• @aesthelete@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    I’m old enough to remember people lying that compact discs were practically indestructible.

    I think the early rounds of those trying to get people to switch to the format were motivated by the fact that tapes were easily recordable by everyone.

    • @Obelix@feddit.org
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      189 days ago

      I have Audio-CDs from the 80s that are still playing 40 years later. And I have CDs with deep scratches that also play without problems.

      • JohnEdwa
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        99 days ago

        Disk rot usually happens when air gets in contact with the reflective coating and oxidises it. With CD’s, it’s actually the top side you need to be worried about, as it’s right there under a thin lacquer coating. Any ding to that can expose the layer or just literally chip off a chunk of data.

        At least on DVD’s it’s sandwiched inside the disk, so usually the only reason is a manufacturing error, and not really something the user can cause.

      • FireWire400
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        9 days ago

        And I have PDO pressings of Faith No More albums that are almost 40 years old and have just started to rot. Common occurrence with PDO pressings apparently; one manufacturing error is all it takes.

    • @adb@jlai.lu
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      169 days ago

      Prime motivation was getting the clients to buy their whole collection a second time.

    • @rottingleaf@lemmy.world
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      99 days ago

      I think the early rounds of those trying to get people to switch to the format were motivated by the fact that tapes were easily recordable by everyone.

      Tapes tear and require mechanical parts. But it wouldn’t happen were there not commercial interest.

      • @PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world
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        129 days ago

        Tapes are overall simply worse. The fact that the more you use them lends to them becoming worse quality overtime is a big reason they suck.

          • @aesthelete@lemmy.world
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            7 days ago

            I remember having a cd player with a skip buffer in it. Still didn’t really work for running like you’re saying but at least I could bounce around on the bus to and from school without it constantly skipping.

          • @Laser@feddit.org
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            28 days ago

            The CD wasn’t really suited to be played Mobile (though I did have a portable CD player). It should rather be compared to vinyl in that regard.

            I think tapes are great because no portable audio player ever came close to the Walkman regarding its cultural impact. The fact that anyone could record tapes opened up a lot of creative options.

            For properly mastered music to be enjoyed at home on a potentially expensive setup, the CD was very close to perfect.

      • @ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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        69 days ago

        Except cds had better audio quality, you could shuffle or skip, they didn’t where out or get “eaten” by the player, there was no rewinding or having to flip the tapes over, you could install cd changers in your car so you wouldnt have to swap discs around, and there was still no preventing you from recording a cd onto a cassette if you wanted. My old boombox could bootleg that shit easy as could be.

        No one in or out of the industry wanted to keep cassettes. By comparison, they were trash.