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Bunk
Magic wrote:
>
> > > Christopher Spalding wrote:
>
> > > ... thus the higher quality the media the more
> > > likely it is that the reproduction will match the orriginal.
> > >
> > Simon Barnes replied :
> > This does not follow. "Better" quality media MAY experience less errors (or
> > may be entirely marketing hype), but as long as the errors are corrected, it
> > makes no difference.
>
> I have to disagree I'm afraid Simon. The accuracy to which the original signal
> can be reproduced can depend a lot on how robust the error correction is.
> Significant deterioration may result in the error correction not being enough to
> fully correct the error. Better quality media should also experience fewer
> errors, because the reproduction of the original signal will usually be more
> accurate. Even in the digital realm, a poor quality disc may result in the
> difference between a "1" and a "0" on the disc becoming less clear, making
> mis-reads more likely. A lower quality disc (in the case of MO) may also not
> react as quickly to the heating from the laser, resulting in some data not being
> recorded correctly, or even slight stresses in the disc causing mis-alignment.
> Having said all this, error correction on MDs and CDs certainly is very robust,
> and is designed to be able to cope with such situations. It is worth noting
> however that a good quality disc may last longer in terms of the number of
> re-uses it gets before it may start to deteriorate, and by using a disc that can
> more accurately reproduce the original data, you negate the need for as much
> error corection to take place, thereby almost guaranteeing the signal
> reproduction to be faithful in terms of the original. Of courwse such
> deterioration would be miniscule compared to the alterations ATRAC makes to the
> sound anyway, so it is safe to say that even to the trained ear it would not be
> audible.
>
> --
> Magic
>
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