COMPACT DISC - THE NEW FORMAT - 1980'S

[JaemzStar]

"...and it doesn't scratch...." MWAHAHAHAHA! :D

[Morahman7vnNo2]

Someone should go around and show people Compact Cassette and tell them it's the latest in new high tech Analog technology.

[BillOralRushRimjob]

>doesn't scratch

WAT

[buffaloborn71]

Haha...a new disk that won't scratch....Yeeeeeeeeaaaa sure it won't.

[eatpigsnot]

adults then did not know what this was because it was not out yet, kids today do not know what this is because it is obsolete. anyone else feel old?

[MetallicBill]

The answer in the USA here from my personal memory is CLASSICAL MUSIC at $16 or higher PER disc cost, and of course, you CANNOT record, so the main attributes are wear and tear, random access, and size, versus LP, but perhaps not cassettes, which were rather popular. I am not entirely sure on prices, but I recall $16 to $20 USD I believe is accurate, the first DVD players were $600USD and I think CD was very similar, at least $300 opening costs to consumers

[courtney359]

doesn't scratch the lying mother f**kers!!!!!!!!!!!

[goqwertygo]

it doesnt scratch?!?! LMAO

[dangledanify]

@0:39 - YOU'RE A DIV MAN!

[ethen24]

Nah man, these "CD" things are just a fad...they'll never take-off.

[peckishere]

lol @ 1:34 "it doesn't scratch!", if only they knew it only takes a little bit of dust to be moved across the surface of them to create a scratch that can cause it to skip!

[MetallicBill]

@peckishere A scratch on the label side is more likely to damage the substrate layer effecting the actual disc, however, I have a Windows XP Pro install disc that has severe scratch damage, I have to replace it I feel

[dimebagdave77]

doesn't scratch MY ASS!

[opedroefeio]

WOW , Whats that? i think i'll throw my DVD-Audio player away and buy this new «record «.. no , seriously , in 1980's the CD was the best , we're in 2010 and by now the CD sound still fits to our ears.

[IamChris90yall]

"It doesn't scratch"

LMAO what a joke!!!

[blenheimears]

@IamChris90yall It means the player won't scratch it. When you play a vinyl record the needle scrapes against the record, damaging it with each play, eventually making it unplayable. With a CD, there is no physical contact with the disc except for the motor.

[WULFY1993]

If they bought it the need to have there eardrums stabbed with a pencil. Analog is the best this digital bull shit is total Bull jizz.

I threw all my Cds out after hearing Vynil and emedately bought a turntable.

I pitty the fools who bought inn to this shit :P

[23chilled]

@WULFY1993 your wrong you wanna hear my 83' NAD 5000 disc player simply stunning sound. Vinyl is a pain in the ass and takes some much setting up to get it spot on. Cd is still a very good format and the machine i bought for £35 ebay there is nothing to touch it frankly.

[WULFY1993]

@23chilled well you probably have a shitty turntable and its as easy as shit to set up a retard could do it to white and red left and right chanels and a power plug :P Cds are very very digital sounding and a horable format convenience over performance isnt a very good thing. NAD also makes tape decks and turntable those sound better then theer cd players i dont try to force vynil on people but i not gonna not tell them that cds suck ass.:P

Vynil is the best and cds are ok at best. :P

[SlimeTron5000]

@WULFY1993 You have a point because CALIBRATING your system is WORTH it, if you configure analogue equipment they will OUTPERFORM in the long run.

I think a faint scuff 2 mm long on a CD could plausibly affect minutes of audio without error correction. A scuff 2mm long on LP would affect just seconds.

[MetallicBill]

@WULFY1993 I have a used $6 RCA linear tracking turntable, and it plays great, you have to worry about grounding the inputs or you get hum, and I suffered that while recording LP to MD AKA MiniDisc, which is ATRAC digital, and also a disc format, notice the PSP game system looks very similar to MD technology

[SlimeTron5000]

More propaganda.

[mixed123456]

couple year later was an standar i wounder couple years later what we will have in 2020

[HoZKiNZPooP]

"doesnt scratch"

yeh right

[Apprenticewidow]

it's a new record? He wasn't really selling it was he :-)

[pinkskylie1]

Flawless is soulless.

CD< Vinyl records

[nogginthefroggin]

mmm it's got 60 minutes on one side and it plays for an hour. How absolutely logical. I swear that's Dom Joly (Trigger Happy TV) doing these interviews!!

[mrboholt]

HAHAHAHAHAHA I was thinking it sounded like the "Trigger Happy TV" guy too!

[polmas]

Who would have imagined that this "state-of-the-art" technology would be used to scare birds in plantations 20 years later. hehe

[MetallicBill]

@polmas It's a great Frisbee if nothing else. They make nice shiny clocks too, or coasters

[RileyRichardz]

lol "doesnt scratch"

[PointAndShootFilms]

RIP CDs

[FrosChannel]

For free?

