CD/DVD Wallet?

stefcio007 · 29-12-2022, 10:51 AM

Does anyone know why Ford still lets you buy it as an accessory for $30 when ordering a new car from them in Australia?
(I know some markets you can option a CD player so for there it might make sense)
Do they have a warehouse full of these here that they are trying to get rid of?
Thought it was bizarre, anyone else have any theories?

(this post is more for fun and not serious)

ford71V8 · 29-12-2022, 11:28 AM

I still use CDs, and not only in the car, so Id probably still use it.
Seems a bit outdated, but so am I

Citroënbender · 29-12-2022, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by ford71V8

Seems a bit outdated, but so am I

Don’t you mean “I look pretty young, but I’m just backdated, yeah”?

**mad2** · 29-12-2022, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ford71V8

I still use CDs, and not only in the car, so Id probably still use it.
Seems a bit outdated, but so am I

same here ...... but i don't use 'wallets' are they are a scratch source due to sliding in/out. i also have a MP3 player.

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Originally Posted by Citroënbender

Don’t you mean “I look pretty young, but I’m just backdated, yeah”?

what? .. who?

**GasoLane** · 29-12-2022, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Citroënbender

Don’t you mean “I look pretty young, but I’m just backdated, yeah”?

....Who? or maybe he could find a Substitute

Junkyard-Dog · 29-12-2022, 03:04 PM

It's not a CD wallet, it's a holster for your Shuriken.

ford71V8 · 29-12-2022, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mad2

same here ...... but i don't use 'wallets' are they are a scratch source due to sliding in/out. i also have a MP3 player.

For sure, only sliding burnt discs or mp3 discs in to a wallet.

ford71V8 · 29-12-2022, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by GasoLane

....Who? or maybe he could find a Substitute

As long as someone does my washing, I'm easy

chevypower · 30-12-2022, 03:11 AM

I buy CDs still. But I rip them in AIFF uncompressed to iTunes and put them on our phones and iPod Classic.

genebaby · 06-01-2023, 02:01 PM

What does this wallet look like? Any idea how many discs it holds?

b0son · 06-01-2023, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by chevypower

I buy CDs still. But I rip them in AIFF uncompressed to iTunes and put them on our phones and iPod Classic.

I used to, but when most of my listening is via headphones or in the car, the benefit of lossless or very high bitrate is negligible. I just stream now. None of our PCs have CD/DVD drives, and the hifi system hasnt been turned on in years. I'll probably get rid of all our CDs when we move.

stefcio007 · 06-01-2023, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by genebaby

What does this wallet look like? Any idea how many discs it holds?

Build a car on the Ford website and look under optional accessories. It does not say how many discs it can hold.

genebaby · 07-01-2023, 09:26 AM

I see it now, thanks.

Franco Cozzo · 07-01-2023, 09:44 AM

Last time I bought a CD was over a decade ago, but I'm still semi-oldskool and prefer to buy music on iTunes so I still have a digital copy rather than streaming.

**mad2** · 07-01-2023, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Last time I bought a CD was over a decade ago, but I'm still semi-oldskool and prefer to buy music on iTunes so I still have a digital copy rather than streaming.

i'm still buying cd's .. don't download nor use itunes [would have to change to apple - so that's a no]. altho i find it a little hard to be more up to date than what i am [50's to '00's, bulk is 70's to 90's].

cd/dvd wallets are or were available in various configurations & fitting styles, altho why you would have em in the sun most of the time. . . . . ...

**DFB FGXR6** · 07-01-2023, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by stefcio007

Build a car on the Ford website and look under optional accessories. It does not say how many discs it can hold.

The folder holds 24 disks -

https://www.ford.com.au/performance/...-gt-fastback/#

Part Number: U0925538AA

Stores up to 24 CDs.
Helps to protect disc from scratches and damage.
Designed to fit in the front console compartment or glove box.
Features the Ford logo.
Includes a convenient carry strap.

Franco Cozzo · 07-01-2023, 11:06 PM

Also from memory a CD/DVD lifespan outside of laboratory conditions is under 20 years so anyone here with large collections of music on CD will probably want to start doing digital backups of your extensive music libraries, there's a huge rate of failure within 20 years.

One imagines it's going to be worse for music stored inside a glovebox with those hot/cold cycles.

I've lost a few older CDs to age and also recently a USB stick that was sitting in one of my cars for a few years but they're not as robust as optical media it seems.

MITCHAY · 07-01-2023, 11:09 PM

I still use CDs and have wallets for them as they are a lossless format and always sound better.

I have two wallets and recently had to chuck a few CDs as they were peeling from 20 years ago.

