Posted by Bill Vermillion on 10/19/05 15:15

In article <Jxa5f.3481$h25.992@news-wrt-01.rdc-nyc.rr.com>,
AnthonyR <nomail@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>"Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com> wrote in message
>news:UvqdndWdIvbsusjeRVn-oA@adelphia.com...
>> Ken,
>>
>> That is exactly what I do Ken. I actually offered that option in a
>> subsequent reply, describing how I took DVDs like Goodfellow (Robert
>> DiNiro) and others which span 2 sides and reauthor them to 2 disks.
>>
>> I'm old enough to remember the Garrard turntable which had a robotic arm
>> which would flip vinyl LP albums years ago. What a monstrosity. I'm glad
>> this is NOT being done for DVDs.
>>
>> Smarty
>>
>>
>well yes because LP's had that physical connection with the needle to make
>but we've come a long way with electronics
>since those days, a laser on either side and a switching circuit would be
>all that is needed now but it would add to cost of manufacturing.

>They even had lasers that can detect the physical grooves in old LP albums
>nowaday and convert the optical data into digital info that is then
>converted to music, so it can play old records without a needle or contact,
>and correct for scratches and avoid hiss etc..
>But these new record players are about $10,000 I believe.
>Amazing what lasers can do. Right?

The prices I've seen for those units are 2 to 3 times that.

And they won't play everything. It must be a vinyl disk with the
black dye in the vinyl as transparent vinyl disks or picture disks
aren't readabable.

Bill

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