Could you/Would you go fully digital?

[fredthe3rd]

A friend of mine who now lives in a different part of the country claims to have gone fully digital.

He's burned all his CDs to his computer, he watches TV/Films either recorded on a hard drive recorder or streamed from his phone, he hasn't read a book in a couple of years but he just uses the Internet rather than buy newspapers or magazines. All videogames are downloaded.

Its something I've considered in the past - I did have a cull of my CDs a while back but certain discs I couldn't bring myself to get rid of - and I still enjoy buying and listening to music on CD. I've read books on my phone (don't have an e-reader) and like having an electric book to hand on bus journeys, etc - but still prefer paper books at home. Don't play video games much any more and those I do play are usually on my phone (so that's one area I can imagine going fully digital... until the next Mario game comes out, that is) And TV boxsets, well they're usually cheaper on second hand DVD than digital after a few months so I can't see myself ditching DVDs any time soon.

I can't imagine going fully digital, can you?

[~Ally~]

Nope.

[GNTLGNT]

[Todash]

Nnnooo ... I think digital stuff is great. But there are reasons to continue going old school for some things. I love my Kindle, but recently I bought a nonfiction book that is very interesting but that BEGS for skimming. So I'm going to check the hardbound version out from the library and read it, then highlight relevant passages in my Kindle. Plus, I like the warm cozy feeling books give a room.

I still put stuff on CD from time to time. I still want to be able to rewatch certain movies from time to time. And so on ...

One argument for NOT going completely digital: in a house with a lot of streaming devices, bandwidth can be a problem. Almost all digital content requires streaming. Even if you have a good connection, it can be challenging to have all desired devices going at once and still get good signal.

[JordyVerrill]

I will never give up actual books made out of paper. My mother won a Kindle at her work's Christmas party and she gave it to me, since she still hasn't figured out how to use a VCR, but I hate the thing. It's sitting on a shelf in my room covered in dust already. She's already said she doesn't mind if I just decide to sell it, but I've just been too lazy to put an ad on Craigslist.


Anybody want to buy a paper white Kindle that's only been used for like 1 hour total?

[Todash]

I will never give up actual books made out of paper. My mother won a Kindle at her work's Christmas party and she gave it to me, since she still hasn't figured out how to use a VCR, but I hate the thing. It's sitting on a shelf in my room covered in dust already. She's already said she doesn't mind if I just decide to sell it, but I've just been too lazy to put an ad on Craigslist.


Anybody want to buy a paper white Kindle that's only been used for like 1 hour total?

Depends. With ads or without?

[JordyVerrill]

Depends. With ads or without?

I honestly don't know or remember. I didn't realize some of these things have ads on them and some don't.

[Todash]

I honestly don't know or remember. I didn't realize some of these things have ads on them and some don't.

Yeah, it's $20 more without the ads. I begrudge the reading real estate they would take up.

I am very much considering buying a Paperwhite because I don't like the clip-on reading lights, my lamp keeps my husband awake, and a backlit technology like a monitor or iPad is hard on my eyes (I already have to look at that all day; the Paperwhite uses a different technology so that the light actually shines down on the e-ink rather than out into your eyes). It would be PERFECT for night reading. Generally I have my Kindle, a nonfiction book or two, and a fiction book or two stacked on my bedside table. I want to switch out my regular Kindle for a Paperwhite; I think the regular Kindle will go into the guest room, on the little bookshelf we have in there with the rest of the books.

[Neesy]

I will never give up actual books made out of paper. My mother won a Kindle at her work's Christmas party and she gave it to me, since she still hasn't figured out how to use a VCR, but I hate the thing. It's sitting on a shelf in my room covered in dust already. She's already said she doesn't mind if I just decide to sell it, but I've just been too lazy to put an ad on Craigslist.


Anybody want to buy a paper white Kindle that's only been used for like 1 hour total?

Yeah sure - I heard they make good cutting boards for vegetables... or is that an I Pad?

[Jojo87]

No. I still have real books in my bookcase and I still read real newspaper, sometimes from internet, but that don't happen often.
But yes one thing I have get rid of. All my cd's I got middle of 90's, I just don't listen to them anymore, they was old and I can
listen to those same songs/artist from Spotify or youtube if I like to some day. But I could not go fully to digital, not yet at least.