Physical media, how quaint

(Runcorn shitty limits, Sat 6 Feb 2021, 14:11, archived)

Oh I use non-physical media too,
but I do not believe it has any monetary value, and I don't believe you truly own anything intangible. If I'm going to buy a film (or album or whatever) it's got to be a physical object.
( brb Monkhouse Stampede, Sat 6 Feb 2021, 14:25, archived)

Alright Jeremy Corbyn

(Runcorn shitty limits, Sat 6 Feb 2021, 14:27, archived)

And that's why I have several hundred DVD's

( Smash Monkey 2 Anyone know a good therapist in South Africa?, Sat 6 Feb 2021, 14:40, archived)

DV ST
( Cheers Cheers, Sat 6 Feb 2021, 14:56, archived)

D JC
(dribble, Sat 6 Feb 2021, 15:06, archived)

This attitude is why we have landfills

(dribble, Sat 6 Feb 2021, 14:48, archived)

No. I'm not one for chucking stuff away when it could be repaired, sold, donated or recycled.

( brb Monkhouse Stampede, Sat 6 Feb 2021, 18:08, archived)

MusicMagpie has killed the second hand media market, and charity shops just throw stuff away if it doesn't move quickly

(dribble, Sat 6 Feb 2021, 18:13, archived)

And the council here are incredibly picky about what goes in the plastics bin
they threaten to dump the entire cartload if there's even a hint of mixed materials or contamination anywhere, almost as if they're looking for a reason to not recycle any of it, of course there'll be at least one household somewhere on every round who hasn't rinsed out a tin properly
(dribble, Sat 6 Feb 2021, 18:28, archived)

Never heard of MusicMagpie before. I've seen the charity shop outchucking first hand:
Very little actually gets chucked away, at least in my experience. Clothes, shoes, bags, books, dvds, cds, records, bric-a-brac and toys all get 'ragged' (sold by the kilo to a company who ID and sell good stuff and recycle everything else).

The resellable books and media make their way to undercutting cunts like WorldOfBooks, for example. I cannot begin to describe how much I hate WorldOfBooks, but they are keeping books out of landfills.

Eventually your council will consist of saner people who understand that they live on a planet, and they will change their recycling ethos and employ better people.
( brb Monkhouse Stampede, Sat 6 Feb 2021, 18:52, archived)

A 4k movie on SkyQ typically uses about 16gb of data
whereas a 4k disc uses around 80gb. The difference in picture quality is like chalk and cheese. Streaming is not a patch on having the disc.
( Boris Johnson's Press Secretary, Sat 6 Feb 2021, 14:50, archived)

If you're obsessing over pixels then the story's shit

(dribble, Sat 6 Feb 2021, 14:51, archived)

No I'm not.
For example, Saving Private Ryan is a brilliant film but when you watch it on 4k disc it's like a completely different movie. It still has grain but it's like being there.
( Boris Johnson's Press Secretary, Sat 6 Feb 2021, 14:54, archived)

that's nice

(ozof, Sat 6 Feb 2021, 22:50, archived)

What does it cost the Earth to stream tv and movies?
I imagine maintaining 'the cloud' is less energy efficient than producing and transporting DVDs. It probably produces more waste heat too, since it has to be on all the time, while I can just leave a DVD in a box.
( brb Monkhouse Stampede, Sat 6 Feb 2021, 19:01, archived)

don't be silly
it's about 10 quid a month
(ozof, Sun 7 Feb 2021, 9:52, archived)

So about what your mum makes working full time sucking off tramps behind Lidl.

( brb Monkhouse Stampede, Sun 7 Feb 2021, 14:34, archived)