I was wondering how many others have heard of this new digital format that is
scheduled to begin marketing later this year(www.dataplay.com)? I read an article
today that indicated that it was going to involve a disc that kind of appears to be
like a minidisc, but about the size of a quarter. The disc is supposed to be used in
multiple applications(audio, video, ebooks, etc.)and suposedly holds 5 hours of "CD
quality" sound on one disc. There are supposed to be blanks that are recordable, but
one time only. several major players in the music industry are supposed to be backing
this as a new format for pre-recorded music, also. It sounds like a cross between MP3
and MD. I don't know what the technology is that allows for this much data to be
stored on the disc.
Obviously, if this is successful, it is a threat to MD as an ongoing format. I'm
concerned because, at least from what I've been able to ascertain, it will not have
the flexibility in terms of editing and reuse that MDs have. I'm also wondering about
sound quality.
Does anyone have any more information about this?
Chris Callahan
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