LOL

[poar]

This is where all gonne wrong

[MacInDaPants]

RAWWFLE Compact discs

[sheckmancometh]

wow that british kid at the end is a little faggot.

[Duploctopus]

What?

How is he a faggot?

[sheckmancometh]

Being british doesnt help.

[allboutk]

0:54 "you a div man"

[Makell]

"it doesn't scratch"..... GTFO here with that BS!

[backpackr]

OO oo can I touch it?

[jlhughes122]

lol they don't scratch?

[akumacornflakes]

Wow, either they were just pulling that out of their ass, or CDs used to be built like tanks!

[Zecifer]

They don't eventually scratch like records, you can have a scratchless CD forever if cared for properly. Laser, my friend!

[darkpitch1]

If you wipe it with a cloth, you can, even if you're being extra careful.

[123strauss]

Yes and I can also have a vinyl record that stays as good as it was new . I have some that are 30 years old , and still very little , if any scartches ..and they sound ten times more musical than any CD I own

[WULFY1993]

@Zecifer your a retard laser sucks my cock Analog forever.

[aliasadsum]

CDs originally had a scratch resistant layer. But they got manufactured without it, because it is cheaper and if you scratch it, you have to buy a new one.

I remember seeing it on some british show, they were trying to scratch it with steel wool, and it still worked.

[ricarleite]

They are manufactured today without scratch resistant layers and error checkings in an attempt to avoid illegal copying.

[Blappzin]

only fools and horses springs to mind.

[metal1313]

oh yeah the guy in the red jacket and flat cap del boy trotter.

[sacrificaltotem]

cool English street scene circa 1980s

[AllGunsBlazing]

Its well known that many of the first CD's were botched in the mastering phase. Engineers didnt fully understand or have enough experience with the new medium and previously unheard flaws in the recordings themselves became all too aparrent when transferred to the digital format. Thats what made early CDs so bad, the fact that it exposed certain hiccups and unwanted background studio noise that LP's didnt.

[5irR4p70r]

If I had to choose between an original CD made in the 80's/eary 90's, or a remastered version that was sold later, I would choose the original released copy. I don't know why, I just love the sound of them more. Perhaps it is the subtle flaws they have like you said. Whatever the reason, the music sounds much better to my ears; much "warmer", if that makes any sense. :P

[freakybuzz]

Part of the reason for this is that in the last 10 years or so, CDs have been mastered with very heavy-handed compression to make them sound "Loud." This removes many of the dynamics and transients that make digital playback to clear. Modern CDs mastered this hot actually have less dynamic range than an old LP or cassette!

Search here on youtube for "The Loudness War" to see an excellent video on this topic.

[123strauss]

Yes , that makes good sense . The earlier disc were better , and didn't have tons of compression on them , but if you want real warmth that will tear your heart out , get A high quality turntable . You will never listen to a CD again , believe me

[5irR4p70r]

I already found a Pioneer PL-530x turntable recently and I love listening to it more than my CD Players :)

[123strauss]

Of course you do , and isn't it just great watching it spin . You can't do that with a black box CD player . It might as well be a shoe box for all you'd know LOl ..but a good table , now that's something else . OK , they're a pain in the neck at times , and you have to nurse them like a baby , but just watch it bring your music alive, as it spins away in the corner . Keep buying vinyl mate ..the reward outweighs the pain every time .

[livebabylive15]

back then, cd's played at 8 bit, which was very poor sound quality. now day's standard is 16 bit which sounds better.

[5irR4p70r]

Not true. CD's have always been 16 bit. You MIGHT think that CD's of today or better, but again, that is not true. The volume of todays CD's have been recorded at such a high volume, it stretches the quality of music and essentially results in loud, distorted noise. CD's of the 80's are better quality because of the lower recorded volume, and everything is kept at a nice level. People think 'Higher Volume' equals better quality, but in fact, higher volume kills it.

[livebabylive15]

i did some more and better research and found out that you are correct. thanks for the help

[25AUG1968]

The CD was introduced on a wave of claims including that their playback was unaffected by scratches. What they didn't tell you, was how deep those scratches had to be to affect it's playability. The CD is like a vinyl record. If there's a deep scratch on it, playback will get stuck. End of. Mike S.

[sundaeg1rl]

That's true. They don't last forever. IN fact, I hung a load outside last year and they were buggered within 12 months.

[reedywomble97]

A fingerprint or thumb-print smudged on the recorded side and the disc will either skip or it just won't play properly

[GreenSociety42O]

yeah, compact discs are a bunch of bs.  cheap, yes. truthfully nothing beats vinyl or reel-to-reel so far (sound-wise and endurance-wise). you would think that physicists would have invented a new analog format by now.

[chaoabordo]

cant see it taking off myself

[projectvtec]

It's a new record

[jasonvh]

smart kid! Doesn't scratch..yeah right! :)