probably a dumb question (Page 3): Hey, be easy, hehe. I still have and use, as many people do, one of those hand crank Victrola players....

frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

James Slick wrote:

Can something be considered obsolete if it's still used by millions of people? DVD /Blu-ray is still pretty mainstream, Yet some people talk about them as though they are 78 RPM shellac records being played by a steel needle on a hand cranked Victorola.

Hey, be easy, hehe. I still have and use, as many people do, one of those hand crank Victrola players....

aellman Loc: Boston MA

Harry0 wrote:

I already have an "m-disc/ blu-ray"- will be unknown in 20 years. Big, slow, handy tho
5g LTE.
5 terabyte mini thumb drives.
Gigabit Internet home Ethernet service.

Microprocessor implants in our brains.

James Slick Loc: Pittsburgh,PA

frankraney wrote:

Hey, be easy, hehe. I still have and use, as many people do, one of those hand crank Victrola players....

Cool! I still have and use open reel tape deck,Spent way more having it electronically restored than I ever would on digital audio gear! But, I think it will be a while before DVD and Blu-Ray reaches that level of cool, right now, It's still mainstream. Not "cutting edge", but certainly not obsolete yet.

frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

James Slick wrote:

Cool! I still have and use open reel tape deck,Spent way more having it electronically restored than I ever would on digital audio gear! But, I think it will be a while before DVD and Blu-Ray reaches that level of cool, right now, It's still mainstream. Not "cutting edge", but certainly not obsolete yet.

My reel to reel quit a few years ago..... Had crank just doesn't quit...hehehe. I even have a hand crank radio and flashlight.

radiojohn

It's not the tape hardware, it's the iron oxide falling off the tape base that is the problem.

Ditto with videotape. How many weddings on tape from the 80's are still viewable?

"Rust never sleeps!"

Stardust Loc: Central Illinois

James Slick wrote:

Can something be considered obsolete if it's still used by millions of people? DVD /Blu-ray is still pretty mainstream, Yet some people talk about them as though they are 78 RPM shellac records being played by a steel needle on a hand cranked Victorola.

My answer would be "yes" they are "obsolete TECHNOLOGY" per my post, especially because most people under 45 (give or take) doesn't buy them or have anything to play them on. After converting over 1,000 songs of desire off CD's to high-quality MP3s, I had over 300 CDs and a 100 DVDs I put on a community garage sale last summer at $1or 2 each. Not ONE person under 45-yrs old bought one. (My 46-yr old son laughs when I talk about listening to a CD or watching a DVD). I donated the balance to my local Goodwill store.

Today the younger generations use their phones, tablets, ipads (they don't have CD/DVD players) and stream to them or their HD televisions from Netflex, Amazon, etc. So, yes, there are probably millions yet still listening to music on CASSETTES, but it is still obsolete technology! There are many hoggers here still using film cameras, but it is still obsolete technology.

So, I believe the OP was making CDs for the local girl's basketball team, which probably the majority of them will be unable to watch unless grandparents have a DVD/CD player that can play it. (Even my newish computer does not have a CD/DVD player/writer in it). Thus one of the reasons I suggested YouTube, assuming there is nothing private to see in a state tournament.