tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post8109277717676317928..comments2023-11-15T02:18:34.344-08:00Comments on DiscConnected: FAHRENHEIT 451DiscConnectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-8705815626496242262011-05-01T09:16:00.228-07:002011-05-01T09:16:00.228-07:00I'm old school as far as having the newest ele...I'm old school as far as having the newest electronic whizz bang item. I bought into Quadro-phonic and Betamax back in the day, that might have something to do with it. But to get back to your original thought, I had the same one on e-readers. It's not so much that the new gadgets aren't useful it's the pirating of music, books, or movies, and how that has taken a toll on such industries. I prefer the CD to vinyl for sound quality, but prefer the older album covers for the art work. Media players are great for walking and stuff of that nature, but I don't want to listen to music on headphones all the time. I probably won't get a e-reader anytime soon. With a book you can take it with you anywhere, and if you drop it no biggie. But I can see where a new generation would enjoy it, particularly when it comes to moving or say someone like a doctor or lawyer that needs a huge library. But can publishers protect their copyrights from pirates and hackers, so far if you compare that to the music/movie industry, it will be a rocky road.El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-81819309622377944962011-04-18T21:27:49.633-07:002011-04-18T21:27:49.633-07:00Alex-
I see it a little more readily with books, ...Alex-<br /><br />I see it a little more readily with books, but like it less.<br /><br />Yet there is still a huge retail market for movies. I don't get it.<br /><br />If you're not on Dream Theater's mailing list, check out their site for updates on their search for a drummer:<br /><br />http://www.dreamtheater.net/<br /><br /><br />LarryDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-67672741675189250582011-04-18T15:28:50.169-07:002011-04-18T15:28:50.169-07:00I prefer the physical, especially as I collect har...I prefer the physical, especially as I collect hardback books. However, after a year with the iPad, I confess - I like the ease of eBooks. And yes, I can now see books following the path of music - downloads rather than physical items.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-44348257694927307602011-04-17T13:51:27.973-07:002011-04-17T13:51:27.973-07:00Bob-
I hear ya on the storage issue-I have 15,000...Bob-<br /><br />I hear ya on the storage issue-I have 15,000 compact discs.<br /><br />Until recently, I had pretty much every book I'd ever owned. My mother always said "keep books forever." And I did.<br /><br />A friend of mine keeps hers because she'll read them when she gets older. I guess she thinks there won't be new books written in the future.<br /><br />I look at books like movies-I love them, but once read (or watched, in the movie's case) I simply do not have the time to go back and revisit them. So now I donate them to Goodwill.<br /><br />I do see the value of a reader for portability-I just don't think I'd ever use it around the house.<br /><br />LarryDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-68035708371587008232011-04-17T13:28:15.363-07:002011-04-17T13:28:15.363-07:00Argh. I tried to leave a comment but the darned th...Argh. I tried to leave a comment but the darned thing disappeared. Bottom line: I love my Kindle and physical books equally.<br /><br /><br />I'm stopping by on the A-Z Challenge. Please visit my blog, where my word of the day is Osculation.Bob Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-50982578424624741362011-04-17T13:25:40.451-07:002011-04-17T13:25:40.451-07:00Hi, I have a mixed allegiance. I have always loved...Hi, I have a mixed allegiance. I have always loved books but have always had limited room to store them. Right now I am equally happy reading a physical book and reading an ebook on my Kindle or iPad. They can hold so much more than my bookcase. Take heart, though. Physical books aren't going away soon.<br /><br />I'm stopping by on the A-Z Challenge. Please visit my blog, where my word of the day is Osculation.Bob Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-13188725999434568642011-04-17T12:36:05.951-07:002011-04-17T12:36:05.951-07:00Jimmy-
The other dynamic with me is that I am a c...Jimmy-<br /><br />The other dynamic with me is that I am a collector, which obviously leads to a preference for the physical product.<br /><br />Yesterday (Record Store Day 2011) I stood in line to buy colored vinyl copies of Tom Petty's first two albums. I still have my original vinyl copies, and bought the CD's three times (original release and the two remasters).<br /><br />Everyone around me in line agreed that our purchases that day were probably going to be put on a shelf and never played. In my case, they will remain on that shelf until I move or die, at which point this whole collection will probably be my nephew's problem.<br /><br />However you listen to it, I am glad to see you supporting new music!<br /><br />LarryDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-26214278508428356482011-04-17T12:30:04.418-07:002011-04-17T12:30:04.418-07:00Interesting Jimmy-
Thanks for dropping by.
I won...Interesting Jimmy-<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by.<br /><br />I wonder if you are downloading the audiophile quality. Here's why I ask.<br /><br />A CD actually has less fidelity than a vinyl record. It may not be audible to the average ear, but sound is a wave, and CD's sample that wave. They simply do not get the whole thing.<br /><br />Of course, the trade-off is the lack of surface noise, which may be why you hear things you did not hear on the vinyl.<br /><br />The average download (.mp3) has even less fidelity-they take a CD audio file and compress it, leaving out the highs and lows. There was a great article in Rolling Stone on this a couple of years ago. Their test case was the Led Zeppelin "Mothership" compilation" and I could hear what they were talking about-my vinyl copy of LZII from forty years ago sounds better.<br /><br />I have not experimented with the audiophile downloads-I still buy the physical product, so maybe there'd be a better result there.<br /><br />So are you all digital? If so, you may find these posts I did of interest:<br /><br />http://discconnected.blogspot.com/2010/09/music-is-not-software-music-is-art-part.html<br /><br />http://discconnected.blogspot.com/2010/09/music-is-not-software-music-is-art-part_26.html<br /><br />http://discconnected.blogspot.com/2010/09/music-is-not-software-music-is-art-part_27.html<br /><br />LCDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-59298385800596771532011-04-17T10:31:32.666-07:002011-04-17T10:31:32.666-07:00Hello, DiscConnected. I'm not participating in...Hello, DiscConnected. I'm not participating in the A to Z; I can barely post a couple of times a week as it is!!<br />I would, however, love to comment. I, too, miss those days of running home from the record store and jumping on my bed upon starting the record player. I would love to pour over the album cover and hopefully the record sleeve which would contain the lyrics as I learned cool new songs.<br />Although CDs were much smaller, there was usually still something to hold and study, so it is sad that all we get is the digital these days. On the flip side, the digital gives such superior quality that I'm hearing stuff from the old songs that I'd never heard before...<br />As an author, I suppose I'm just happy that people can read my words and enjoy them - no matter how they are doing it.<br />Thanks for asking.<br /><br />-JimmyJames Garcia Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559119178720751963noreply@blogger.com