I still have shelves full of LPs and CDs. But I gave several boxes of cassettes to my grand daughter.
I love music. Thank God that a high bit rate MP3 doesn't bother me in the slightest. Low bit rate or poor A/D conversions drive me nuts. I prefer the "lossy" nature of the MP3 because I have a library of music larger than I would care to carry around on a device, but thanks to streaming, I can pull from my server from any place that has halfway decent internet connection. If they were all "lossless" conversions from A/D, that would not be so easy or fast. Even a "lossless" format can suffer from the A/D conversion unless the source is digital.Vinyl is actually making a comeback due to audio accuracy. Unlike digital, transitional notes and tones are recorded. CD's are still used by some people people like myself in the entertainment industry because MP3 as a sound source mostly sucks. Admittedly, many can't hear the difference, but many can, and I get compliments on my sound at almost every show. Now thatr computer storage is pretty cheap some are using .WAV or other "lossless" files, which are no where near as bad as MP3s (which were never meant to be anything more than low space sampler files anyway).
Vinyl - Most accurate recording
CD- The very cleanest and clearest of sound, but being digital there aren't the transitional tones.
Dolby Tape - somewhere between CD and vinyl. Cleaner than vinyl, but retains transitions.
.WAV , KAR, .BIN and similar "Lossless" files are close to CD
MP3 Junk files, losing maybe half the audio information, and highly dependent on who creates them and how.
I know, I know. TMI. Apologies in advance. Couldn't help myself.
I still use film cameras. Why? Because future generations will never see the digital images we are creating now. The problem is media changes. How many still have a computer that can read 5 1/4 inch floppies, or retrieve information from data tapes? VHS players are getting scarce, and Beta even more so. Do you still have access to information stored in original Windows platform, or even Windows XP? How about an M2 memory card?My wife says I'm a junk hoarder- I can't seem to throw anything old away. I've got old film cameras, some Iconoflex models with accessories. Sony disc cameras. Polaroids. Flip and wedge cell phones. Slide rules, pen sets, salesman's sample pens. Transistor radios, portable tiny B&W tv's, boxes of collectibles from mostly the 50's-70's. My wife calls it junk. I call it my savings account.
I do, too.I still use film cameras. Anything that is not either a film picture or printed out on paper will disappear from the family treasures and history.
I do enjoy digital pictures. I have printed out my special pictures. Like most digital photographers, it seems like you take 50 pictures to get the one perfect one.I still use film cameras. Why? Because future generations will never see the digital images we are creating now. The problem is media changes. How many still have a computer that can read 5 1/4 inch floppies, or retrieve information from data tapes? VHS players are getting scarce, and Beta even more so. Do you still have access to information stored in original Windows platform, or even Windows XP? How about an M2 memory card?
Anything that is not either a film picture or printed out on paper will disappear from the family treasures and history.
One can buy a 5 1/4" floppy drive for a USB that will work.I do enjoy digital pictures. I have printed out my special pictures. Like most digital photographers, it seems like you take 50 pictures to get the one perfect one.
I know what you are saying and do wonder if you are correct. Unfortunately only time will tell. Photography is my favorite hobby. The only saving grace is the existing file formats. They work across platforms and if a new format comes out, in theory there should be time to migrate to the new format. Considering it's better that is.I still use film cameras. Why? Because future generations will never see the digital images we are creating now. The problem is media changes. How many still have a computer that can read 5 1/4 inch floppies, or retrieve information from data tapes? VHS players are getting scarce, and Beta even more so. Do you still have access to information stored in original Windows platform, or even Windows XP? How about an M2 memory card?
Anything that is not either a film picture or printed out on paper will disappear from the family treasures and history.