Well, unless the download is lossless, I wouldn't pay the same price. I won't pay full price for audio that's been put through the grinder. I might check out this DD to see what it will play in and how screwed up the cd layer is. I figure I can make a copy of the cd layer if it won't play and...
Allen, From what I remember, the cd side is not red book compliant. They had to make the cd side thinner, which throws off the laser's reading. To compensate for that, they made the data pits wider to make the cd easier for the laser to read. This shortens the cd side to approximately 60...
No more thick or heavy than a dvd-18 disc. I'll agree the cd side is messed up, but I think the dvd side is up to spec. I don't think I'll buy any, though. Seriously, this battle is already over. The masses want portability. They don't care about better than cd resolution and many don't even...