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Physical Media Is Cool Again. Streaming Services Have Themselves to Blame (www.rollingstone.com)

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[–] can_you_change_your_username@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Getting the ISO of a DVD is really good advice. One of the downsides of switching from DVDs to digital was the loss of the DVD extras. Most of the time it was just blooper reels or copies of marketing materials. Things that most people don't care about but are really valuable like commentary tracks or alternate cuts were frequently included in deluxe editions. Sometimes you got really good creative stuff like an animated short or a mini game.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

That's the main reason I put that bit in, but it's also worth highlighting that it wasn't uncommon for CDs (particularly singles and EPs) between the late 90s and the mid 00s, to have PC CD-ROM content on the disk too