Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!petunia!news From: mhuang@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU ( Hunter*** ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Subject: Re: CDTV impression and marketing (NOT!) Keywords: cdtv marketing Message-ID: <2842a61b.2a48@petunia.CalPoly.EDU> Date: 28 May 91 18:48:59 GMT References: Organization: California State Polytech U., San Luis Obispo, California Lines: 37 Once again, aelric@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (John S Schroder) declares... % % What I defintily did NOT like was the way you inserted a CD into the CDTV % unit. First you must insert the CD into a small plastic case that looks % alot like a normal CD case. You have to then insert that case into the % player. Now at the rate I change CD and tapes this would never do for a % serious music listener. Meaning it's really a weird way of doing it. Why % not just your typical eject box system that most CD's have? Well, to answer you quesiton, you have to realize that the CDTV is also designed to use CD-ROM's. The main thing to keep in mind is that CD-ROM's are quite delicate, more so than regular CD's. A small scratch that would be overlooked on a CD would be disastrous to a CD-ROM. Hence, when inserting a CD into a player, the CD is more prone to damage my the player itself, as well as damage from dust, etc. that enters the player. Th CD-mechanism found on the CDTV is deisgned for CD-ROM's and is able to ptovide this protection, necessary to the operation of a CD-ROM. If you look at most, if not all CD-ROM's, they have this "feature." Unfortunately, this also is a bit of a pain, when it comes to CD's. % As I am % also looking for a CD player I would not buy CDTV currently because of this % 'feature'. I really doubt that Commodore would have a 5-disc changer out anytime soon. :-) Hunter---> -- mhuang@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU and now at............mhuang@blackbird.CalPoly.EDU mhuang@nike.CalPoly.EDU // ...mhuang@data.ACS.CalPoly.EDU mhuang@FubarSys.com \X/ ...and mshuang@ames.arc.nasa.gov mhuang@caticsuf.cati.CSUFresno.EDU=="This project is so secret...Or is it?"==#