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The Pleasures of Perusing
In the February/March issue’s Letters section, a reader lamented print space being “wasted” on reviews of Blu-ray discs. I live in a semi-rural area with very slow internet speed and am unable to stream anything. For that reason, I still maintain a large disc collection organized by genre and enjoy the ease of perusing titles and giving guests the opportunity to do the same. Discs also include the ability to watch “extras” not available via streaming (as far as I know). I also use an antenna for TV and my music collection is ripped from CDs.
Jim Krillenberger / Bellville, Ohio
Al Griffin responds: Astonishingly, a recent FCC report cites the number of Americans without access to broadband internet, most of them in rural areas, at around 21 million, though independent studies have suggested the actual number is twice that amount. For these folks, video streaming is definitely not an option. And while there are many reasons why we feel a need at Sound & Vision to keep on reviewing 4K and regular Blu-ray discs, the fact that many of
