Are CDs Obsolete? Fate of the Compact Disc
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Are CDs obsolete? Many sources are now reporting that record companies are secretly planning to abandon the CD format by the end of 2012, concentrating instead on online/streaming formats and release CDs as limited edition collector’s items only.
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Compact disc (CD), Definition & Facts
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Compact Disc Formats Explained
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Language of the Dead
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Optical Media (DVD and Blu-Ray) Burners Today
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What is compact disc (CD)? Definition from TechTarget
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The Compact Disc is NOT DEAD! - WT NEWS - Meze, Topping, Campfire, Fiio, Shanling
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Compact disc - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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DVDs & CDs: What's the Difference? – Legacybox
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The End The Old Dead Tree
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An ode to CDs: In defense of an old, fading friend
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Audio Music CD Compact Disc of Vengeance Rising ONCE DEAD a Hard Christian Rock Album.: : Music
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How the Decline of the Compact Disc Is Killing Music - Spinditty
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What is compact disc (CD)? Definition, Types and More
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Arcam's Special Promotion on its CDS50 SACD/CD Player is good buying!, StereoNET Australia
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In Flames Come Clarity - CD Compact Disc