You'll also see many MOD "manufactured-on-demand" DVD-R's now being sold by Warner Bros., Sony, etc. I forget which studio it was that said, "based on the proven success of CD-R's..." they were opening a line of "Archive" titles. I don't know what they meant by 'success,' but I'm under the impression that limited lifetime technologies are to their benefit, as it translates to repeat sales of the same movie in other formats. I'm confident that a disc can be manufactured to last 100 years, but like you say, who of us will last long enough to enjoy it? And how many want to hang onto their 8-tracks after they stop making 8-track players and better alternatives come along? Right now there are already much higher fidelity formats than what the redbook CD audio can deliver, such that even the cd-r versus cd discussions will soon be moot.
The two biggest drawbacks I see in the cd-r have nothing to do with either sound quality or longevity of the format: 1. More difficult to resale than a cd, and 2. Far easier to pirate, since one burned disc looks just like another burned disc. I have seen counterfeits sold on Amazon, and also through Walmart, that could not be distinguised from the real thing BY THE PRODUCER of the original. (Adding injury to insult, these were DVD-Rs which even to the trained eye appeared to be the same as the replicated DVD in all but a couple minor details.)Even crazier when there are knock-offs of items that supercede the quality of the product they're emulating, but I've heard it to have happened.
Nothing lasts forever, nor should it. However, Jim's music is so timeless a person can put it on, sit down to type, and write a monologue before realizing it is after 2 o'clock in the morning. Yes, I've got the 8 cd set ripped and cued on the computer, and if I wake up in time, Jim will still be coming out the speakers. Astoundingly good job Larry.
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