Movies went to streaming. Records went to streaming. Hi fi amplifiers and speakers went to ear buds, or even better noise-canceling headphones. Movie projectors went to big screen TVs. Giant shelves full of discs went to iPad files. 1/10 the cost and 10 times the convenience.
I got rid of the DVD’s and CD’s as well as the machines that used them years ago. Streaming has made life so much simpler. If the internet goes down we have a great local radio station and if that is down I have a real book library. Have not missed my media collection at all. More room in the media room!
I’m old. I remember when having a color TV was a “big deal”. Of course, there were only 3 channels, which you changed by GETTING UP and walking to the TV!
I still have DVDs and CDs in cases in my offsite locker. I burned all of them to MP4s and MP3s. My Jeep even has a Hard Drive that I can put my music on.
Media rooms have gone to the same place as Dining Rooms[our current house was built in 2014, doesn’t have a Dining Room. Does have a breakfast nook though]along with a huge Living room
Media rooms are a thing of the past with all the huge big screen tvs at such low prices we just don’t need a media room anymore. I have a 75 inch in the living room and a 58 in the bedroom
Big screen+surround atmos sound+picture and sound quality=so much better than streaming. I’ll never go to a real theater again. Can pause for refreshments and restroom. But I really like movies, so it works for me.
I “borrowed” from my mom’s vinyl collection (CCR, Janis Joplin, etc), and bought stuff on my own in the late 70s and throughout the 80s. Glad I held onto everything. Still have turntable. I know I can stream, but these records have memories attached. And streaming early Johnny Cash isn’t the same as owning one of his albums on orinal Sun Records label.
I have a SD card player on my stereo, about 2K songs. I have the Rolling Stones Top 500 download from a few years back. The Top 500 Classical is a work in progress cataloguing. Samsung phone has 128Gb storage
Flat screen is wall mounted, no visible wiring, even wired unused connections to a keystone block behind electric fireplace
No TV in our living room. A 65 year old Panasonic tuner/amp and two custom speakers that are 33 years old. a three seater. a two seater and two single recliner chairs. We talk when we are together with friends. The TV is downstairs.
Someday my grandchildren will tell their grandchildren, “When I was your age the TV screen didn’t even cover one whole wall! The only way to change channels and adjust the volume was by pushing buttons on this thing we called a ‘remote’ and we kept losing it!”
Technology outpaced them. You can’t, for the most part, play vinyl or VCR cassettes anymore. I’m surprised that DVDs are still around and haven’t been displaced by blue tooth. People have these old records and movies that they can’t play anymore because technology has changed.
The media room is where you listen to your vinyl and your CD’s, especislly if you’re into classical, where sound quality counts. Music you can listen to on your phone can be very good music, but it’s not about high quality sound. Popular music is built to survive bad playback.
In 2020, we were both retired, we decided in January to move to another state. Our house sold in April, we drove to the new state, closed on our new home on May 1, 2020. Less than 5 months. I’ve got so that I only read A & J once or twice a week, because NOTHING HAPPENS. MOVE! or DON’T MOVE! DO SOMETHING!
Home theaters are still very popular. It’s why so many films flop on the big screen — people want to watch them, but in the convenience of their own home.
Da'Dad 4 months ago
Now they are most anyone’s living room.
C 4 months ago
Not everyone is addicted to Netflix
dsTrekker Premium Member 4 months ago
Movies went to streaming. Records went to streaming. Hi fi amplifiers and speakers went to ear buds, or even better noise-canceling headphones. Movie projectors went to big screen TVs. Giant shelves full of discs went to iPad files. 1/10 the cost and 10 times the convenience.
j_m_kuehl 4 months ago
Lost the appeal, after having to move boxes of LPs, VCR’s, CD’s
droosan Premium Member 4 months ago
I’m sittin’ in mine right now. and there’s even more downstairs.
Plumb.Bob Premium Member 4 months ago
I got rid of the DVD’s and CD’s as well as the machines that used them years ago. Streaming has made life so much simpler. If the internet goes down we have a great local radio station and if that is down I have a real book library. Have not missed my media collection at all. More room in the media room!
nosirrom 4 months ago
Since everything is going retro can media rooms be far behind?
ddl297 4 months ago
I’m old. I remember when having a color TV was a “big deal”. Of course, there were only 3 channels, which you changed by GETTING UP and walking to the TV!
NeedaChuckle Premium Member 4 months ago
I still have DVDs and CDs in cases in my offsite locker. I burned all of them to MP4s and MP3s. My Jeep even has a Hard Drive that I can put my music on.
timbob2313 Premium Member 4 months ago
Media rooms have gone to the same place as Dining Rooms[our current house was built in 2014, doesn’t have a Dining Room. Does have a breakfast nook though]along with a huge Living room
[Traveler] Premium Member 4 months ago
I have a movie room with a big, big screen. It never gets used
Just-me 4 months ago
Never had a media room. We did convert a spare bedroom into a crafting room for my wife though, so it must depend on the type of media.
