rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn) (08/21/84)
With the recent discussion of poor quality on CBS MasterSound LPs, I've
been musing about the manufacturing implications of digital. It would seem
that with the lazy/careless/sloppy manufacturing of run-of-the-mill LPs
these days, CDs would be a blessing; they're a lot less sensitive to bad
handling and low-grade materials in manufacture.
However, CDs are not immune to problems; they're only less susceptible. A
friend has a CD which was manufactured incorrectly--about half the players
available today will mistrack it from time to time, have problems moving
around (seeking from one cut to another), or absolutely refuse to play it.
In the end, I wonder if CDs will surmount the manufacturing problems of
analog disks or if the quality control on CDs will simply drop until they
have some comparable (analogous?:-) set of problems.
--
Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086
...Are you making this up as you go along?