"Researchers have developed a Very Big Disc™ that can store up to 200 terabytes of data..."

[Thebestoftherest]

I do wonder how expensive these will be

[McAvoy]

Physical media may be making a comeback.

I'm not sure the capacity restraints were really a driving force of the decline.

Nope. Just the physical part of the physical media that was a driving force.

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

Physical media may be making a comeback.

I'm not sure the capacity restraints were really a driving force of the decline.

Nope. Just the physical part of the physical media that was a driving force.

And high-speed internet proliferation.

[McAvoy]

Physical media may be making a comeback.

I'm not sure the capacity restraints were really a driving force of the decline.

Nope. Just the physical part of the physical media that was a driving force.

And high-speed internet proliferation.

Yep that includes people like me who likes to collect digital versions of everything. Whereas before I used to have a several binders filled with movies and TV shows. Even then it took up space with the cases. Whereas now it takes up zero physical space. High speed definitely helped too since even downloading a at the time a standard AVI file of a 45 minute episode of 350 MB would take awhile, but was still worth it. Even if I had to wait the next day to watch it.

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

Physical media may be making a comeback.

I'm not sure the capacity restraints were really a driving force of the decline.

Nope. Just the physical part of the physical media that was a driving force.

And high-speed internet proliferation.

Yep that includes people like me who likes to collect digital versions of everything. Whereas before I used to have a several binders filled with movies and TV shows. Even then it took up space with the cases. Whereas now it takes up zero physical space. High speed definitely helped too since even downloading a at the time a standard AVI file of a 45 minute episode of 350 MB would take awhile, but was still worth it. Even if I had to wait the next day to watch it.

I think it’s more a matter of mobility and practical consumption. Anywhere your device is you can just type a url to play. Just the effort of getting the disc out of the jacket and needing to load it is superfluous.

[McAvoy]

Physical media may be making a comeback.

I'm not sure the capacity restraints were really a driving force of the decline.

Nope. Just the physical part of the physical media that was a driving force.

And high-speed internet proliferation.

Yep that includes people like me who likes to collect digital versions of everything. Whereas before I used to have a several binders filled with movies and TV shows. Even then it took up space with the cases. Whereas now it takes up zero physical space. High speed definitely helped too since even downloading a at the time a standard AVI file of a 45 minute episode of 350 MB would take awhile, but was still worth it. Even if I had to wait the next day to watch it.

I think it’s more a matter of mobility and practical consumption. Anywhere your device is you can just type a url to play. Just the effort of getting the disc out of the jacket and needing to load it is superfluous.

True. Especially with alot of mobile computers (as in tablets and laptops) not even coming with a disc player of any kind anymore. Though if you use the internet to watch movies, you still need internet and a half decent one at that.

[Riedquat]

I think it’s more a matter of mobility and practical consumption. Anywhere your device is you can just type a url to play. Just the effort of getting the disc out of the jacket and needing to load it is superfluous.

That amount of effort is also negligible, so it's a bit disturbing if that's seen as a significant enough advantage to matter. Mobility, yes, in some situations, and ability to get hold of in the first place, but not the effort.

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

I think it’s more a matter of mobility and practical consumption. Anywhere your device is you can just type a url to play. Just the effort of getting the disc out of the jacket and needing to load it is superfluous.

That amount of effort is also negligible, so it's a bit disturbing if that's seen as a significant enough advantage to matter. Mobility, yes, in some situations, and ability to get hold of in the first place, but not the effort.

It's mainly just a matter of just how necessary it is to do something other than use the commonplace web browser or cellphone.

[Thebestoftherest]

I think some people just like the idea of owning their media, because how many online only shows are going to be lost due to coropate greed, we shouldn't have to worry about lost media in this day and age but yet we do.

[hammerofglass]

I think some people just like the idea of owning their media, because how many online only shows are going to be lost due to coropate greed, we shouldn't have to worry about lost media in this day and age but yet we do.

Not that those shows get physical releases either.