Originally Posted By: Ritz2
While I would agree that it is still necessary to buy physical media to acquire audio/video content, it has ceased to be the most convenient way to play it back...at least for me. Audio CDs get immediately ripped to FLAC (lossless) and video content gets immediately ripped to high bitrate 1080p H.264 and unmolested DTS or Dolby digital audio tracks. I can play all of that content with a simple $99 Roku hockey puck connected to my theater receiver. No muss...no fuss.


I agree for the CDs Ritz. When it come to Blu-ray material though, having gotten used to the HD lossless audio codecs (Dolby TrueHD & DTS Master Audio), I just couldn't live with the legacy DTS and Dolby Digital soundtracks anymore. And then there's the cost associated with the space requirements for a large video collection (see my previous post).


Edited by jam (05/09/12 06:48 PM)
Edit Reason: added thought