Re: zeppelin-digest V4 #1259

["Ronald Shipp" <ronaldshipp@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 12:51:28 -0500
> From: joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: re: preferred CDR's


> Some may pipe up with "quality" issues, and how one brand may last
> longer than another. Tell ya the truth, I doubt I will be around in 70
years
> to see if a given CD survives in pristine conditions as I will be lucky if
> it survives the "Joe Sratch Factor". With the lossy compression of these
> trades, it makes little difference if I lose another bit, and when one CD
> is wearing out (ie scratched), I just rip the data and burn a new one.

Well in my experience the problem with ultra-cheap cdr's is that I can't
read several of them after only 5 years, forget 70.

Also, I'm really confused with your statement, "With the lossy compression
of these trades, it makes little difference if I lose another bit".  Am I
understanding you think cdr transfers use a 'lossy' compression scheme?