The Wizard of Oz will air on broadcast TV for the first time in nearly 30 years...

[Dead2009]

Originally Posted by stevea

I just wish he'd explain sometime, why every mention of a song, movie, or TV show prompts a reply from him about an analog copy.

Probably because nobodys listening or out to get you if you go analog.

[GoldenTV]

Originally Posted by Dream Canteen

I get that. I like the warmth of a good pressing of a vinyl record, and there’s something charming about movie theaters that still use 35 and 16mm film as opposed to digital formats, but as you said, the formats Dude champions (cassettes, 8-tracks and VHS) were flawed out of the gate; they were created as formats of convenience, not fidelity. I can’t get into anyone’s head, but it seems to me like our friend prefers vintage simply for the sake of preferring vintage. It’s nothing but a contrarian, ultracrepidarian take.

What people like Dude don’t understand is that this isn’t a zero-sum game. Home formats like HD, 4K and high-res, lossless digital audio — when mastered correctly — get us to a much closer representation of what’s on those film negatives and master tapes than analog formats can (including, in my opinion, vinyl).

Definitely agree and very well said, especially the part where you said those analog formats (cassettes, 8-tracks and VHS) were created as matter of convenience, not fidelity. And may I add disposability to that mix also since every time those formats are played, the audio and video quality will degrade a bit due to wear and tear (friction between the tape and the machine's tape head). So age will also becomes a liability for those formats too.

Same thing can also be said about the vinyl record. The friction between the needle and the record groves will degrade its sound quality over time, thus delicate higher frequency harmonics will be the first victim of friction to disappear