Do you still buy tangible media?

[Psydye]

Does anyone still buy tangible media(i.e. cds, dvds, blu rays, etc.) or do you usually stream it or just buy digital? For me, if I can help it, I WILL buy something tangible but I also stream stuff too!

 

[KaydeeKrunk]

I do both, it depends on a lot of things. Like if I am at the store and see a cool CD/Movie et cetra I'll buy it right there, if there is a series or something I want to watch I usually will see if it's on Netflix and if it isn't I'll just buy the box set. And if I want to watch something RIGHT NOW I will buy digital copies on amazon prime which is really nice to have, there are movies I have both tangible copies of, and digital copies of, that I still watch for free on Netflix...

 

[petaltail]

I've been buying a lot of physical copies of CDs, so yes. I buy DVDs as well - I'm not really too keen on streaming them (but I do use Netflix for TV shows).

 

[LinkToTheWorld]

I haven't bought a CD in years now, I don't actually own a CD player except for the one in my car but I own an absolute load of CDs that I won't ever get rid of. I still buy DVD's, I never quite got into all this streaming movies and what not, plus I just prefer having a physical copy for some reason. I switched over from physical books to digital a couple of years back. I still keep hard copies of my favourites, have the whole Stephen King collection that I am reluctant to sell or give away. But mostly I just download books and songs now. Since I always have my phone on my its just much more convenient. Never really liked the digital copy's of games though. Always worried about file corruptions so I always buy cartridges for the ds, discs for the PlayStation, etc

 

[Soigne]

I only buy DVDs/Blu-rays when it's something that's not on Netflix, but other than that I buy digital. I don't own a CD player (my car doesn't even have one), so that cuts out CD's for me. I do buy physical books more so than digital, but I have no qualms about buying an ebook if it's cheaper.

 

[Licorice]

I sometimes buy cds if it's an album I know I'll listen to repeatedly. I do still buy dvds if they are a must have movie. I mostly torrent things now though

 

[Crash]

if it's a movie/tv series I really love, I buy the dvd. I usually just buy albums on iTunes rather than physical CD's just for the sake of convenience, but it varies.

 

[nintendofan85]

Not unless I'm renting it.

 

[Kitsuragi]

i buy movies and CDs only cause my internet is too slow atm to stream and download anything.

 

[HHoney]

I could make a flow chart to explaining when I buy something in physical format because it usually is a special situation:
If:
- the musician isn't on Spotify or iTunes; then I'll probably buy digital.
- the movie isn't on Netflix or Amazon Prime or Hulu; I might buy the DVD.

And with books it's super rare to buy the physical book - I buy almost all my books in Kindle format and read on my iPad. I don't have a Kindle. But they're really nice to read for long periods of time. But sometimes there are sales on hardcovers that are hard to beat.

 

[LambdaDelta]

I basically only ever buy physical, except for cases where it just flat out doesn't exist or is extremely rare and expensive

 

[Bowie]

Both. Sometimes things are far too beautiful just to have the digital forms of.

 

[vel]

my dad downloads it illegally and we watch it. for music i have apple music so i just binge listen to that, i really don't have anything tangible.

 

[Fleshy]

Not very often. I do by vinyl now and then though, but rarely and other than that, no

 

[ellsieotter]

I sometimes buy dvds!! I have stopped buying magazines beacause they can be expensive. Oh, and I don't like reading books digitally. I must have a physical copy. I had an e-reader for awhile but never used it and ended up selling it.

 

[Elov]

I prefer physical copies of books and games. I hate downloading games digitally it just seems so weird. But music and movies I normally download or stream.

 

[Celestefey]

Sometimes. I will more likely buy things like DVDs and games, as I like actually having the case and being able to display it. I only buy DVDs if it's a film I want to support, I always buy hard copies of games - very rarely I will digitally download a game, but that's like if I've been given an voucher (such as for the Nintendo eshop). I don't really buy CDs, though. The last time I got a CD was earlier this year, as a new and upcoming band that I've been following closely released their first album so I wanted to help support them!

 

[mintellect]

No, but mainly because I never really watch shows or movies anyway.

 

[Acruoxil]

Blu rays for video games lol

Otherwise, nah I prefer getting digital copies. We have flash drives and memory cards these days so we don't really need discs to watch stuff on other devices either.

 

[Saylor]

Yes, sometimes! I prefer physical copies of video games and books, but I usually watch movies and tv shows digitally unless it's something specific I'd really like to see that isn't on Netflix. I buy vinyl and cds every now and then, but mostly only for artists I really love or wanna support, otherwise I listen to most of my music digitally too.