Duplication vs Replication: The Truth

Duplication vs Replication: The Truth

Brian looks at the 2 options for getting the data onto your media. I got a request recently from a regular customer to produce a run of CDs for a new release. The request stated that they want 'real CDs' and not the 'homemade' versions. They were of course signalling to have 'replicated' CDs or also known as ROMs or stamps.This opens the debate, is there a working difference between stamping and burning cds for you order. Heres the science... CD ROMs or stamped CDs are the original ..developed by Philips/MCA in the 1970s. It involves the stamping of the data onto polycarbonate discs in a large production environment. Your first generation CD would certainly have been a ROM, and would have been the only show in town for a…
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