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- From: nau@ssesco.com (William Nau)
- Subject: Analog CDs (was: CD Sound Quality)
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- References: <1992Dec19.113749.8088@leland.Stanford.EDU> <7490271@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 21:49:34 GMT
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- Bob Myers writes:
- > Yes, that IS what LDs are; now why do you think this would be better than
- > any existing format? The bandwidth? They're certainly not very convenient
- > (too big), nor are they as durable as CDs (given the analog nature of the
- > signal, they're not nearly as forgiving of defects as the error-corrected
- > digital CD format).
-
- I believe he ment to indicate that the method used to record 1 hour of video
- on a LD could be condensed to a much smaller (5") disk for 75 minutes of
- audio. This would give you an analogue recording with the convience of
- a CD. I find the idea interesting and would be interested in the audio
- quality.
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