> >> This is so bloody ridiculous!! MD is far better than CD-R or CD-RW!
> >
> > Sorry. But here I cannot agree with you. How can a data
> > compressed format possibly be superior to a properly
> > dithered uncompressed digital recording?
> I was always under the impression that MD was brought out to
> rpelace the Tape and not the CD.
I think the term "better" needs to be clarified first.
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The key criteria is the element that we are most concerned with here.
MD vs CD
MD is better if "portability" is the key criteria
MD is better if "robustness (scratches)" is the key criteria
MD is better if "ease of editing" is the key criteria
CD is better if "audio quality" is the key criteria
CD is better if "number of resources that can play the medium" is the key
criteria
MD is better if "long play modes" is the key criteria
CD is better if "cover art" is the key criteria
MD is better if "making live bootleg copies" is the key criteria
Again "better" can be a personal opinion "I like the look of small MD's
over CD's" OR it can be a measurable attribute "CD audio is higher
quality of MD" ... all of the previous example fall into either (or
sometimes both) categories.
So before we continue to flame each other, consider the key criteria
"you" consider better and express this first. Then the "nit pickers"
won't have anything to argue about.
L8R GC
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