Skeptical Meg 4 months ago
We call it OBE (Overcome By Events).
Man of the Woods 4 months ago
Media rooms are a thing of the past with all the huge big screen tvs at such low prices we just don’t need a media room anymore. I have a 75 inch in the living room and a 58 in the bedroom
bobpeters61 4 months ago
♩♩♫ Internet killed the media room… ♩♩♫ (To the tune of “Video Killed The Radio Star”)
david_42 4 months ago
The media room is now the seed sorting and storage room.
I was FRAMED!!!!!! 4 months ago
Traded them in for the small phone screen and portability.
FassEddie 4 months ago
Hey, old folks! It still is cool! To other collectors!
William Bednar Premium Member 4 months ago
The “Media Room” is now called a: Kindle!
trainnut1956 4 months ago
People discovered that the only thing to do in a media room was to watch the same boring dreck that was available on television and streaming…
darthopper Premium Member 4 months ago
Big screen+surround atmos sound+picture and sound quality=so much better than streaming. I’ll never go to a real theater again. Can pause for refreshments and restroom. But I really like movies, so it works for me.
slelareader 4 months ago
I “borrowed” from my mom’s vinyl collection (CCR, Janis Joplin, etc), and bought stuff on my own in the late 70s and throughout the 80s. Glad I held onto everything. Still have turntable. I know I can stream, but these records have memories attached. And streaming early Johnny Cash isn’t the same as owning one of his albums on orinal Sun Records label.
basho49 4 months ago
Mine fits in my pocket now
eromlig 4 months ago
“Whatever happened to Faye Ray?”
Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe 4 months ago
Media library?- usually YouTube or Roku or Tubi
I have a SD card player on my stereo, about 2K songs. I have the Rolling Stones Top 500 download from a few years back. The Top 500 Classical is a work in progress cataloguing. Samsung phone has 128Gb storage
Flat screen is wall mounted, no visible wiring, even wired unused connections to a keystone block behind electric fireplace
formathe 4 months ago
No TV in our living room. A 65 year old Panasonic tuner/amp and two custom speakers that are 33 years old. a three seater. a two seater and two single recliner chairs. We talk when we are together with friends. The TV is downstairs.
dv 4 months ago
I have a 65" 4k TV in my bedroom/office that doubles as a monitor when I work.
CougarAllen 4 months ago
Someday my grandchildren will tell their grandchildren, “When I was your age the TV screen didn’t even cover one whole wall! The only way to change channels and adjust the volume was by pushing buttons on this thing we called a ‘remote’ and we kept losing it!”
LONNYMARQUEZ 4 months ago
she wants a media room in the new house, that is they ever move and what did he do yesterday for her to want a locked door
curtlyon19 4 months ago
they evolved
hogcabin77 4 months ago
Ever gone anyplace especially at home without you being cell phone media connected?
sjsczurek 4 months ago
Technology outpaced them. You can’t, for the most part, play vinyl or VCR cassettes anymore. I’m surprised that DVDs are still around and haven’t been displaced by blue tooth. People have these old records and movies that they can’t play anymore because technology has changed.
rugeirn 4 months ago
The media room is where you listen to your vinyl and your CD’s, especislly if you’re into classical, where sound quality counts. Music you can listen to on your phone can be very good music, but it’s not about high quality sound. Popular music is built to survive bad playback.
sallyseckman 4 months ago
When people consider it easier to have several streaming accounts then own physical media that takes up space.
eced52 4 months ago
They shrunk into cell phones.
JymDyer 4 months ago
I got rid of my media room to make a woo grotto.
markkahler52 4 months ago
I have over 150 VHS tapes I recorded back in the 80s and 90s. Old TV shows, events and wrestling. What I’d give to be able to watch them now!!
jmorri52 4 months ago
In 2020, we were both retired, we decided in January to move to another state. Our house sold in April, we drove to the new state, closed on our new home on May 1, 2020. Less than 5 months. I’ve got so that I only read A & J once or twice a week, because NOTHING HAPPENS. MOVE! or DON’T MOVE! DO SOMETHING!
diverleo 4 months ago
Now we carry them in our pockets
sincavage05 4 months ago
We call ours the cave 75 inch tv, surround sound stereo with turntable, pool table and stocked bar.
BadCreaturesBecomeDems 4 months ago
Mine is at the top of the stairs.
jondonlevy 4 months ago
Hey keep the anecdotes coming but does anyone think there is an actual joke in this strip? Even for JJ this one is dryyy
Ed The Red Premium Member 4 months ago
Home theaters are still very popular. It’s why so many films flop on the big screen — people want to watch them, but in the convenience of their own home.
SNVBD 3 months ago
it’s called a smart TV nowadays. Unlimited movies and music on demand
tcviii Premium Member 3 months ago
We don’t have a media room, but we do have a TV room.