Unlike a physical optical disc, an image can be transferred over any data link or removable storage medium.

Still think they're just trying to dump the physical discs.

Online and digital video options continue to grow in popularity, but people still love their "old fashioned" physical discs.

A physical compact disc was later released on March 23, 2012.

One of the many reasons I still find comfort in a real, physical spinning disc holding my data.

Video distribution is clearly shifting towards streaming and downloading over physical disc.

So by buying a physical copy you can get both the digital download and have a physical disc.

Consequently, more pits can be written on the same physical sized disc.

Its pretty bad compared to a physical disc though.

The physical disc itself is out of print, but in 2006 it was re-released digitally on iTunes.