Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!torsqnt!lethe!tvcent!comspec!darrell From: darrell@comspec.uucp (Darrell Grainger) Subject: Re: CDTV impression and marketing (NOT!) Organization: Comspec Communications Inc Toronto Ontario Date: Wed, 29 May 91 17:14:37 GMT Message-ID: <1991May29.171437.5765@comspec.uucp> Keywords: cdtv marketing References: Sender: darrell@comspec (Darrell Grainger) In article aelric@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (John S Schroder) writes: > 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'. The reasoning behind the 'caddy' for holding your CD on the CDTV is quite sensible. With an audio CD you can allow for a bit or two being dropped. Most CD players will fill in the gaps and the human ear will never be able to tell that a bit or two was lost. With CD-ROMs the computer WILL notice a lost bit or two. It will not be able to average things out as easily. Commodore recommends that you buy a caddy for each of your CD-ROMs. Some of the CD-ROMs are being shipped with a caddy. Once you put a CD-ROM in the caddy you should leave it in there... the less handling of the actual CD the less chance of damaging it. >-- >/John S. Schroder + SCA: East Kingdom, Shire of Anglespur \ >/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute + Underachiever, And Proud of It Man! \ >/aelric@rpi.edu + Amiga 3000 - THE ONLY Computer \ >/=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Darrell Grainger (darrell@comspec) |Comspec Communications Inc. | | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |Disclaimer: My opinions do not | | (416)617-1475 (416)633-5605 |reflect those of my employer. | |------------------------------------+-------------------------------| | Motorcycle: Honda PC800 | Computer:Amiga 2000 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------