Despite being half the size, MD has the same playing time of a conventional CD.

Thus, to pick out a certain spot in the German-only librettos, you just push a number, as with a conventional CD.

It is more durable than tape, and like conventional CD's it allows swift moves between tracks.

The album is also available as a conventional CD and digital download.

Its minimum-price requirement is lower than that of a conventional CD single.

Mercury continued to handle the conventional CD and cassette versions of the albums while Big Rig would focus on the vinyl editions.

Engineers tried to get around this by making the pits in the CD layer larger than on a conventional CD.

Its sound is admittedly not on par with conventional CD's or DAT.

The pre-groove track, which also contains timing information, ensures that the recorder follows the same spiral path as a conventional CD.

With Love also marked the group's second digital album (after "I Am a Summer"), though it was released in conventional CD format as well.