Kaineda77 Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 Hi folks, my idea is to buy a Hi-Md player (Sony Mz-NH1) as a decission to store a lot of my music on minidisc this includes music that I only have on my computer, not as a CD. Now I read rumors, that I can not upload attrac/mp3/whatever music files from the Hi-MD to the PC, at least not on more than one PC. Is this true, e.g. in 20 years from now, when I will have some superfast Quantum-Computer, and decide that finally the Hi-MD time is over, will I be able to copy all my music on the computer or not?Thanks, Kai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breepee2 Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 Although I think the (Hi)MD's itself are one of the best media around (I trust an MD more than a CD or DVD) you right that you can't get your sound off digitally.The only bitperfect way I can think of is uploading in PCM and ripping with marc's tool to wav/FLAC. That way it should be bitperfect from what you uploaded. Uploading in Atrac is possible too, but ouf course that will degrade sound quality compared to CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaineda77 Posted May 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 (edited) So in the future, changing the format from Hi-Md to whatever will not be much easier than changing from conventional to Hi-Md now, right?Please tell me that it's not like that, i'd really like to stay with Mds! Edited May 31, 2005 by Kaineda77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpeter Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 Copying your music to MD and then deleting it from the PC, in an effort to preserve it for the future, makes no sense at all. It would be far cheaper to copy it to archive-quality CDs, and if you want to play it on the move, copy those to MD as required. The best I've seen MDs rated at is 50 years - the best CDs are rated at 100 years. MD hardware has a doubtful future, but the sheer installed and purchased base of CD should ensure its longevity.Finally, work out the relative cost per gigabyte of hard drive storage and MD storage. You'd do better to just leave it where it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaineda77 Posted May 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 You have a point there, probably best to preserve everything on a few packed CDs/DVDs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 From what I've read I'd have to say that the longevity of an optical disk is difficult to test. It could be anywhere from a few years to a hundred. It all varies according to materials and techniques used to create media and the environment in which they are stored. I would say data degradation would occur after 10 years.A good solution would be to keep a disk for about four to five years in a stable enviroment and then make a copy of that disc onto another. By the time you're on year 10 [or your second disc] we'll have digressed into inane capacities, rendering this storage option obsolete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 I would not trust recordings on cd, I have probably lost 200 cd's due to the reflecting layer leeching out, you can actually see through them. I would trust MD far more, for the most reliable I would get a good reel to reel and copy to that, I wouldn't even trust it to a hard drive, they sieze up if not used.It is a quandry, but I find some older technology far more reliable. I have albums from the 40's and 50's that still sound good.If you like MD use it, but don't make it your only method.Good luck,Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGB2 Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 (edited) I think MD is suitable for long term strorage.I mean, I've got analogue tapes that are other 25 years old, and they still play! (although you can imaginge the sound quality! ) I doubt anybody predicted they could last that long.Digital media is just data, so the sound should not 'degrade' at all (unless it is damaged and becomes difficult to read i.e. scratches on a CD).Unless the disc fails then you loose everything..... Edited May 31, 2005 by MDGB2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breepee2 Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 By the way, is the point to store the music or to store and play it back? If you only want to store, you can also just copy your music (in FLAC for example) to the disc as data and save it in a shoebox under the bed. With any HiMD unit it will be possible under any OS to retrieve your music digitally with no loss at all (provided the discs don't break down).I trust an MD more to hold data for a long time than a CD/DVD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaineda77 Posted June 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 Thanks a bunch, made up my mind, the NH1 is ordered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrius Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Just compress your files to flac, and drag and drop them to MD as data drive, not with SonicStage. Lock your discs in a safe place with nice temperature, and check them regularly. That should keep them safe for as long as the disc can hold its physical integrity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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