In message , Arny Krueger
writes
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message


My present car came with cassette and CD, but no Minidisc option -
long after I'd replaced cassette with Minidisc at home.

I take it that CD-Rs are hard to find or expensive in the UK?


No they are dirt cheap, but really, do you find CD an acceptable car
format? They are large (at least full size ones are), they are naked
and therefore get scratched very easily, and they are impossible to
remove from a case, and insert single handed. Now of course CDs are
great if you have them permanently mounted in a changer, but for slot-in
use; well they are a bit 20th century aren't they?

I would be perfectly happy to use solid-state removable memory to carry
audio for in-car use, but CF is still too expensive, and the pins on the
connector can too easily get damaged. I'm sure replaceable media using
SS memory will become available in a format to suit automotive use, but
I honestly don't believe we have it yet.

(And the joke iPOD is just an item for fashion victims).
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Chris Morriss