Should print media die? - Blu-ray Forum

mikejet · 01-14-2009, 01:34 PM

Thoughts? I mean when was the last time you bought a magazine? Newspaper? I buy the Sunday times but only because it's cheaper than buying pee pads at the pet store for my dog.

So do you think it's time for print media, at least for certain magazines and papers, to go online only?

*Note, books are not included as part of this. Books in my opinion should NEVER go away.*

Marquoz · 01-14-2009, 01:48 PM

Honestly, there are things you can do with a magazine that you just can't do with a laptop viewing a website. I read all my gaming magazines really quickly and it's much easier to do it while I've got ... alone time. Print media is good for that. Plus some websites are just a mess to go through, with a magazine the information is there and clearly formatted. It is sad to see that print is dying off, but I understand it is cheaper to cut out distribution and just shove it on a website.

jw · 01-14-2009, 01:56 PM

This is print media, online form

I enjoy the paper and magazines. Playboy is so much easier to read in its paper form

Blu-Benny · 01-14-2009, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jwbbud

This is print media, online form

I enjoy the paper and magazines. Playboy is so much easier to read in its paper form

there's @ least 3 jokes sitting there but for fear of what may happen to me, i'll let them go!!!

i like magazines, it gives me something to look forward to each week/month when they show up in the mail.

plus, they are a lot easier to go back to if u ever wanted vs. trying to find an archived webpage.

mikejet · 01-14-2009, 02:02 PM

OK, would you all read magazines if you had tablet PC's and wifi?

jw · 01-14-2009, 02:02 PM

lol, what i meant was its easier to read that on the porcelain god than dragging the PC in there

Maximus · 01-14-2009, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwbbud

This is print media, online form

I enjoy the paper and magazines. Playboy is so much easier to read in its paper form

Not if the pages are all stuck together!

Blu-Benny · 01-14-2009, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jwbbud

lol, what i meant was its easier to read that on the porcelain god than dragging the PC in there

yes, it is nice to have something to read while sitting on the throne.

Cinema Jaguar · 01-14-2009, 02:49 PM

I like reading sterephlie,the absolute sound,home theater mag and other types of printed media outside on the porch while i listen to or dx radio and dont want to look at a computer monitor all the time.

Cinema Jaguar · 01-14-2009, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mikejet

OK, would you all read magazines if you had tablet PC's and wifi?

I might,if the new book readers which use a card format added these a) publishing companies put subscriptions out for it and b) it had a color display.

STARSCREAM · 01-14-2009, 04:10 PM

There wasn't an option on the poll for no, it still serves its purpose on occasion. I usually buy some magazines whenever traveling to see family members so I have something to do on the way.

groovyone · 01-14-2009, 04:18 PM

I get 8 magazines right now and prefer to read them in print.

phlydude · 01-14-2009, 05:05 PM

Newspapers only should go away...by the time you get to the info printed inside, it is old news

Plus, they are extremely wasteful resource wise (plus, who wants their hands all inked up after reading a paper?)

Magazines and books need to stay

un4gvn94538 · 01-14-2009, 05:24 PM

i still get mags. i need something to read on the throne. laptop on my knees not vey comfortable.

i have about 5 subscriptions right now. news i get on tv.

mikejet · 01-14-2009, 05:27 PM

In my apartment the bathroom has a direct line of sight to the TV.

nick1091 · 01-14-2009, 05:29 PM

Every now and again if I know I'm going to be someplace where I'll have to wait a little while (car repair, etc.) I'll buy the paper, but I think everyone pretty much agrees its usefulness as a source for news has decreased severely.

But when it comes to reading lengthy articles, I'd much rather do so in a magazine than at my computer.

quexos · 01-14-2009, 06:59 PM

Don't know if they should die but I do know I have all the news I need online.

Ferris · 01-14-2009, 07:08 PM

I have 2 magazine subscriptions. I also receive the newspaper every day. I really enjoy reading the paper. Sitting in the table in my brekfast nook reading the paper and drinking my coffee is a nice feeling. It just feels much more "right" to me than sticking my laptop on the table between us....

nbxfan · 01-14-2009, 07:14 PM

No...cause that's my job. I must say the very few magazines I subscribe to 4 of the 5 all went under this past year...

Danger Boy · 01-14-2009, 07:18 PM

Magazines still do and always will have readers....

but daily newspapers are dying, fast. With television or radio news or online you can get your news and information lickity split... with a newspaper, you have to wait till it's printed... later that day or the next. Is it really news anymore when it's nearly 24 hours old?

