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From: fletcher@netcom.COM (F. Sullivan Segal)
Subject: Re: CDTV impression and marketing (NOT!)
Message-ID: <1991May29.020158.1193@netcom.COM>
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References: <21976@cbmvax.commodore.com>
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Date: Wed, 29 May 1991 02:01:58 GMT

In article <21976@cbmvax.commodore.com> kevin@cbmvax.UUCP (Kevin Klop) writes:
>
>	[ 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.
>
>
>
There really are CDROM drives that don't require disk-caddies though. 
Hopefully the CDTV will be retrofitted when the prices come down a bit.



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