I only have a few hundred records....and I dont really want that many of them in digital form. but when I do, I go to Ebay or half.com and buy the CDs either used or discounted and the sound quality would have to better than to convert an old analog LP to digial. and as much as I tried to take care of my records and handle them carefully, you usually dont know if your needle/cartridge is worn and 'regrooving records' until after it has ruined a few of them.....
Good points. Some of my collection of mine dates back to the late '60's, and some are pretty obscure, i.e. not available on CD.