Comment MiniDiscs (Score 1) 48
Regarding your comment about MiniDiscs, I don't see them as a replacement for the CD because there's nothing wrong with the CD for storing audio data - it doesn't need replacing. MiniDiscs are, however, a long-overdue replacement for the cassette, and this is the reason why they have taken off in such a big way over the past couple of years.
I can't really see MD being successful as a medium for prerecorded music, and I certainly have no plans to buy albums on MD because the sound is likely to be slightly inferior and I prefer the larger booklet which the physical size of the CD makes possible. It's as a cheap, re-recordable and (relatively) high quality replacement for cassette that the MiniDisc will be (and is becoming) successful.
I can't really see MD being successful as a medium for prerecorded music, and I certainly have no plans to buy albums on MD because the sound is likely to be slightly inferior and I prefer the larger booklet which the physical size of the CD makes possible. It's as a cheap, re-recordable and (relatively) high quality replacement for cassette that the MiniDisc will be (and is becoming) successful.
