CD players losing spark as DVD mania grows - CD becomes old
Posted on 03/12/02 15:20 by Jan Willem                             
CD players losing spark as DVD mania grows - CD becomes old

If you have been in computer technology for a long time you probably remember the first CD-ROM players. The CD could hold hundreds of times more then a floppy and the possibilities seemed endless. All this happened maybe a decade ago, but now the CD-ROM seems to be pulled from the market in advance of the DVD player.

The DVD market is currently rapidly growing and because DVD players are able to play CDs the need for a device that can only read CDs is small, prices of CD-ROM drives are currently also dropping and only time will tell how long it will take till no company makes the drives anymore.


Every DVD player is a CD player, which is why the CD player is becoming less important," said David Schick, an analyst at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. "The CD player market has already become a smaller market."

Last week, among other hot promotions for the official start to the holiday shopping crush, Wal-Mart flaunted a $48 DVD player while Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE:BBY - News) -- the No. 1 U.S. specialty consumer electronics merchant -- said it had an even cheaper DVD player at $39. The first electronic device to fall victim to the unceasing DVD rage was the video cassette player.

Analysts and retailers say consumers are also increasingly losing interest on stand-alone home CD players since the equipment makers are now opting to build all-in-one DVD machines to cut costs. Some video gaming machines such as Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 2, can play DVDs as well as compact discs.


Read more about this story here. Maybe you should be carefull with your CD(-ROM) player it could become a collectors item soon

Source: Yahoo.com

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By Seán, Tue 3 Dec 2002 16:40
SeánIf people are switching to DVD stand-alone players for their CDs, then there will be problems with those who end up buying Copy Protected/crippled Audio CDs. Oops. I bought a DVD-ROM drive in August for €39 while visiting the US. It plays DVDs, reads at 16x (after firmware update) and does everything else except write ;-)
By DanDaMan1487, Wed 4 Dec 2002 04:42
DanDaMan1487Well, then, when will it be time when my 1.5 speed Caddy-loaded CD-ROM drive is a collector's item? Probably never, it is worth about .50 cents scrap value.
By Richteralan, Wed 4 Dec 2002 06:41
The most important thing is the sound quality. If we buy DVD-Audio and end up with the same sound quality as original CD, then it's not worth it.
By Guest, Fri 6 Dec 2002 08:23
lol Sound Quality Interesting Is the quality of the CD itself or the recording burnt onto it. Audio CD are uncompressed how can you beat that for quality. I think the real question is Quality or Quantity

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