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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantEdwinK
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where we will be if on a good (or bad) day in future, distributors decide to no longer use barcodes but RFID chips. Are we all going to look for RFID readers instead of Cue-cats, or typing it all in manually.

I know, this is somethig that is still in the future, but still, I'm wondering about it.
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typing in will be impossible (< Weblink) or you have to buy a RFID chip reader, so buy one connected to your computer
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O, I wanted to type in the title and other data, not the RFID code
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There is no reason for RFID chips to be used on DVDs.

For practical purposes RFID would be used for wharehouse management and tracking product from shipper to retailer. This is mainly used for consumables, i.e., fresh produce and packaged salads for quality recall purposes.

What will most likely will be used on DVD/CDs are the new High-Capacity Color Barcodes such as these:

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What will most likely will be used on DVD/CDs are the new High-Capacity Color Barcodes such as these:

I'll hope not! Still sounds like a typical Microsoft-BS-idea. 
Datamatrix (Semacode) exists, works witch just one color and to top it off: has a higher capacity! So "High-Capacity Color Barcode" my fanny!
HCCB hold 3500characters per square inch, which are a meager 6 characters per mm², where Datamatrix holds 16-25 characters per mm²

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What will most likely will be used on DVD/CDs are the new High-Capacity Color Barcodes such as these:

I'll hope not! Still sounds like a typical Microsoft-BS-idea. 
Datamatrix (Semacode) exists, works witch just one color and to top it off: has a higher capacity! So "High-Capacity Color Barcode" my fanny!
HCCB hold 3500characters per square inch, which are a meager 6 characters per mm², where Datamatrix holds 16-25 characters per mm²

cya, Mithi


Right. The Datamatrix codes, while they do currently exist, are tied up in Patent disputes.
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There is no reason for RFID chips to be used on DVDs.

For practical purposes RFID would be used for wharehouse management and tracking product from shipper to retailer. This is mainly used for consumables, i.e., fresh produce and packaged salads for quality recall purposes.

What will most likely will be used on DVD/CDs are the new High-Capacity Color Barcodes ...

I'm not sure I would agree that there's no practical use for RFID chips for DVDs.  It's a whole lot easier and quicker to read an RFID chip than it is to scan a barcode -- and can be done at a distance.  Someone with a RFID scanner could scan a whole case of DVDs without examining them individually.  I think that except for startup costs, the RFID tag is a lot more efficient a means of inventory control than the bar code.  And from what I've read, they won't be limited to consumables as you mention.  (BTW, I believe DVDs would be considered consumables in some places.)
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There is no reason for RFID chips to be used on DVDs.

For practical purposes RFID would be used for wharehouse management and tracking product from shipper to retailer. This is mainly used for consumables, i.e., fresh produce and packaged salads for quality recall purposes.

What will most likely will be used on DVD/CDs are the new High-Capacity Color Barcodes ...

I'm not sure I would agree that there's no practical use for RFID chips for DVDs.  It's a whole lot easier and quicker to read an RFID chip than it is to scan a barcode -- and can be done at a distance.  Someone with a RFID scanner could scan a whole case of DVDs without examining them individually.  I think that except for startup costs, the RFID tag is a lot more efficient a means of inventory control than the bar code.  And from what I've read, they won't be limited to consumables as you mention.  (BTW, I believe DVDs would be considered consumables in some places.)


Cost prohibitive at the moment IMO.

I didn't say limited only to...I said mainly .
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