Ergh, MPEG1 Layer 1. At least DAT’s (the “competitor”) have full PCM support.
Given CPU power of the day PCM should be easier to decode, just the excessive bandwidth (for the time) would be the expensive part to deal with.
Given CPU power of the day PCM should be easier to decode, just the excessive bandwidth (for the time) would be the expensive part to deal with.
DCC demoed bad against Minidisc because Minidisc could seek quickly from one track to the next while the DCC takes minutes to fast-forward.