and training of the ears. (Aging limits the frequencies people hear, dropping the top well below CDs max of 22.1 khz)
  • quality of the stereo. (Mostly the speakers)
  • environment noise.