Forgetting the 'quality of playback' argument just looking at player function and the media, there are no real 'pros' for vinyl in my opinion, and i play vinyl, and buy vinyl via mailorder !!
- cue point function speeds up getting it in the mix ;
- 'master tempo' means you can jog wheel forward/backward to perfect the beatmix whilst 'live' with both tracks but without getting big sound warps from the track ;
- the range of speed amendment is variable to get very precise or to allow tracks at the extreme to play together ;
- if the decks table gets bumped, everything keeps going rather than the needle jumping about to the end/beginning of the track ;
- the digital quality is 100% all the time no matter how many times you play it, if it goes to the shits you can simply burn another CDR if the media gets scratched whilst a record wears out, picks up dust resulting in pop n crackle ;
- the digital media is light (weight) and cheap to buy ;
- a pair of MP3/WAV tracks are normally cheaper than the 2-side vinyl piece and you might get a crap flip side you will never play ;
- you can download and play immediately not have to go shopping or wait a few days for the post.
Bearing all that in mind, i reckon to produce the same quality of set vinyl requires more time, effort, skill and commitment (and probably cash) from the DJ but I've not had opportunity to use time-coded vinyl with a laptop to be able to comment. I only have a few hundred drum & bass records but if i play out i have to choose a bag to take so it needs some thought ! On the flip i could pick a new genre (eg deep house), spend a few hours browsing online to build a collection of the last couple of years big tracks, copy to usb stick and then go do a gig makes it seem much less of a big deal.
