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From: kevin@cbmvax.commodore.com (Kevin Klop)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: CDTV impression and marketing (NOT!)
Message-ID: <21976@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 28 May 91 19:39:38 GMT
Reply-To: kevin@cbmvax.UUCP (Kevin Klop)
Distribution: comp
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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	[ Recount/review of CDTV deleted ]

>   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?  As I am
> also looking for a CD player I would not buy CDTV currently because of this 
> 'feature'.

While I understand the hassle involved with the CD Carrier, it really is a
necessity for computer CD-ROM applications.  If, on an Audio CD, the alignment
is not perfect, and you lose a few bits of data (or read them with errors),
then there's no big deal.  It's doubtful that your ear will hear that error.
On the other hand, if your program is loading, and one of the instructions
has a few bits changed, all sorts of bad things can happen.  The carrier
(i.e. the small plastic case) helps provide a closer tolerance for the CD
by minimizing the motion the CD can make.

	[ Marketing question deleted - I'm an engineer ;^) ]

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Kevin Klop		{uunet|rutgers|amiga}!cbmvax!kevin
Commodore-Amiga, Inc.

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