oskar27 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Out of curiosity I wonder why the automobile industry, local and imports, never switched from CD to DVD on the cars audio system. It can not be the cost because DVD players and DVD media are now dirt cheep and actually I don’t think you are able now to buy a CD player because they don’t exist In my present Passat I have a few CD's where I copied my favorite songs and play them on my CD player but CD media are hard to find and when I find them are much more expensive than DVD media Am I missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Because the "v" is for video. Blank cd-r 100 packs are $20 or less all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oskar27 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Thanks Dingo, I understand But in my area we only have 100 packs with DVD only for $20, CD they come in either single or 5 packs and very seldom in 10 packs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0002J5TGY/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1357193966&sr=1-2&pi=SL75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oskar27 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 A good alternative, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Must be a Canadian thing. Every Best Buy, Target and Staples in my area has 50 packs of blank CD-Rs for $10-$15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 (edited) Your area must be awesome. I'd like to see it one day. Edited January 3, 2013 by Dingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oskar27 Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 I'm telling you guys in my area, Staples and WalMart carry almost no CD's and what they have is really expensive and so I dont buy them Still dont understand why cars have CD players instead of DVD, I mean DVD players are backward compatible and they can play CD's. Even under the counter kitchen stereos are now available with DVD players. Did you ever tried to get a CD player for your computer? Simply they dont exist For sure it must be a reason but darn it I just cant see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oskar27 Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 I dont need a DVD up front, as you mentioned there are other ways to get your music. I was just asking out of curiosity why the auto makers have stuck to an audio system with an archaic CD player and then they suround you with all the other high end technology like HD radio, iPod/MP3, flash drives, perimeter alarm, etc. Lets face it, CD's are already on the same path as the 8 track / Cassette tapes, VHS / Beta movies etc., so why bring into a modern automobile an obsolete technology? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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