long - Replacing CD's? was RE: [vorbis] New type of copy-protected audio CDs are coming...

[Robert J. Lynn Jr.]

Actually, as far as I have read, the DataPlay format is what RIAA wants to
replace CD. It doesnt fit my needs - ONLY WORM, too small, and the players
look like shite.
-Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Myles Buckley" <myles at conexsys.net>
To: <vorbis at xiph.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 4:19 PM
Subject: OT: long - Replacing CD's? was RE: [vorbis] New type of
copy-protected audio CDs are coming...

> It won't be long until big labels attempt to eliminate the digital
> ins and outs of equipment.  The problem they face is most people
> that currently use a rack system featuring digital interconnects will
> NEVER revert to an analog only system.  I know that I won't!
>
> Think back to VHS, BetaMax, SVHS and LaserDisc.
> VHS has incredible market share because its licensing is open.
> Betamax was strangled by Sony.  SVHS and LaserDisc failed to
> reach critical mass because they offered only incremental
> improvements and were not backward compatible.
>
> Attempts to supplant CD's with a product thas is only
> incrementally better will suffer the same fate as the above
> products - only a small number of adopters and not enough market
> saturation to fully replace the old standard.
>
> Currently DVD offers vast improvements over VHS AND it is
> backwards compatible with CD's.  It misses one feature
> consumers have grown to love though - recordablity.  This missing
> piece stops the death of VHS.
>
> as far as DataPlay info: try this link.
> <http://www.digitmag.co.uk/news/display_news.cfm?NewsID=772>
>
> I cannot imagine the RIAA embracing this device unless it eliminaties
> all possibilty of perfect digital extraction.  They will need to push for
> every device to provide only analog outputs for pre-recorded media and
> prevent PC makers from incorporating it into computers (good luck!).
>
> Myles
>
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