I've been a proponent of extending considerably the recording time of
minidiscs for quite a while now. I'm not talking about getting 80 minutes
from a disc but how about several hours? With Sony's unvailing of the MD
Data2 format which is a 650 MB variant of the original 140 MB minidisc, I
am excited that my wish may become a reality. See the MD Community Page
for details.
DAT has long been a standard in live recording and archiving anything
acoustic. The implication of an MD with greater storage capacity, and its
implication on the DAT community has been discussed here and on the DAT
list several times. If Sony can make this technology feasible, then MD can
become a standard for live recording and thus open new markets.
As this enhanced technology progresses I'd like to see Sony develop sound
recording along with digital video as applications of this new MD.
I realize that this may be impossible or at least inconceivable at the
moment. I know MD Data technology is incompatible with audio MD units but
I believe that if Sony wants to, they could develop a professional type
unit that could compete with existing but antiquated technology thereby
placing themselves in a favorable market position and benefiting consumers.
Comments?
Now for my question, does anyone out there have any information on a
development along these lines? There have got to be people more tuned in
than I, so does Sony have anything in the pipeline?
Thanks,
Matt Bobiak
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