amungus
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Re: Old School
Yes, indeed they do. CD-Rs might last a few years, they might last 50, it depends on their quality. Most that are made in Taiwan these days, for instance, are about the lowest quality that allows for them to even work... I'd be surprised if those last five years.
Factory discs are supposed to endure for ~100 years in proper conditions.
Vinyl trumps all (storage time, sound quality, and full size art), however, and is still my preferred format  |
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nixen
Rockin' the Boxen
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| said by amungus  :Yes, indeed they do. CD-Rs might last a few years, they might last 50, it depends on their quality. Most that are made in Taiwan these days, for instance, are about the lowest quality that allows for them to even work... I'd be surprised if those last five years. Factory discs are supposed to endure for ~100 years in proper conditions. Vinyl trumps all (storage time, sound quality, and full size art), however, and is still my preferred format Given the both the sound quality and musical quality of commercially available MP3s and MP4s, who's going to be able to bear to listen to it in more than five years.
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tdouglas22
join:2001-09-25
Memphis, TN | What a lot of people don't understand is that the "average consumer" is perfectly fine with the current quality of MP3 and MP4 recordings. That's why they are still selling so well now and piracy is showing no signs of slowing down. |
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BF69
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Camden, TN
| said by tdouglas22 :What a lot of people don't understand is that the "average consumer" is perfectly fine with the current quality of MP3 and MP4 recordings. That's why they are still selling so well now and piracy is showing no signs of slowing down. People are cheap. They can't use DRM as as excuse to pirate as you can get DRM-free songs. 99¢ must break their bank. I remember 25-30 years ago buying 45s for that much. That would be like $2-$2.50 in today's money. |
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