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In Reply to: CD players going the way of the 8 track posted by jaydacus on June 18, 2012 at 16:47:08:
CD players may be dying in the low end, but there's still a market for high end players.The CD is more likely to go they way of vinyl and become a niche market. The CD has an advantage no other previous format has ever had, CDs can be played on any type of digital disc drive (Blue ray, DVD, CD-rom) so devices that can play them should be available for a long time.
Your 8-track analogy doesn't hold water given how quickly both tapes and players disappeared from the market. The 8-track went away because it was so inferior sonically and reliability-wise, it was not replaced by a more convenient format. I know, I used to own 8-tracks back in the 70s.
>>Have hundreds or even thousands of albums on my PC ready to listen to without having to load, touch, or worry about something skipping is something that I cannot put a price on.<<
I find having a CD/LP as back up to be something I can't put a price on. PCs and back up drives can fail you know. Besides, I don't find the convenience advantage of computer based systems over CDs to be so significant. My CDs are alphabetized and I can find what I'm looking for pretty quick, not as quickly as with an computer/server/I-Pod, but close enough. And if I can't decide what to listen to, no computer will speed that process up. And I treat my CDs well so skipping isn't an issue.
Best regards, Ralph
Edits: 06/19/12
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Follow Ups
- RE: Not really - Land Shark 10:32:40 06/19/12 (19)
- This reminds of the 1800's guy explaining why a Car cannot replace a Horse..........nt - Cut-Throat 15:39:16 06/20/12 (18)
- How so? - Land Shark 05:43:55 06/21/12 (17)
- Vinyl is analog...it will stay......CDs are Digital, so are Hard Drives.....The CD is Dead!.......nt - Cut-Throat 14:50:52 06/21/12 (16)
- RE: Vinyl is analog...it will stay......CDs are Digital, so are Hard Drives.....The CD is Dead!.......nt - jaydacus 21:57:33 06/21/12 (1)
- RE: Vinyl is analog...it will stay......CDs are Digital, so are Hard Drives.....The CD is Dead!.......nt - tmsorosk 04:21:51 06/22/12 (0)
- RE: Vinyl is analog...it will stay......CDs are Digital, so are Hard Drives.....The CD is Dead!.......nt - tmsorosk 15:53:03 06/21/12 (13)
- The only reason CDs were invented is that Hard Drives were too Expensive........ - Cut-Throat 16:47:27 06/22/12 (6)
- RE: The only reason CDs were invented is that Hard Drives were too Expensive........ - mls-stl 07:57:12 06/24/12 (4)
- I was in the computer industry for 30 years........... - Cut-Throat 11:25:52 06/24/12 (3)
- "Cost savings" - mls-stl 12:37:13 06/24/12 (2)
- You're a Nit Picker...* - Cut-Throat 12:49:00 06/24/12 (1)
- Curious... - mls-stl 13:32:23 06/24/12 (0)
- Pros and Cons - tmsorosk 04:46:32 06/23/12 (0)
- OK, why did 8 track and Cassettes die?........................nt - Cut-Throat 17:07:19 06/21/12 (5)
- convenience and more - Joe Murphy Jr 18:28:50 06/21/12 (4)
- Tapes not dead its coming back and CD will be about for decades - Kloss 14:12:43 06/23/12 (2)
- Well, so are Kerosene Lamps, we use them for dinner parties.....but not for our main source of lighting....nt - Cut-Throat 16:18:33 06/23/12 (1)
- Kerosene Lamps are dead. - Kloss 17:47:53 06/23/12 (0)
- exactly what computer audio has over CDs................nt - Cut-Throat 18:43:42 06/21/12 (0)
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