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Adrian C wrote:
I loved MD as a replacement for cassette and was surprised it never really
caught on.

Loadsa reasons.

Mainly the iPod & other MP3 players killed it ...

Well yes - many years later.

Initially another
format (DCC) caused consumer confusion.

I know of even fewer who bothered with that.

Shops didn't want to stock the read-only MiniDisc format and Sony were
a bit too restrictive on ATRAC & SCMS usage and (for serious use)
direct data access on the actual MiniDisc itself.

Still doesn't explain why it didn't catch on for those who made their own
copies of stuff. Could be the fact that car radios didn't often have them.

I bought into Sony MiniDisc for the Hi-Fi (JB-920), the Car (MDX-C6500R)
and the Pocket (MZ-R30). The JB-920 only gets used nowadays for AD/DA
conversions with my PC but the other items are getting coated with a
fine layer of dust ....

Yes - it's actually a very useful A-D and D-A convertor.

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