On Tue, 9 Jan 2001 01:08:32 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> IMNSHO, units without LP are history.
In what way?
I can sorta see that new units may struggle to compete without these
features. But as you've alluded to, yourself - I suspect many MD users may
never use it.
For normal musics MDs I don't think I would - long car journeys may alter
that, but I don't really do that often enough to worry about. Whilst with my
current use in the car, changing MDs whilst on the move, is not easily, or
safely, possible - a 74 or 80 min MD with plenty of varying music on, is
likely to keep me entertained for a good couple of hours - after which I
should probably make a stop, whilst driving, in order to keep my attention
and driving safe.
I also quite like recording audio from DVD films to MD - and as 74 and 80
min MDs rarely - if ever - manage to get the whole film - theres a
possiblity that LP *could* be useful - but I'm not convinced whether I'd
wanna take a hit on sound quality, but in fairness, when listening in the
car - sound quality is not the highest importance.
Where I can truly see a use, is for lecture / seminar recording, or
personally for recording audio books.
I guess the MD format has to be careful here, though, in matching the needs
of those that find it useful, with the perception of it's affects on sound
quality whilst trying to compete with MP3 players.
All that said - I hardly think this functionality will be the death for
non-LP compatible devices - simply because of the lack of backward
compatibility, and the niche that I think these features fall into.
Neil
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