Print Your Own Records

[Pete S]

https://www.wired.com...le&obref=obfile

needs a bit of work

Edited January 2, 2013 by Pete S

[Jaco]

F**k me - another medium to argue about.

This takes the OVO argument to another stratospheric level.

[sir cumference]

What about when the condensation drips from the ceiling and onto the decks!

[boba]

the currently available home printer (made by a NY company called Makerbot) uses a different process that is much lower resolution and won't produce the results in the article (done with a professional printer). But there is a home stereolithography printer coming out soon, it is the same kind of printer used in the article and is a higher resolution. Basically it laser etches soft vinyl which hardens when exposed to a certain UV light, which allows it to achieve a much higher resolution. But you would also need a 3d scanner.

Once the technology gets higher res you would get closer. But I imagine it would be a long time before it was somehow exactly the same. Even records made from older stampers don't sound that good and people will probably always be able to tell.

[Mick Sway]

A long time maybe , but the fact that they've achieved it is amazing.

Look how far movies have in 50 years and all the formats.

I'm sure that at the pace technology moves these days , you might be talking 5-10 years for a hi-fi disc.

We've already got "Star-Trek" tablets, the replicator is on its way.

Thanks for posting this very interesting development.

Mick

Ohh and Happy New Year!!