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Re:Vinyl set to outsell CDs for first time since 1986 by fzeroracer on Sunday September 08, 2019 @06:51PM (#20913886)
CDs are far from objectively superior, considering that there are many CDs which are completely sealed but suffering from disk rot due to poor quality control rendering them completely useless. A lot of older CD-based game systems are going through this problem where they're becoming unplayable despite no wear or tear.

The best of both worlds in my opinion is a vinyl + code for a digital copy, which seems to be the direction most have gone for.

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Re:Vinyl set to outsell CDs for first time since 1986 by kalleboo on Sunday September 08, 2019 @08:56PM (#20914363)
And [literal] tons of vinyl has suffered warping from heat, being stored incorrectly. Or degraded from just being actually played on a record player more than a few times. Despite not being impervious, CDs are far more durable than vinyl records.
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Re:Vinyl set to outsell CDs for first time since 1986 by fzeroracer on Sunday September 08, 2019 @09:42PM (#20914551)
You're making a false comparison here.

Vinyl, when stored properly, will be fine. Yes, they suffer from wear and tear when used frequently, but you would have to use it quite a lot for that to happen.

CDs, even when stored properly, never used and still wrapped, will suffer from disc rot due to quality issues. This renders them completely unplayable. Calling CDs objectively more durable ignores that there were A LOT of poorly made CDs which have a considerably shorter lifespan.

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