Comment on “They curdle like milk”: WB DVDs from 2006–2008 are rotting away in their cases - Ars Technica
PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 22 hours agoTapes 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.
dust4ngel@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
you could run while listening to tapes - CDs kind of but not really
PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
If we are talking portables, then just get a simple mp3 player and rip the CDs.
Juvyn00b@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 hours ago
There was a time before mp3 - pepperidge farm remembers! But yeah, now? I still have a cowon mp3 player that I just can’t find myself to throw in the trash…
Laser@feddit.org 12 hours 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.