muelltonne@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThe End of an Era: Exploring the Final Sony MiniDisc Walkman Modelsobsoletesony.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1164arrow-down12
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minus-square0x0@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-22 days agoNooooooooooooooooooooooo! where it positioned itself as a promising alternative to CDs. Well, to cassettes actually… or both.
minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day 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-squareNfamwap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day 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.