In case anyone cares - a late entry in the DualDisc disclaimer game

Posted by racerguy on April 24, 2005 at 09:01:15

This one's from Linn, and was released as a bulletin to their dealers this month (April '05):

Linn Components and DualDiscs: A Compatibility Issue

The new DualDisc format is not compliant with the ''Red Book" CD Standard, and may cause a warranty issue with your Linn components. The following is from Linn's website:

Note on DualDisc Compatibility Recently, several titles have been released on the new ''DualDisc'' format. This is a disc format with DVD content on one side and â€˜CDâ€™ on the other (see http://www.dualdisc.com for details). The DVD side comprises DVD-Video and/or DVD-Audio content. The â€˜CDâ€™ side is designed to play on CD players but is not in fact a CD as it is not compliant with the Compact Disc Digital Audio Specification (the industry ''Red Book'' CD Standard). These discs are also thicker than standard CDs or DVDs.

As these discs are not compliant with current industry standard, Linn cannot guarantee that they will play on our range of disc players and audio servers. Nor can we guarantee that the thickness of DualDiscs will not cause problems for these Linn products â€“ possibly damage to the product and/or the disc â€“ if played. Any damage resulting from the playing of DualDiscs will not be covered by the Linn warranty, so using these discs with a Linn disc player or audio server is entirely at the userâ€™s risk.

(emphasis original)

This info is also listed in the FAQ on Linn's public website.

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Topic - In case anyone cares - a late entry in the DualDisc disclaimer game - racerguy 09:01:15 04/24/05 (21)

Re: In case anyone cares - a late entry in the DualDisc disclaimer game - agnostic 17:18:59 05/01/05 (0)

Re: In case anyone cares - a late entry in the DualDisc disclaimer game - NotMe 15:50:47 04/24/05 (17)

Incorrect - racerguy 17:59:31 04/24/05 (16)

Re: Not Incorrect - NotMe 18:33:35 04/24/05 (15)

Re: Not Incorrect - racerguy 05:05:43 04/25/05 (6)

Re: Not Incorrect - NotMe 09:57:46 04/25/05 (5)

With all due respect... - racerguy 12:06:17 04/25/05 (4)

Re: With all due respect... - NotMe 13:24:14 04/25/05 (3)

Playing surface (nt) - racerguy 15:08:28 04/25/05 (2)

Re: Pressing Number? - NotMe 16:15:12 04/25/05 (1)

Re: Pressing Number? - racerguy 16:20:09 04/25/05 (0)

Racerguy is correct, there are DualDisc's that measure over 1.6mm. BTY 1.2mm is the spec, 1.5 is the max allowed. - Teresa 20:44:20 04/24/05 (7)

That Sounds About Right - Deacon Blues 10:39:10 04/26/05 (0)

Re: Which Ones? - NotMe 10:00:34 04/25/05 (3)

Here's a link, it has been well documented. 1.2mm is the standard BTW - 1.5mm is the maximum allowable thickness! - Teresa 13:39:42 04/25/05 (2)

Re: Easy - NotMe 15:15:38 04/25/05 (1)

Sorry I'll stick with DVD-Audio and every card I return to Warner Bros. says I want DVD-Audio not DualDisc! - Teresa 19:43:00 04/25/05 (0)

FYI, DualDisc spec info from Sonopress sent to me :- - Martin419 06:54:32 04/25/05 (1)

Interesting... - racerguy 16:55:42 04/25/05 (0)

I'm not surprised - Linn even issues compatibility warnings for standards DVDs - Christine Tham 15:16:30 04/24/05 (0)

Like all the other manufacturer's warnings, DualDisc is a defective product that can't be fixed with major redesign. - Teresa 14:16:12 04/24/05 (0)

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