I wouldn't buy new CDs though as digital storage is so cheap these days in comparison to when MP3 came out and streaming is more integrated.

I will have enough though to load up a stacker every now and again so long as it doesn't break

CJR09 · 07-01-2023, 11:47 PM

I have 2000+ songs Spotify offline on my phone - how many wallets does that equate to?

marty351 · 08-01-2023, 03:50 AM

Played some old tapes dating back as far as the early to mid 90's on my sister's vintage 1986 twin deck ghetto blaster. Tapes played OK, though the deck needed a little foreplay to get it going.

roKWiz · 08-01-2023, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by marty351

Played some old tapes dating back as far as the early to mid 90's on my sister's vintage 1986 twin deck ghetto blaster. Tapes played OK, though the deck needed a little foreplay to get it going.

No need to use the cassette deck with the mighty crossy soundtrack.

**Cav** · 08-01-2023, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mad2

i'm still buying cd's .. don't download nor use itunes [would have to change to apple - so that's a no]. altho i find it a little hard to be more up to date than what i am [50's to '00's, bulk is 70's to 90's].

cd/dvd wallets are or were available in various configurations & fitting styles, altho why you would have em in the sun most of the time. . . . . ...

Get songs for free from Youtube

1) Search youtube for artist

2) Download Clipgrab

https://clipgrab.org/

3) download video

4) Convert video to mp3

https://www.nch.com.au/switch/mp3.html

genebaby · 08-01-2023, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

The folder holds 24 disks -

https://www.ford.com.au/performance/...-gt-fastback/#

Part Number: U0925538AA

Stores up to 24 CDs.
Helps to protect disc from scratches and damage.
Designed to fit in the front console compartment or glove box.
Features the Ford logo.
Includes a convenient carry strap.

Thanks. Almost 20 years ago I ripped and burned my CD collection in random order onto many CD's to use in the new XR8.

These days I can now play any song I want via Android Auto but I still have those CD's in two large wallets. I think I might need an extra one of these Ford ones maybe if I was to go that way.

roKWiz · 09-01-2023, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Cav

Get songs for free from Youtube

Is this part of your police scanner set up ?

**mad2** · 09-01-2023, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Cav

Get songs for free from Youtube

1) Search youtube for artist

2) Download Clipgrab

https://clipgrab.org/

3) download video

4) Convert video to mp3

https://www.nch.com.au/switch/mp3.html

image

nah - from memory video is mp4 or something .... mp3 is audio only.

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Originally Posted by genebaby

Thanks. Almost 20 years ago I ripped and burned my CD collection in random order onto many CD's to use in the new XR8.

These days I can now play any song I want via Android Auto but I still have those CD's in two large wallets. I think I might need an extra one of these Ford ones maybe if I was to go that way.

shiiit! .. only two wallets

have 'some' of mine on storage & play it when in the shed . . . . must do the rest tho. altho it's getting hard to get 'small' storage drives of around 2/3T

don't have android auto

genebaby · 09-01-2023, 06:53 PM

It was all the songs I wanted to listen to in the car at the time. I may have done a few more in the following years, but I was more selective on buying CD's.

I just went and checked, they are 32 disc wallets, still in mint condition all round. I keep them in the car cause they can still be played and they are part of it's history.

Franco Cozzo · 09-01-2023, 11:27 PM

Sanity is closing its last 50 stores in Australia:

https://www.billboard.com/pro/austra...-sanity-close/

**BFIIGhiaZF6** · 19-01-2023, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Sanity is closing its last 50 stores in Australia:

https://www.billboard.com/pro/austra...-sanity-close/

Used to be browsing in my local Sanity every week without fail, bloody shame

6 in the CD player, 6 spare in my good all EL CD magazine +1 and thousands on the IPod

Vesper Martini · 19-01-2023, 12:54 PM

I few years back I copied all my CDs to MP3 files, and have my favorites on a USB Stick. but these days even that's old tech with the use of Spotify etc

But.. I still have my CDs in boxes in the Garage anybody else keeping them?

**FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0** · 19-01-2023, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Vesper Martini

I few years back I copied all my CDs to MP3 files, and have my favorites on a USB Stick. but these days even that's old tech with the use of Spotify etc

But.. I still have my CDs in boxes in the Garage anybody else keeping them?

Yep, I did the same thing. Whilst it might be old tech, some of the music I had is not available on Spotify, so it's still of value. I loaded all my music onto a dedicated micro sd card and that now sits in my phone so that I can listen to my collection when out and about.

And I still have all of the original cds, too, collecting dust. Not sure why I keep them tbh, but just can't bear to part with them!