is not
suitable to store raw data anymore (not really).
The question is does it have a future?
Does anyone know about DataPlay media? (http://www.dataplay.com/)
Do you think that 32mm-disk (about size of a quarter) of 500Mb is
going to replace MD in near future?
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/D-Off
The media wars have always interested me...
Let me start of by saying MD is my favorite media but.
Dataplay is yet another nail in the coffin for MD. Although the atrac
compression has a foreseeable future, the actual media, MD, is dying. For
audio, 74 mins on a MD sized disc is ok, when
Hi,
there always be a room for "package media", and people who'd like to get
something real like a work of art, favorite music, speeches, etc., etc, in
their handsand you can't beat the MD for such purposes, including
flexibility, editing possibilities, portability, so far. I think there is
Personallly, I hope MD is here for a long time, it's a great medium for
a "music lover" like myself.
Just one thing bugs me! I remember "8 track" cartridges!
Richard C ( the Soul Man)
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Billy Hetherington wrote:
I believe if Sony learns to push the right advertising buttons, they may
convince music pirates everywhere that MD is a much better method of storing
MP3 audio for portable playback. Have you ever priced Smart Media or
CompactFlash memory upgrades? Or the price of
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote:
Does anyone get the feel that the market support for MD is reaching a very
critical juncture? Panasonic has declared MD a competitor format and will
have nothing to do with it, touting their MP3/solidstate portables as the
future of audio. What does Sony stand to
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The way my 510 was repaired, and some other horror stories I've heard on
this list, if it ain't under warranty, you aren't gonna get it repaired
Tony Antoniou wrote:
I honestly don't see that being an issue. All this negativity may be
substantiated by the reaction of some of the major US retail chains, but I
think MD has a stronger future than what we give it credit for.
And if the companies would just get wise and come out
What about pre-recs?
But nonetheless, working at a major electronics chain myself, I can quite
happily say that MD has a safe future, given the amount of people who come
in and buy blanks from me (and from the various branches that I've worked
at).
Anyway, why do we have to be so damn bleak
Tony Antoniou wrote,
| Anyway, why do we have to be so damn bleak about it? Why not just take it
| for granted and make the most of it, whether it has a future or not??
I'm a little bleak about this aspect: if MD vanishes in the US, yes, I can
buy order hardware and discs by mail order, but
10, 2000 7:32 AM
Subject: Re: MD: Future of MD
Locally, MD has already gone the way of Betamax! Best Buy has all but
eliminated all their MD displays, Circuit City never had it. So sad,
back in '98, it looked like MD was really taking off, as Best Buy had
started reselling MD prerecs and ha
I honestly don't see that being an issue. All this negativity may be
substantiated by the reaction of some of the major US retail chains, but I
think MD has a stronger future than what we give it credit for.
Adios,
LarZ
--- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums
The way my 510 was repaired, and some other horror stories I've heard on
this list, if it ain't under warranty, you aren't gonna get it repaired
anyway, 'cause the cost is prohibitive. Disposible, I guess. If it
breaks go get another one and cry a lot. IMHO.
I'm glad my 510 was under
Albert Tanone wrote:
Does that mean that the survival of MD in North America is tied to the
# of people w/ a computer vs. audiophiles? (Actually, audiophiles don't
use MD but
but musicians do!
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A Palm Pilot with MD that can play MP3, ATRAC,
On Wed, 10 May 2000, Shawn R. Lin wrote:
better way to get MP3 integrated with MD. Why MP3? It seems to be all
the rage, and could be something that really helps MD go main stream.
One of the key issue that I see keeps popping up is that "You need to
spend a few hundred dollars for a
Just FWIW, when I was over at Cambridge Soundworks at Cambridgeside (Boston
area), I was talking to one of the guys about MD recorders. He had pointed
me at Boston Sound a couple of days before and I was gloating over the R90.
Anyway, MD is the one thing they cannot keep in stock. People want
On 9 May 00, Stainless Steel Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just FWIW, when I was over at Cambridge Soundworks at Cambridgeside (Boston
area), I was talking to one of the guys about MD recorders. He had pointed
me at Boston Sound a couple of days before and I was gloating over the R90.
Does anyone get the feel that the market support for MD is reaching a very
critical juncture? Panasonic has declared MD a competitor format and will
have nothing to do with it, touting their MP3/solidstate portables as the
future of audio. What does Sony stand to gain by retaining legal
to a USB port and you could have 140 mb of MP3 on a disc that costs a few
bucks. Just imagine the hype that would surround the MiniDisc then !!
Billy Hetherington
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