Posted by Black Locust on 10/22/05 05:13

In article <1129929857.316907.53050@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"Goro" <evilninjax@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Seriously, I thought there was some "announcement" about a YEAR ago
> that they were going to be in caddies (b/c the Rental industry wanted
> it), but then I never really heard much else in the current time frame
> about it

It had nothing to do with the rental industry(though i'm sure
blockbuster would love it). They were going to be inside caddies because
the data density is so much higher than a DVD(or CD) that the players
error-correction wouldn't be sufficient enough to handle even minor,
surface scratches. But they've since then, Sony has changed the design
over to a special 'protective coating' that TDK has developed.
Apparently this coating will protect the discs from 90% of the scratches
that could possibly be inflicted and will also protect the discs from
fingerprint smudges.

And I'm pretty sure Netflix wanted no part of the caddy design(think
about it...). :)
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They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people,
and neither do we." - George Dumbya Bush

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