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m4 u WHAT ISA MINIDISC? m A Mini Disc is only 64 mm (2 5/8 inches) in diameter, about half the size of a conventional CD. But Mini Discs can be used to store and play back a full 74 minutes of information, as much as a CD. Unlike a CD, a Mini Disc comes in a plastic cartridge, so that it can be handled with ease. The cartridge also protects the disc inside from shocks, dust and scratches. Unlike cassette tapes, which can become stretched or tangled, a MiniDisc is an excellent durable media. TWOtypes of discs There are two types of MiniDiscs: "Optical discs" and "Magneto-optical discs". Both types use laser beams and optical pick-up technology to read recorded information during playback. u Optical discs + These are playback only discs. Like CDs, they are used as prerecorded music discs. You cannot record or edit them. The shutter covers the opening only on the non-labeled side of the MD. Recordable MO* discs + H These are recordable discs which can be recorded on again and again, like cassette tapes. The recording method called magneto-optical technology employs a laser and magnetism to record signals. Therefore, the quality of recorded sound does not deteriorate even after many playbacks and recordings. The shutter covers the opening on the both sides of the MD. * Magneto-optical

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WHAT ISA
MINIDISC?
m
4
m
A Mini Disc is only 64 mm (2
5/8
inches)
in
diameter,
about
half
the
size
of
a
conventional
CD.
But Mini Discs
can
be
used to store and play back a full 74 minutes
of information,
as much as a CD.
Unlike a
CD, a Mini Disc comes in a plastic cartridge,
so that it can be handled
with ease.
The
cartridge
also protects
the disc inside from
shocks, dust and scratches.
Unlike cassette
tapes,
which
can
become
stretched
or
tangled,
a MiniDisc
is an excellent
durable
media.
TWO
types of discs
There
are two types of MiniDiscs:
“Optical
discs”
and “Magneto-optical
discs”.
Both
types use laser beams and optical
pick-up
technology
to read
recorded
information
during
playback.
Optical
discs +
These are playback
only discs.
Like CDs,
they are used as prerecorded
music discs.
You cannot record or edit them. The shutter
covers the opening
only on the non-labeled
side of the MD.
Recordable
MO*
discs +
H
These
are recordable
discs which
can be
recorded
on again and again, like cassette
tapes.
The
recording
method
called
magneto-optical
technology
employs a laser
and
magnetism
to
record
signals.
Therefore,
the quality
of recorded
sound
does
not
deteriorate
even
after
many
playbacks
and
recordings.
The
shutter
covers the opening
on the both sides of the
MD.
* Magneto-optical