It is amazing to me that I can if I miss an episode of Lost, I can simply watch it on my computer whenever I want at equal quality to my T.V. When I watch old television shows such as the Fresh Prince of Bell Air, the quality of the picture takes me right back to the 90's because it looks so old compared to shows now. Though it is nice and nastalgic to watch old television shows and movies, I love watching shows in High Definition because it is so clear and feel that there is no downside to this improvement. I also enjoy experimenting with Garage Band and Photoshop on my computer, which would have been unheard of ten years ago. I feel that the more art people create, the better, I like listening to music such as Myspace Music which is recorded mostly by people on their own computers. People are more able to spread and explore their talent when it is right at their fingertips.
The downside to me is that as media keeps improving, old machines and therefore old forms of media are being somewhat forgotten. It makes me sad that Polaroid is discontinuing instant film, because I love my Polaroid instand camera and think it is a different kind of picture than digital, so much more permanent. Also, when I want to watch old home movies, I have to hook the tape player back to the T.V. because it no longer is useful enough to stay there all the time and has been long replaced by the dvd player. The same thing goes with old mixed tapes from my childhood, I literally don't have a tape player in my house and therefore cannot listen to them at all!
I think the progression of technology and media is overall a positive thing, as long as the old forms of media are not forgotten and can still be appreciated!
