When was the last time you burned a DVD DL?
Fifteen years ago the DVD burner was king. Today the discs are still sealed and the drive gathers dust. A look back at the end of the DVD DL.
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The quiet extinction of the DVD DL
Fifteen years after flashing an Xbox 360, a nostalgic finds a blank DVD DL among old game backups. The scene sums up the epitaph of a format that ruled home piracy and today only serves as a paperweight.
The reign of the burner
The DVD burner was the digital appliance of the 2000s. With eMule running flat out and 80 GB hard drives, burning data was routine. But falling USB stick prices and streaming killed the format. The thread mentions sealed spindles of Verbatim discs that have gone peine for 15 years.
The retro exception
A few pockets remain: retro PC enthusiasts burn CDs for 1990s machines, and DJs press their own EPs on optical media. But for mass consumption, the DVD DL is a fossil. As one user jokes, they keep it "in case Mad Max arrives".
The stat that sums it up
Anyone who still owns an LG burner and a Mac with burning software considers it a rarity. Most admit they don't use a DVD even to prop up their phone. Technology moved faster than the Verbatim stock.
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Fifteen years after flashing an Xbox 360, a nostalgic finds a blank DVD DL among old game backups. The scene sums up the epitaph of a format that ruled home piracy and today only serves as a paperweight.
The reign of the burner
The DVD burner was the digital appliance of the 2000s. With eMule running flat out and 80 GB hard drives, burning data was routine. But falling USB stick prices and streaming killed the format. The thread mentions sealed spindles of Verbatim discs that have gone peine for 15 years.
The retro exception
A few pockets remain: retro PC enthusiasts burn CDs for 1990s machines, and DJs press their own EPs on optical media. But for mass consumption, the DVD DL is a fossil. As one user jokes, they keep it "in case Mad Max arrives".
The stat that sums it up
Anyone who still owns an LG burner and a Mac with burning software considers it a rarity. Most admit they don't use a DVD even to prop up their phone. Technology moved faster than the Verbatim stock.
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