Hi Graeme
08 Mar 98, Graeme Jaye writes to Yannick Boucher:
 YB>> .. but what about DAT? as far as mastering is concerned, will
 YB>> the CD-R replace the DAT in your  opinion? Because, I, for
 YB>> one, have really no idea...
 >
 > Neither have I, to be honest.  Certainly CD as an *archival* medium
 > is preferable to DAT - for day-to-day use, I'm not so certain which
 > way the market will move.  It should be interesting to watch what
 > happens over the next couple of years.  I think, if I had shares in
 > the DAT business, I'd be putting my money somewhere else .
I use DAT for audio lots,and one problem it does have is that even Pro
gear tape handleing is not that robust,and consumer quality DAT is a
joke as far as reliability is concerned for audio.
The Techs I've asked about this tell me its something to do with the
physical size of the mechanism..apparently if the standard had been
set about 100% larger they would have obtained VCR reliability at
a reasonable price but because its so small its expensive to make and
fragile.
CD-R is dead,and DAT is dying and I need something better right now :-)
Regards,
Rick
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