What you can do with old CDs and DVDs

Streaming has made entertainment so accessible, but there’s still a place for physical media. I can listen to and watch all of this without paying for a subscription, and this is just part of my collection. No Internet required, no way to play a disc? No problem. There’s still affordable and portable disk drives you can use across multiple devices and look at all these connections. Many of these will read and write, so you have the option to create your own backups. The problem with streaming services is the content goes in and out, so one day you may not be able to watch what you really love. And with your own collection, there’s no need to worry about buffering and outages. Good movie never goes out of style. Over the years, flash drives have gotten smaller in size but way bigger in capacity. This is a perfect way to store and play a digital collection offline, itty bitty living space, perfect for some car entertainment systems and home theaters. Half a TB? Now that’s a long road trip. Streaming winds in terms of convenience until it doesn’t. And think of all the time you’ll save. Instead of endless browsing, you’ll be watching or listening. I knew. Hello. To be fair. Hi. I’m not saying it’s better, but it sure is reliable.