Re: OT

"Joel W. Crump" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc,alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.sys.mac.advocacy
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 8/17/2026 8:47 PM, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2026-08-17, Joel W. Crump <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 8/17/2026 5:34 PM, John Ames wrote:
>>
>>>> I mean, that's kind of like still using a DVD player, instead of a
>>>> modern video entertainment device.
>>>
>>> What can I say, the DVD/VCR handles everything I need except for
>>> LaserDiscs, and the LD player takes care of that.
>>
>> Having the material in the cloud has a real benefit.
> 
> Some benefits, perhaps.  Still, having a physical DVD means that
> you can watch it anywhere, anytime, without needing Internet
> access and saying "mother may I" (and possibly paying) every time.
> And it isn't going to suddenly vanish on the whim of a marketroid.


If you want a hard copy, the DVD/Blu-Ray disc matters, sure.  For 
general playback, streaming is better, though.

-- 
Joel W. Crump

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