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I was throwing away yet another one of my kids DVDs today (scratched beyone hope) when I had the inspiration for an invention. Scratch-proof method of storing and playing DVDs and CDs.
The idea would be quite simple to execute - simply emulate the old floppy disks from our old PCs. You know - a hard outer case with a sleeve that opens inside the player, and then closes when you remove the disk.
I figure an entrepreneurial person could invent an outer shell that DVDs and CDs could be placed in. Then all that needs doing is to create the player that could accept the shell and play the disk within like a floppy does.
Seems simple enough - why do you suppose it hasn't yet been done?
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Re: Someone should steal this invention;
well it sort of was already done my dad had bought a bunch back in early 90's.
It was a case for the CD-Rom and it needed a special CD Player to accept what looked like a regular CD case but it had an openeing somewhat like a floppy. so you never had to actually have the disk exposed and if you threw it around it was protected from the case it was in.
Altho I cant remember the name of these I can get a Pic of one ltr when I get home if you want to see it.
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Re: Someone should steal this invention;
The consortiums that developed the standards for both audio CD and DVD considered and then explicitly rejected the idea of caddies very early on in the process. It was consider too inconvenient for consumers and the added cost would have delayed the market penetration of the new formats.
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Joe
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Re: Someone should steal this invention;
I think Sony's MiniDisc is the only optical-disk format that uses a caddy. I don't know if they even make those anymore (They had a Qualia model three years ago, but nobody wanted a MD player that cost 10x wat an iPod did).
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Re: Someone should steal this invention;
I have two of the Sony 400s (and have a solution to the two-sided disc problem that I can't discuss on the forum.
) And I'm still running low on room.
Sigh. Too many TV on DVD sets. I'll have to start rotating the less-viewed ones in and out from time to time.
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Joe
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Re: Someone should steal this invention;
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Originally Posted by Jassen M. West
I'm suprised no one suggested actually teaching the kids to properly handle the DVD's. At least teach them to get an adult that can properly handle the disc.
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It's not just DVDs, it is PC software and music CDs. With three kids there is always finger pointing but never responsibility....
The caddy idea is exactly what I was considering - and yes; one caddy per disk. This would provide considerable protection for disks for about the same cost as a jewel case and a new player. You could even put the label on the caddy and store your disks on the caddies. A bonus would be if there was a way to do this for my Wii disks...
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Re: Someone should steal this invention;
I'm thinking Selectovision might be a great name!
Oh, wait, that was used 25 years ago, my bad!
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