Maybe because I work in broadcast journalism, i am biased. but in all honesty, most daily newspapers are struggling to keep readers from going to the internet for their news and information.

View Poll Results: Should print media die off?
Yes. I get all of my news online.	16	32.00%
No. I like the morning paper with my coffee.	22	44.00%
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01-14-2009, 01:34 PM	#1
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	Should print media die? Thoughts? I mean when was the last time you bought a magazine? Newspaper? I buy the Sunday times but only because it's cheaper than buying pee pads at the pet store for my dog. So do you think it's time for print media, at least for certain magazines and papers, to go online only? Note, books are not included as part of this. Books in my opinion should NEVER go away.

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01-14-2009, 01:48 PM	#2
Marquoz Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:New Orleans Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:167 Trading Score:2	Honestly, there are things you can do with a magazine that you just can't do with a laptop viewing a website. I read all my gaming magazines really quickly and it's much easier to do it while I've got ... alone time. Print media is good for that. Plus some websites are just a mess to go through, with a magazine the information is there and clearly formatted. It is sad to see that print is dying off, but I understand it is cheaper to cut out distribution and just shove it on a website.

01-14-2009, 01:56 PM	#3
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	This is print media, online form I enjoy the paper and magazines. Playboy is so much easier to read in its paper form

01-14-2009, 02:02 PM	#5
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	OK, would you all read magazines if you had tablet PC's and wifi?

01-14-2009, 02:49 PM	#9
Cinema Jaguar Active Member Member since:Nov 2008	I like reading sterephlie,the absolute sound,home theater mag and other types of printed media outside on the porch while i listen to or dx radio and dont want to look at a computer monitor all the time.

01-14-2009, 04:10 PM	#11
STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	There wasn't an option on the poll for no, it still serves its purpose on occasion. I usually buy some magazines whenever traveling to see family members so I have something to do on the way.

01-14-2009, 04:18 PM	#12
groovyone Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2007 Location:PSNetwork: groovyone	I get 8 magazines right now and prefer to read them in print.

01-14-2009, 05:05 PM	#13
phlydude Power Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Winter Garden, FL USA Playstation ID: phlydude Blu-ray collection:132 Trading Score:1	Newspapers only should go away...by the time you get to the info printed inside, it is old news Plus, they are extremely wasteful resource wise (plus, who wants their hands all inked up after reading a paper?) Magazines and books need to stay

01-14-2009, 05:24 PM	#14
un4gvn94538 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Limbo (Bakersfield, Ca.) 4K collection:143 Blu-ray collection:811 DVD collection:54 Digital collection:1494 Trading Score:277	i still get mags. i need something to read on the throne. laptop on my knees not vey comfortable. i have about 5 subscriptions right now. news i get on tv.

01-14-2009, 05:27 PM	#15
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	In my apartment the bathroom has a direct line of sight to the TV.

01-14-2009, 05:29 PM	#16
nick1091 Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 4K collection:111 Blu-ray collection:672	Every now and again if I know I'm going to be someplace where I'll have to wait a little while (car repair, etc.) I'll buy the paper, but I think everyone pretty much agrees its usefulness as a source for news has decreased severely. But when it comes to reading lengthy articles, I'd much rather do so in a magazine than at my computer.

01-14-2009, 06:59 PM	#17
quexos Banned Member since:May 2007 Location:Brussels, Belgium	Don't know if they should die but I do know I have all the news I need online.

01-14-2009, 07:08 PM	#18
Ferris Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Tampa Bay Area Blu-ray collection:79 Trading Score:1	I have 2 magazine subscriptions. I also receive the newspaper every day. I really enjoy reading the paper. Sitting in the table in my brekfast nook reading the paper and drinking my coffee is a nice feeling. It just feels much more "right" to me than sticking my laptop on the table between us....

01-14-2009, 07:14 PM	#19
nbxfan Special Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Anaheim, CA Blu-ray collection:246 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:15	No...cause that's my job. I must say the very few magazines I subscribe to 4 of the 5 all went under this past year...

01-14-2009, 07:18 PM	#20
Danger Boy Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Washington State Blu-ray collection:13 Blu-ray reviews:1	Magazines still do and always will have readers.... but daily newspapers are dying, fast. With television or radio news or online you can get your news and information lickity split... with a newspaper, you have to wait till it's printed... later that day or the next. Is it really news anymore when it's nearly 24 hours old? Maybe because I work in broadcast journalism, i am biased. but in all honesty, most daily newspapers are struggling to keep readers from going to the internet for their news and information.

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