Thread: Silicon Valley News: Will Flash Memory Cards Emerge As The Next CD?

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Post by dbmay75 June 9, 2008 (1 of 4)
Hi everyone,

Fresh off the press: http://www.siliconvalley.com/ci_9527396?nclick_check=1

Personally, this seems ridiculous to me and I don't think it's going to fly... I mean, what is the consumer to do when he accidentally deletes the digital file(s)? Or it gets wet? (CD's and LP's can get wet)

Even if it's copyright protected and therefore considered non-destructable media, someone somewhere will hack it like they did with the iPhone. I see this as yet another failed attempt to revolutionize the industry and give CD the boot.

Also, I've never heard anyone really tell me that they're LP or CD collection was too "bulky"...especially if lyrics and photos and artwork are your thing. What then?

Comments?

Dan

Post by Claude June 9, 2008 (2 of 4)
(Strangely, your link only works for me when copy/pasting into a new browser tab).

I think flash memory may be a transitional technology before downloads become the standard, because movie downloads in DVD quality or hi-rez music downloads (i.e. several gb of data) still take long with standard DSL or cable connections.

But for CD-quality downloads or compressed movies, why use a physical format that has no interesting appeal as an object (like a vinyl record) when downloads are more convenient?

I would gladly replace my entire CD and SACD collection with a server-based storage solution if it existed (I need many terabytes)

Post by UT-Driven June 9, 2008 (3 of 4)
Claude said:

(Strangely, your link only works for me when copy/pasting into a new browser tab).

I think flash memory may be a transitional technology before downloads become the standard, because movie downloads in DVD quality or hi-rez music downloads (i.e. several gb of data) still take long with standard DSL or cable connections.

But for CD-quality downloads or compressed movies, why use a physical format that has no interesting appeal as an object (like a vinyl record) when downloads are more convenient?

I would gladly replace my entire CD and SACD collection with a server-based storage solution if it existed (I need many terabytes)

I still like the physical aspect of having a CD versus buying a download. True, they aren't as impressive as the artwork for vinyl, but I still enjoy them.

Doug

Post by The Seventh Taylor June 9, 2008 (4 of 4)
dbmay75 said:

I've never heard anyone really tell me that they're LP or CD collection was too "bulky"...especially if lyrics and photos and artwork are your thing.

I cherish my extensive LP/CD/SACD collection in my living room but I take none of my LPs along in my car and only the tiniest subset of CDs. When using other modes of transport I don't even take CDs, for practical reasons.

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