For some unknown reason I've bought Zelda and MK physical for the Switch, while I'm pretty much digital on the 3DS/WiiU/PC. Should go back to digital, as I'm pretty sure we'll be moving around a bit. Plus it's a nice way to switch between games easily or pick up something you've forgotten about by just seeing the icon on the home screen.

For music, I bought vinyl after a gig quite often, sometimes got favourites if I saw them in a store, and it makes it easy for people to buy presents. Stopped doing that as I didn't want to get them all with me, and I don't want to pay extra at the airport to get them back at some unknown point in the future. So mostly streaming and buying digital.
If I want to support the band with more money I'll just get a shirt.

Films are difficult. I don't like the billion options in streaming services, Google music has a nice selection and we sometimes rent, but with some movies you just know you want to see it more than once. And I'm not gonna pay $15,- for a digital file, that's just too much, specially since the Blu Ray is usually cheaper (but I don't have a player anyway). I still have access to a hard drive in Amsterdam that has some movies on there that I've downloaded and I should transfer them to my laptop. I'm not every sure how it goes these with torrents, B says most sites aren't around anymore. So I'll have to figure out how I'm gonna do this, I wouldn't mind buying digital if it wasn't more than $5.

Unlikely wrote:

Dinostar77 wrote:

trying to get everything digital i want to keep onto one single piece of storage

Uh oh.

With adequate backup.

A hybrid approach is in my mind the optimal approach. Initial experience via digital is the most convenient but I like the idea of a reasonable sized physical collection of favourites - preferably in the form of special editions or equivalent where possible.

I have an entire room just for my films and games. I don't go digital unless there is no other alternative.

Don't give @raz ideas or he'll end up dedicating a whole room to skyrim memorabilia

I gave up all my vinyl last time I moved house. Got rid of the whole hi-fi, not just my turntable. Replaced it all with just a big sound base under the TV and I now play all my music from a Mac hooked up to the telly.

I still have about 2,000 CDs though, in the spare room. I only use them to listen to music in the car.

Seriously considering selling the CDs now. Just a bit daunted by the mammoth task of cataloguing them first.

I take advantage of the ability to only buy a few tracks if that’s all I want. If I’m buying an album though, yes – I’ll buy that digitally too.

I’ll only buy a CD nowadays if it’s direct from the band (at a gig or by mail order) and it’s specifically different to the digital, or not available digitally.

Books are a funny one. I buy fiction to read on Kindle, for convenience of carrying it around. If it’s a book I consider ‘special’, I’ll buy a hardback for the shelf. Non-fiction (design books, cookbooks, etc) I buy physically.

Movies … I like to stream them, whether that’s via Netflix etc or by renting online. Only ever buy a Blu-Ray now if I want specific bonus content, or if it’s an older film that’s cheaper to buy than rent.

I do the same with good books pop. I also write in the front a note on my thoughts so tge kids will get an idea of what their patriach was thinking.

Catch 22: 

This Yossarian chap is a prick. Don't trust anyone with that name.

poprock wrote:

Books are a funny one. I buy fiction to read on Kindle, for convenience of carrying it around. If it’s a book I consider ‘special’, I’ll buy a hardback for the shelf. Non-fiction (design books, cookbooks, etc) I buy physically.

I need to get a kindle at some point, it's just a bit confusing with the file formats, that's what's mainly doing my head in with going digital. Location based restrictions and file formats. I sometimes buy digital books via Google books, but don't think I can read those on a kindle.

For cookbooks, I've a couple of them, but all the books are still in NL (way to heavy) and I've been using the tablet on the counter for recipes. Works great, so I'm actually considering in getting those digital. It's usually only a couple of recipes that you go back to.

They're not getting hammered tho m8. Ebooks are killing it still.

More books are being sold though.

I have been pursuing a digital life for a few years with almost all music gone. I've kept a few select CD's mainly for sentimental reasons. Books are almost exclusively Kindle except for large work text books and again some old books that I owned that have a particular sentiment.

Films had almost exclusively gone until I went HDR and 4K. Now I've bloody started a collection of UHD discs as streaming 4K just isn't there yet. No doubt I'll sell all these in about five years.

What thread? I'm a little obsessed with the 'Show us your gaming set-up' threads on GAF and Reset.

Yeah, some fairly well off nerds in those threads.

Digital is great... To a point.

I'm happy with digital games as with a few exceptions I find it more of a forward medium. I would replay very few games and for the most part each gen seems to be able to provide more than enough classics.

Film is somewhat similar. I used to horde dvds but now I don't have the time so streaming services work better. I'd rather spend the money on the cinema.

Books are mixed. For novels and biographies, digital all the way. I need a new kindle (or light weight equivilant) but for reference books (coffee table stuff) I stick with physical, both because I love the feel of it and also it just makes more sense for browsing.

Newspapers are a mix. I have an Irish Times sub with the weekend paper being delivered. I browse the midweek epaper but love the physical weekend edition with all its pullout goodness.

Magazines are still more of a physical thing for me, but I can't remember the last time I bought one.

Finally music is split. I love Spotify both for ease of access and for the chance to dip into stuff I wouldn't touch... But if I like something I have to buy the physical CD. Just in case.