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[–] DespairSquid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 hours ago (7 children)

Thats not… I feel like you weren’t alive yet when that transition happened.

Because CDs are objectively better in basically every way than VHS and cassette, especially for consumers. No more tapes stuck in the player, no more rewinding, no more randomly unspooled tapes, no more twisted ribbons, no more seeking static, no more heat warping, etc. plus cds take up less space overall, and you can easily use many-disc cd changers.

The market absolutely drove that transition, not manufacturers. VHS and cassette were still supported and produced for a LONG time after cds came about, because not everyone was willing to drop a ton of money to get their collection in a new format.

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[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 hours ago

Also just to add that the transition from tapes to CDs and DVDs took decades, by the time tapes finally were fazed out blueray was a thing. I have a copy of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkeban on VHS that's what 04 I also have a copy of Sabatons Great War album on cassette because fuck it why not. Even now cassette still kinda alive.

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[+] bedwyr@piefed.ca -6 points 11 hours ago (5 children)

CD's are not better. They scratch easily, and the players break. Like right away. I have vhs that still work, no cd player still works outside of a laptop or game consul, and the disks scratch and get ruined.

That you think they are better, ruins your credibility with me personally on this. You clearly don't fucking get it.

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[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 9 hours ago

I'm going to have to agree with the other guy. I have working VHS tapes and working CDs/DVDs that are both over 30 years old. That just means that you didn't abuse them and kept them away from bad temperature and humidity ranges. CDs were so much better than cassettes that it wasn't even funny. If you were abusing your CDs so much that they were getting scratched to hell, I can't imagine you weren't running into similar issues with your tapes. DVD were vastly better than VHS in much the same way. And the "better" wasn't even about durability which was probably a wash as they failed in different ways. CDs had better audio quality and better quality of life for the user. You had no need to rewind/fast-forward. The audio didn't get continually more staticy as time went on. They took up less storage space, especially if you used a CD wallet/book. You didn't need to clean the heads on a CD player. All these same issues applied to DVD vs VHS other than skipping around a DVD is less common than a CD as movies and shows tend to be viewed sequentially.

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[–] DespairSquid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

Wow. Ok have fun with that personality.. eesh.