Nearly two thirds (64 percent) of Brits think CDs will be obsolete by 2015, says MyVoucherCodes.
Research by the discount vouchers site revealed more than half (56 percent) believe all music will be purchased in digital formats in four years' time, while one in five (21 percent) believe the hardware to play CDs will no longer be available by 2015.
More than two in five (42 percent) say they have not purchased a CD in the past six months, while 12 percent claim they'll never buy a CD again. However, nearly two thirds said they'd bought a digital music file in the last six months.
Nearly a third also believe the DVD will be obsolete by 2020, with 67 percent saying they expect all films to be downloaded or streamed over the web by the start of the next decade.
MyVoucherCodes also said more than a quarter (26 percent) think Blu-ray discs will be the dominant format for film sales during 2011.
"With the popularity of MP3 players forever growing, it isn't surprising to see that many now prefer to purchase an MP3 straight off the internet, rather than importing CDs on their laptop or computer," said Mark Pearson, chairman of MyVoucherCodes.
"If this trend continues to grow it is more than likely that the CD may disappear into technology's past; especially when considering the fate of the mini-disc."
See also: 64% of Brits prefer CDs to digital music
Comments
Brian Heuckroth said: Does the person who did this research realize that CDs are a digital format The full name of this format is Compact Disc - Digital Audio or CD-DA Sad to see such a basic misunderstanding in printInteresting article otherwise
jtt said: Ive always said that LPs would outlive CDs Ive always said that
Bobby B3 said: It is sad that digital will be left but I think purists will still use LPs to CDs
Madawg USA said: That must be why LP sales are actually up over previous years You Brits are funny and your research is even funnierWhat was your demographic for this survey - 14 and underAnd if your listening to MP3s you deserve what you are getting - short changed
Bruce Lentz said: I enjoy CDs and DVDs but still play vinyls and minidiscs I consider the vinyl to be the most sensible for home use the absolute SIMPLICITY of the playing equipment and for that matter the gear that stamps it out for practically no cost I havent yet gotten into MP3 in the shirt pocket but I fear the prospect of having to search online the stress of downloading dozens of tracks and then later to pore through the massive menus I cant stand the tedium of looking for a desired TV channel these days with far too many choices- I prefer SIMPLICITY in my leisure hours dont want to use my brain to find things after I have shut it down for the dayof course those who do nothing all day would view them differently and derive a feeling of accomplishment every time they found a desired track