No More CD-R

[KDub]

CD based media will not be going any where soon. There has been no reason for the format to change because no one is releasing music that can't fill a CD and in fact file compression without quality loss has done nothing but get better.

Also like many other said places still sell magnetic tape mediums.

While the hipster groups and the iPod generation will always love/prefer carrying around their new and most trendy Mp3 player most actual enthusiasts will still have it in a hard copy some where. Vinyl has made a massive come back in indie and even a few major labels since it has such a warm sound that music collectors search for. Plus being Retro is also now in trend for the most part *looks around*...

Gaming may have moved to Blu-Ray and DVD and soon (I think) to flash media but CDs still have many places.

[AppleQueso]

As long as there is some part of the population that prefers a physical medium over a digital one, cds will still exist.

Safe to say they aren't going anywhere.

[Hobie-wan]

Also, most car stereos now have an Auxilary port. Now that I think about, it should be more commonplace than it is. I mean, the equipment is in the car, they probably just really need to add the extra wire.

Except that it would also force me to spend more money on an MP3 player. I'd rather spend a few cents on a CDR to make a compilation or copy that can get messed up in the car or lost without having to worry.

[Jrecee]

Most aftermarket cd players, and a lot that come in cars, have MP3 CD capabilities which means a CD can hold a couple hundred songs.

I'm still waiting for car audio systems with good music navigation though. Using an mp3 player hooked up through an audio jack is a pain. Newer ones with usbs and ipod integration are better, but still not great.

[Octopod]

I used to own an Intrepid RT and it had all the controls for the audio system on the back of the steering wheel where you could reach them just by moving your fingers. I could see controlling an MP3 player like that working fine.

[BlackDS]

I still get vinyl. I got a great collection of 8 tracks and reel to reels. I love cassettes, and cd's. Nothing like listening to Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, etc on thier original format.

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[CRTGAMER]

Hope not, I think it may be many years before CDRs fade away.

CDRs make better sense for document backup. If a disc gets accidently damaged, Do you really want to lose 4.7gig or 700mb worth of data? I back up family JPGs every year, easily fit on a CDR. The Videos go on a second CDR or if too large then resort to a DVD-R. Extra backups get sent to relatives, a handy form of archiving and sharing. Why is it your first born baby has the most pics, needing multiple CDRs?

[RCBH928]

Well when I said "DEATH" I really didn't mean it will not be produced any more
but more and more I seem them being rarely used, showing the sign to their death.

If you can still buy VHS(who still uses this? I do like them though) , I bet you can find
CD-R's , but I was thinking that its funny that this medium was once the top in technology
(remember when the first cd burners were out?) its not on the way of being dead.

dead in my definition: NO longer being used by the masses, lives in niche markets.

Please think about it, the only use of CD-R's now are dreamcast, saturn, and psx games as far as I know(ok 3do, philips, and sega cd too) and music. And we know where music listeners are going. CD-R's will only be like cassette tapes. I still find them, but support is dying.

CRT gamer, if you use CD instead of DVD for back, that means you will need 6.7 CD's for instead of every DVD-R. having 6.7 times the storage is not more convenient. As far as I know , DVD-R's are cheap enough to use only 700 mb of data and throw them away if not needed. They are not an expensive thing. How much cheaper are CD-R's?

[GSZX1337]

When I back stuff up, I use a portable hard drive and for important stuff, I use an online backup solution. However, if I use up all the space on my portable HD and I don't want to wait for my files to upload, I'll get some CD-RWs.

Warner Brothers has an on demand service where the DVDs are burned upon order on a DVD-R (which I really don't like, they should be pressed). Maybe there'll be something similar for music and CDs.

[Arbitern1]

I still get vinyl. I got a great collection of 8 tracks and reel to reels. I love cassettes, and cd's. Nothing like listening to Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, etc on thier original format.

I do not like 8 track tapes or cassettes.....But Vinyl is an amazing format. It is hard to match the sound quality of an LP on a good turntable with a good system.