I am currently in the process of migrating backups and archives from old CD’s and DVD’s to my Synology NAS. Using a USB attached drive, this is a slow and monotonous process. This morning, I even considered…abandoning this endeavor, keeping the old discs in the cabinet…until needed…or tossed…
Then I stumbled on to this article by Scharon Harding on Ars Tecnica.
Although digital media has surpassed physical media in popularity, there are still plenty of reasons for movie buffs and TV fans to hold onto, and even continue buying, DVDs. With physical media, owners are assured that they’ll always be able to play their favorite titles, so long as they take care of their discs. While digital copies are sometimes abruptly ripped away from viewers, physical media owners don’t have to worry about a corporation ruining their Friday night movie plans. At least, that’s what we thought.