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I am finally thinking of taking the plunge and shedding my CD and DVD collection.
I’d be happy enough initially to burn my DVD collection to digital, using something like Power ISO, which as far as I am aware, will keep the menu and chapters etc. I'm ok with this.
My CD collection is something I’m still not convinced I should get rid of. Maybe it’s just me, but I always felt that CDs sounded better than digital files. (Am I correct in saying this?)
However, they’ve been in storage for the last few years and most are available online through streaming anyhow.
Some of the more hard to find ones, I might keep, but I’m at a crossroads! Even if I do try and sell them, I’ll probably not get much.
What to do! Has anyone done it? I have a small enough vinyl collection. I stopped as I was accumulating “stuff”.
Other than Power ISO, any other options for ripping dvds and keeping the chapters/menus etc?
Any good external failsafe external dvd drives?
Gah! Convince me otherwise!
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In all seriousness, keep them, if only because it'll be a hassle selling them and you'll get f*ck all.
One reason is that by physically browsing them stored on a shelf, I will pick something out to play that I forgot about - I think browsing down vast a itune style listing is boring and unless you are looking for a specific listing, you scroll so quickly you don't look at the list as such - does that make sense
Also if you have friends round, etc they look at your collection and it then creates a talking point - same with books - No one grabs your phone, looks at the list and then talks about a particular band/artist etc
I also like to read the album notes - who wrote, produced played on that track etc
Old fashioned maybe but I much prefer a physical collection over a download itunes list
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
I suppose I would be happy with digital and vinyl and would be more likely to have keep a good set of speakers etc.
I'll go through the collection and make a list of what I'd get rid of V what I'd keep to begin with...
The thoughts of trying to sell them online and post them gives me a pain in me arse!
Do make backups of your hard drive files. It takes a long time to rip a large number of CDs. Not a job to be repeated. Ever.
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I did back them up digitally but considering how much I actually bother listening to those I shouldn't have bothered.
Spotify all the way for me, if I want a physical copy then I get it on vinyl.
Left it too late now, worth bugger all.
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