The end of physical media is neigh

I'm going to hoard all my cd and dvd.i have not lost one to the cloud yet.enjoy the music

As a sidebar, @mahgister is so right, neurologically, about reading and writing!

The end isn't near. LG was never selling many players to begin with. Most sales went to Panasonic and Sony. Those are still the top decently priced ones to get and they still sell plenty. I'm surprised LG didn't make this move sooner tbh. 

Yes. A paid download can be stored on your HD and copied, moved, and backed up however you wish. You own the file.

@cleeds  Thanks.  That’s what I would’ve thought but wasn’t sure.  It makes total sense. 

There are a ton of 8 track players for sale on ebay, so CD and blu-ray players should be available for as long as you'll be around.  You probably have more CDs, etc. than you could listen to in your remaining lifetime, why worry?