Posted by AnthonyR on 10/19/05 16:57

"Bill Vermillion" <bv@wjv.com> wrote in message news:IoM4ov.1LJt@wjv.com...
> 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
>
> --
> Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com

Bill,
You might be right, I was just guessing the price from memory,
Yikes...that's a lot for a record player.
They do however make all kinds of corrections for pitch distortion and other
linear anomolies which is great.
Maybe the price will drop to $300 one day, so i can afford one? LOL
But by then all my records will already be converted and in the trash as I'm
doing them little at a time now.


AnthonyR.

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