Don't let the vinyl naysayers affect your decision! Yes, it needs patience and room (to store records) but the rewards are worth it to many. I use both digital (CDs and internet radio)l and analog media and while digital is certainly convenient, it does not (for me) compare to analog. I find records to be much more sonically satisfying, plus album art work can be beautiful and the liner notes most informative. Also, try getting an artist to sign a digital download. Will you sign my thumb drive? ; ) In addition, artists are getting totally ripped off on digital downloads... literally fractions of a penny on the dollar! Buying physical media helps them make more $ per record.
Also, @bigtwin, who are you to tell someone how to spend their money without knowing anything about them?