Music cds from china

OasisBlue SG

I happen to know that music cds/albums have 2 versions... One made in china whereas the other i guess its Taiwan... So i just want to ask whether the china version includes the poster since the china version is more affordable... thanks Smile

Ito_^ SG

cd quality oso might differs, so beware.

last time i bought this disney cd, china made one, sibei cannot make it.

sand king SG

yea but cheaper only lorh… abit diff nia

OasisBlue SG

Hmmm my friend bought this taiwanese singer's album (china version) but the quality is not bad

So they do include posters?

I wanna buy the china version since they are relatively cheaper... One for only 5.90 only...(the cd shop at pearl centre... near this hongkong fried dim sum shop)

Ito_^ SG

not all mah, might. Laughing dat was the only time i bought china version so i can't say much either.

OasisBlue SG

oh ok thanks Mr. Green so anyone else can clarify Question Laughing

the Bear SG

i want to ask a question about the "sound quality" thing..

a CD is digital.. it's all ones and zeros... so, how the heck is a copy of the ones and zeros from other sources going to deteriorate the "sound quality"?

btw, i'd not trust the PRC ones.. just like their DVDs.. how come their DVDs in the shops are all DVD9s?

OasisBlue SG

er sorry i don't get you

zheshi SG

Chances are when u bought your disc from china. Please listen to some of the songs in the disc first before buying it... I happening to bought one music cds from there and turn out all the song are being sang by some unknown people..

PISSED ME OFF

the Bear SG

well, a bunch of people (especially storeowners) keep trying to tell me about how one version of CD is better than another... i asked them.. it's all digital right? it's all ones and zeros on the disc to be decoded by the player... which means the if 1 is copied to 2 and 2 to 3.. and so on.. the 1,000,000th copy will still have the same quality as the first..

they looked lost..

as for China-made CDs and DVDs, you think for ONE moment the copyright owners are going to trust the fellas there? Piracy Capital of the world, with their intellectual property?

OasisBlue SG

but my friend’s is ok…

Ito_^ SG

when 0 become 1 and 1 become 0 lor.

the Bear SG

then.. you don't get the correct sound or words or whatever anymore... and you will know Laughing

and more, it won't be a "deterioration" so much as a total failure of the piece you're listening to

Ito_^ SG

can la.. will try to auto-correct a little. cd not like mp3, more prone to error. u noe like those old old records.. spoil le the tune goes bad but still continue playing. the cd-r used if lousy oso gt affect.

impt is QC, cut cost here, cut cost there.. cd use cheapest.. recording use lousy equipment.. come out cd of cuz prone to fault lor.

tis wad i think la.

the Bear SG

after a lot of "autocorrecting" it'll fall apart? Laughing

maybe the CDs won't last that long.. but hey.. you get the data in the CDs already right? Wink

Ito_^ SG

already fell apart le. data cannot be rewritten. only how the cd-player reads it, and try to correct the errors, or ignore it sometimes.

dats y sometimes the sound come out skips, have interference, or sounds hollow.

OasisBlue SG

so there is poster? Laughing

Purplehaze623 SG

please note that china imports are not in favored with any free gifts stated in the commercials, websites or wadever. and the sales record wouldnt be sent to RIAS singapore. no point supporting when u cannot even see the results.

and yes, quality differs too.

^tamago^ SG

Laughing

quarkz SG

IMO, I think those u bought are compilation cds which are sung by unknown ppl produced by unknown companies. I believe the question is about cds by original singer, under the same production company, but different marketing company ie those from China. These cds are meant for the China market, and hence it's cheaper, although it's still original, ie not pirated. I've bought some before and they're ok to me. I believe their recording/songs should be the same - cos it's digital and the singer only records once. However, the durability of the cd might differ, that I'm not sure. But from my experience, they've no problem.

Of cos, due to different marketing companies - S'pore vs China, the freebies may be different. But for a practical person like me whereby the songs are more impt than those useless freebies, I don't see why I should spend 2-3 times more. Moreover, they are not pirated copies.