cd's are the most fragile form of data storage i've ever seen. one scratch from a dust particle is enough to render a disk completely useless, requiring you to purchase a new one. depending on what was on the disk, that could set you back anywhere from a couple cents to a couple hundred dollars. companies tell you that you are allowed to make personal copies of disks you purchase in case something happens to them, but refuse to themselves provide the correct type of disk to make a back-up copy with. we have to wait for 3rd party brands like memorex to decide to make things like blu-ray+R disks.
i have a couple cd's that have only seen the inside of their cases and the inside of my stereo. the back-and-forth of stereo to case has been enough to give them so many scratches that they are unreadable. i have music records from the 70's and game cartridges from the early 90's that have been subjected to all sorts of crazy conditions, and they still play as well as the day they were made. sure you have to blow the dust off, but its not like laying it on a table for 5 seconds is going to ruin it (unlike a cd).
so what do you think? sure a modern dvd can store a thousand times more information than a super nintendo cartridge, but don't you think the cartridge is a more stable form for the long haul? why haven't we told disks to stick it and pursued 30 gigabyte flash drives?
i have a couple cd's that have only seen the inside of their cases and the inside of my stereo. the back-and-forth of stereo to case has been enough to give them so many scratches that they are unreadable. i have music records from the 70's and game cartridges from the early 90's that have been subjected to all sorts of crazy conditions, and they still play as well as the day they were made. sure you have to blow the dust off, but its not like laying it on a table for 5 seconds is going to ruin it (unlike a cd).
so what do you think? sure a modern dvd can store a thousand times more information than a super nintendo cartridge, but don't you think the cartridge is a more stable form for the long haul? why haven't we told disks to stick it and pursued 30 gigabyte flash drives?