It's funny, but when we 'progressed' from vinyl to cd's what we didn't discuss was the fact that we were essentially moving one step away--which is to say that we eliminated the stylus, replaced by the laser. To many people that was not significant enough, since we introduced many errors, not the least of which was clock speed, as well as the potetial for vibration and on and on.
It seems to me that a better move would have been to eliminate the mechanical altogether, in favor of a time domain release of digital information, which does not rely on a variable speed mechanical device.
The information, if sent as a digital stream, with clocking as part of that data, could potentially eliminate one 'damaging' aspect of the medium. Until then we will have known limitations.
As to the Botti Album TVAD, Sting is Featured, as well as Michael Buble, Patricia Barber (I think). I am not near the disc at this moment, or I would give the title.
As to Agaffer's response, I agree, that this 'next step away won't be a silver disc, but I think, is something as described above- non mechanical. He's right, that the only way we have success is with more software than is available than on any other medium, but it's chicken and egg. It seems obvious that it costs more to make double sided DVDA since they are in such short supply and many labels have and will continue to reject this medium and that can kill the platform quickly. This disc was on the discount shelf already! Many consumers are looking for music with little concern for the excellence that this medium brings.
It will be a shame if we don't see more though-it is marvelous.
Larry
It seems to me that a better move would have been to eliminate the mechanical altogether, in favor of a time domain release of digital information, which does not rely on a variable speed mechanical device.
The information, if sent as a digital stream, with clocking as part of that data, could potentially eliminate one 'damaging' aspect of the medium. Until then we will have known limitations.
As to the Botti Album TVAD, Sting is Featured, as well as Michael Buble, Patricia Barber (I think). I am not near the disc at this moment, or I would give the title.
As to Agaffer's response, I agree, that this 'next step away won't be a silver disc, but I think, is something as described above- non mechanical. He's right, that the only way we have success is with more software than is available than on any other medium, but it's chicken and egg. It seems obvious that it costs more to make double sided DVDA since they are in such short supply and many labels have and will continue to reject this medium and that can kill the platform quickly. This disc was on the discount shelf already! Many consumers are looking for music with little concern for the excellence that this medium brings.
It will be a shame if we don't see more though-it is marvelous.
Larry