From: Stainless Steel Rat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: MD-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 1999 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: MD: Quality of Digital Out on CDROM
> Nope. What comes out of the optical jack on one unit is 100% identical to
> what comes out of the optical jack on another. That is the entire point
of
> digital interlink: no signal loss or corruption.
Not quite true, Rat. The digital output is not always 100% identical. If you
rip the data from a CD at a higher speed rather than play the CD, the error
correction method becomes less reliable and the data is subject to more
corruption. This can sometimes manifest itself as clicks of skipping sounds
in the ripped data. Similarly for audio CD players, the unit can sometimes
encounter flaws in the disc surface which may result in corrupted data being
output. Some CD players are better at reading scratched discs than others
and therefore produce a better output from the optical connection.
> The only reason to buy a new CD-ROM mechanism is because you feel the one
> you have now is too slow reading data.
Or is having problems with surface scratches, dirt etc. Plextor drives are
the best because they have the most reliable drive mechanisms and they are
very good at coping with imperfect CDs.
Magic
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