7 Inch Vinyl Records
Few individuals from the newer generations would know about vinyl records. Most of us would have come across them in classical movies and would be able to recognize them when seeing them but would not know them by name. Vinyl records, also referred to as gramophone records are simply the equivalent of DVDs a few decades ago. Ever seen those large CD like objects that are placed on a turntable or gramophone which are used to play music? These are vinyl records. Vinyl records were extensively used before the development of digital media which quickly eclipsed the use of vinyl records and other analog media. Vinyl records can be described in numerous ways, such as their physical size, speed and capacity. In terms of size there are 7 vinyl records as well as 10 and 12 inch vinyl records.
The most popular vinyl records usually have a size of 12 inch. Their rotational speeds are similar to the 52x of CDs and 16x of DVDs. Vinyl records have rotational speeds that are recorded in revolutions per minute such as 45 revolutions per minute. Vinyl records are also described using their capacity or the amount of music that can be recorded on to it in terms of time. It can be quite baffling that vinyl records are still available for purchase and are still produced considering their lack of compatibility as well as the inconvenience considering the standard and most common size for vinyl records are 12 inches.
In terms of convenience, the 7 vinyl records are as closest as it gets. Relatively, 7 vinyl records look closest to a CD in terms of size and can be carried around. In comparison, 12 inch vinyl records are a lot bigger and are not as portable as 7 vinyl records. If 7 vinyl records werent inadequate in terms of capacity available, the use of 12 and 10 inch vinyl records would be futile. Despite the lack of size, 7 vinyl records were still used due to their portability and convenience.