* las <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Thu, 06 Sep 2001
| You have to remember that they didn't take the compact cassette and start
| recording video on it.
Actually, there *were* several attempts at doing exactly that, mostly as
childrens' toys.
| When we made the move to home video recording, the tapes were huge
| compared to cassettes. Even the Beta tape is quite large.
Studio master tape is 1" wide, and is still the medium of choice. VHS is
3/4" and Beta is... I want to say 2/3". The point? Size is relative.
[...]
| My point is that trying to turn Md into a video media doesn't seem
| practical.
Well... maybe it is. You cannot use analog storage media as a basis for
such a claim, at least. There is functionally very little difference
between MD2 and a CD-RW. They just store bits.
| One area where tapes have it over any type of disc system is that tapes
| are not really affected by movement of the recording unit. Any disc
| system, be it recordable DVD, CD, or mini disc has that "shock" problem.
I have to break it to you hard: tape mechanisms also have that problem.
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