I think you make a very valid point that should be made in the "Will MD
Survive?" thread as well. Namely that the majority of the world does not
want to use their computer for a stereo or otherwise rely upon their
computer for everything.
Digressing from your post a bit, I think what MD proponents need to
emphasize more than anything is how much of a pain in the ass CDs actually
are. They are big, awkward, prone to damage and skipping -- and CDRs are
even worse. Solid state devices look nice until you start talking about
media cost ($200 for a 64MB memory stick? Are they serious?).
Anyway, what will sell a format is its convenience. I'm not sure sound
quality is really going to get it for us. Let me join with the others in
saying that I really, really want a USB MD drive. Or an ATAPI drive that
does MD-Data too :).
Hmmm...what an utterly horrible post. I usually am more coherent than this
:).
-Matt
--On Monday, January 24, 2000 10:25 AM -0600 "J. C. R. Davis"
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>
> The subject says it all: am I the only person in the world -- or even
> here -- that hates MP3? I mean, yes, it has definite advantages, such as
> trying out music or getting it free by downloading; but I hate having to
> depend on my computer so much. I think that a music medium shouldn't be
> so tied in to computers.
>
> I don't mind MP3 as long as it keeps its place: behind MD and CD.
> Portable MP3 seem stupid to me because ... well, it's tough to explain.
> It just seems so much easier and smarter to just transfer MP3s to MD (or
> CD). To me, that's the only reason it should be used -- and not as a
> stand-alone medium. It's so computer-intensive!
>
> Does anyone see what I trying to say here?
>
> J. C. R. Davis ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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