DVDs are here to stay, but VHS is still holding on

nimblemarlin17 said:If they don't introduce a flat-rate plan, you're honestly better off just renting an original DVD from Blockbuster or borrowing one from a buddy than trying to download movies online.

So, what is the actual subject here: some global shift in technology, or just the typical social and criminal dysfunction we deal with in America?

It seems we are perhaps the only nation left without a decent high-speed flat-rate option...

Richard Howard2 said:What’s the actual debate here: are we talking about a global shift or just the social and criminal mess happening right now in America?

It feels like we’re the only country left without decent high-speed flatrate internet...

Everyone is too busy looking at their own backyard. Besides, once things actually change—if they ever do—transfer speeds for everything, whether it's web traffic, burning media, or moving files between drives, will get so fast that smaller formats won't even matter anymore.

Look, VHS is dead and buried, I get it. But honestly, I’m not some tech fanatic who needs to own every single gadget the second it hits the shelves.
Once external hard drives drop down to something reasonable—like maybe $110—then I might actually consider picking one up. Right now, I’d rather just grab a video for $167 and a decent 4-hour VHS tape for a few bucks and just burn it all.
By the way, are Rewritable DVDs even still a thing? Or am I stuck making constant trips to Target just to grab more blank discs every time I want to record something?
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Hard drives are definitely the future, though. My apartment is already a total mess of old hard drives, MP4 files, Netflix downloads, and DVDs—I can't keep track of anything. I’m constantly losing discs and stuff... yeah, I guess that's just the struggle for most people.

Rewritable discs do exist, though the real headache is the sheer number of different formats out there—mostly just a byproduct of all those massive tech giants fighting for market dominance...

Anyway, these days you’re mostly seeing people pick up DVD-RW media; the standard ones will probably be obsolete before we know it...

nimblemarlin17 said:Obviously, it’s a way better option. You won't even need DVDs anymore—aside from the originals, of course. Everything you burn will just sit on a 200 GB hard drive. I mean, why bother with discs when you've got a drive like that?

Wow—this is actually great news!👍 🙂

mirrorball said:..I even read somewhere that Best Buy pulled all their Blockbuster tapes from the shelves because they hadn't sold a single one in 18 months...

RIP to good old Blockbuster!😢