Suhit Gupta
03-08-2004, 06:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.nynewsday.com/business/local/newyork/ny-bzdual043694515mar04,0,5870761.story' target='_blank'>http://www.nynewsday.com/business/local/newyork/ny-bzdual043694515mar04,0,5870761.story</a><br /><br /></div>It's not a bird... It's not a plane... it's DualDiscs.<br /><br />"Call them DualDiscs. Currently being test-marketed for a limited time in Boston and Seattle, DualDiscs arrived in stores unannounced last month. This multimedia format is being marketed by the five major record labels: BMG, EMI, Warner Music Group, Sony Music and Universal. These discs, which look like a CD except that they are the tiniest bit thicker, carry content on both sides: conventional digital audio on one side, and DVD and/or multimedia content on the other."<br /><br />The DualDisc packaging is similar to a standard CD jewel case, but with significant improvements. The hinge area is smaller than on a Jewel case, allowing room on the opposite side for a small lever, which opens the cover when pressed. Don't get too excited yet though, some users have found an unfortunate side-effect to this CD/DVD - they might jam in your player, or not play at all.<br /><br />There are a couple of articles that were written last month on this technology that are also quite interesting. Take a look at them for further information <a href="http://www.highfidelityreview.com/features/dualdisc.asp">here</a> and <a href="http://www.highfidelityreview.com/features/dualdisc2.asp">here</a>. Anyone from Boston/Seattle tried them out yet? I wish I knew about these a couple of days ago as I just got back from Seattle and would have tried them out.