But do bear in mind that tapes do degrade quicker than
optical/magneto-optical formats. Now, you could always buy some broadcast
quality tapes (be it video - VHS, Betamax, Betamax SP, Digital Betamax, DV,
MiniDV - or audio) but at that cost, you really do need to be in the
business and actually making money that pays back the cost of your media.
So in a consumer market, it's a little more feasible to go for a digital
format over a tape format because of the format's longevity and durability.
Tapes still suffer from dropouts, it's a natural occurrence, it's
unavoidable. However, with magneto-optical/optical formats, it takes a long
time and a lot of uses before any such thing would happen, and by then
you'll either despise the music you used to listen to, or you'll be dead and
won't worry about music any more 3#-)
Adios,
LarZ
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf
Of Stainless Steel Rat
Sent: Saturday, 24 July 1999 9:31
To: MD-L
Subject: Re: MD: Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 01:18:57 +1000
Not very true. Analog information most certainly can be stored on durable
media with not particularly delicate playback mechanism. Ever heard of
laserdisc video? Analog video, and originally analog audio.
The problem is not degradation (because analog laserdiscs wear at the same
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