|  | Posted by GMAN on 08/29/05 20:02 
In article <1125063830.252138.246920@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, "<>" <JSTRYKER483@YAHOO.COM> wrote:>Ironically, Steve, CED, which I do agree with you was "bad" in that it
 >skipped, had poor resolution, etc, actually is probably the most
 >durable home video format we've ever had.
 >
 >Magnetic tape gets stretched and is prone to drop-outs, laserdisc
 >"rotted" due to the manufacturing conditions and the glue, and DVDs are
 >very fragile and occassioanlly develop problems during the layer
 >change, and some old titles won't play at all (like some copies of the
 >original release of BOOGIE NIGHTS).
 >
 >CED was a vinyl disc like an LP record, and they still hold up today.
 >But, damn, are they heavy!!!
 >
 They use a needle, how can that be good for any medium?
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