I am still using disc drives from the 90s with zero issues. I actually take care of my shit unlike most people so maybe thats why. One of my DVD players sat in a storage shed getting covered in dust for like 8 ish years (not climate controlled either), had stuff dropped on it, still works fine. Thats a heavy metal body onkyo though with component out. Any DVD player with HDMI only out is pretty much shit and cheaply made.

VCRs are even better. Ive rarely found one I can't get working with minimal effort.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I am still using disc drives from the 90s with zero issues. I actually take care of my shit unlike most people so maybe thats why.

I mean maybe in standalone devices but you certainly aren't using a drive on your PC from the 90s without a whole lot of work for a slow shitty jury rig job.

Managing switching a PATA connection to SATA is a pain imho.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Sorry, those old drives I was referring to are just CD players of various types. The ones in my PCs are like 15 years old.