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minus-square@0x0@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-21 month agoNooooooooooooooooooooooo! where it positioned itself as a promising alternative to CDs. Well, to cassettes actually… or both.
minus-square@SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 month agoIt was both. They promoted the sound quality and ease of use of a CD, the reliability and ability to recording of cassettes and smaller form factor than both.
minus-squareNfamwaplinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoMD was superior to CD from a portability point of view, especially in personal players like the Walkman or car stereos. I had a MD car stereo in around 1997. CD quality sound, without the jumping of a CD every time you hit a pothole.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Well, to cassettes actually… or both.
It was both. They promoted the sound quality and ease of use of a CD, the reliability and ability to recording of cassettes and smaller form factor than both.
MD was superior to CD from a portability point of view, especially in personal players like the Walkman or car stereos.
I had a MD car stereo in around 1997. CD quality sound, without the jumping of a CD every time you hit a pothole.