Sometimes, when people want to be assertive, shocking or controversial, the easiest thing to do is make a shock statement steering away from trends.
One such statement that hung around in the media is the so called “Death of CDs”.
A few years ago, after the success of MP3 and other media playing devices, many industry leaders were preparing for an end to CD production for all but the most profitable music artists. However, after a short raft of dissenting headlines along this line, the market seems to have leveled somewhat. When companies, such as HMV announce losses, re-igniting the debate, this just represents one side of a multi-faceted argument.
No-one can deny the increased popularity in digital editions of music downloaded straight to people’s computers and other devices, but the CD as a media source is far from dead. CDs, DVDs and now Blu-rays are very popular forms of media for everyone, just often gained from different sources than the traditional high street shop.
The economic downturn has had a massive effect on the high street, especially in areas such as CDs, DVDs and games. Internet companies offering far better deals are booming; from the combination of offering the same goods for cheaper, an easier experience, being well trusted after being established a long time now and benefiting from peoples need to spend less on the same items.
Other uses for media are still popular too, especially due to decreased costs of production from places like Digital Disc Duplication providing media for all sorts of customers.
Aspiring musicians and bands which need to give out copies of their music cheaply and easily, often when computers are not present, such as gigs and festivals use such services to help them along.
Businesses and other concerns need to print out promotional material, often with interactive options on CD-ROMs, DVDs for advertising purposes and a multitude of other options.
CD duplication for personal use is still in demand too, with people using digital media to back up their information, create personal gifts from photos for loved ones and many other uses.
It will be a while before people no longer use optical discs for media. They are being improved at a steady rate, from CD to DVD and now to Blu-ray. Unless these formats get superseded by a drastically different media, backwards compatibility ensures the use, and need to produce, CD’s for the foreseeable future.


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