Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

[Chris Skarstad]

Actually if you really stop and think about it, an audio cd is data 
too.  It's not like Vinyl where a needle is used, cd's are read by a laser 
which decodes the data into sound. an mp3 is just like this but just 
compress into a different way.  But we're drifting into a completely 
different realm of discussion.  Basically to make this whole thread a lot 
easier for everyone to understand, most of the big name brand cdr discsfrom 
Maxel and other big names are good.  I would say to buy the largest 
capacity possible, which at this point is 750 mb, or 80 minutes of audio 
content, if you're burning an audio cd.  If you're burning data such as 
mp3s or other stuff, you have 750 mb to work with which is quite a little bit.
I'm sure over time the capacity will grow, but for now this is the max. 
Also, you're going to want to use CDR discs, which are write once only 
discs, as opposed to CDRW discs which are re-writable again and again.  The 
reason for this is because most audio cd players and portable units aren't 
able to read them because of the way they're made. But CDR discs are easier 
read by cd players which aren't on computers, so for the best availability, 
I would go with cdr discs.  They're not very expensive and while you can 
only use them once, you'll find them to be quite good.  Remember though, 
once it's written, it's written for good.  so make sure you have absolutely 
everything you want on the disc before burning.  It is possible to create 
what is called a multi-session disc which is where you can add more stuff 
to it, but I've seen lots of cases where the new data isn't able to be read 
quite as well. So it's best to get all the stuff you want on a disc all in 
one go.
i hope i've answered all the questions in one post here.




At 11:45 AM 6/15/2005, you wrote:
An MP3 CD is considered a data CD, as opposed to a music CD.  Hope this helps.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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I thought that data CDs were silent.  Is there a kind of data that has sound
output?
a
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Hi Tim.  I use the fastest speed, and it doesn't seem to have hurt my
projects, because everything I've burned with Nero in a data CD project has
sounded good.  I don't think there were any errors.
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Sure you get to choose speed.  Most people just take the default speed
which would be as fast as your burner and media can go, but you can slow
the burn down.  Look through all of the options carefully before you start
the burn in Nero.  I haven't burned a cd in a while or I could tell you
exactly where to look.

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But from what I understand about a program like Nero or the others I've
tried, you don't get to choose the speed at which your CD gets written.
I
think it's just done at whatever speed the burn program defaults to and
the
CD drive is capable of, or something like that.  Isn't this how it is?
I'm
sure I'm not understanding something.


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If you want to burn a cd at 52x and your burner is rated at 52x than you
need 52x rated cdr's although there is no reason you couldn't buy slower
rated cdr's and burn slower.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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I've been cruising sites like amazon.com, best buy and others, and see
that
there's an enormous variety of blank cd/r products out there.  I
understand
the importance of most of the specifications of a CD, such as its
capacity.
But what about the write speed?  I'm pretty sure my CD/DVD drive is
rated
at
a maximum wwrite speed of 52x, but does this mean I'm short-changing
myself
or inconveniencing myself in some way (or even burdening my system or
burning program in some way) if I don't get discs of the fastest speed?
Does it particularly matter?  If I don't use 52x, is it as if I'll have
to
sit there all day waiting for one CD to finish being recorded?  Why are
there so *many* different write speeds?  What were they all intended
for?
1x, 4x, 16x, 32x, 48x, 52x-- what's all this about?  Does anyone
understand
how there came to be so many types at this point, and what's best to
buy?

Thanks.
*ROM
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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I think I got a spindle of 50 CD's.  I'm not sure exactly how many of
those
are left.  I guess you can probably get around 50 for between $10 and
$20
U.S.

----- Original Message ----- From: "russell Bourgoin" 
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Hi,

        I just go to Walmart and buy memorex or max l or whatever name
brand is on sale.  I buy them in a spindle of fifty, generally, though
sometimes a spindle of 100 is really cheap.  I have found that
so-called
music cd's are no better than straight write once read many type cd's,
though they generally cost a bit more.  Money for r i a a, I suppose.

Hope this helps.
Rusty
> At 12:27 AM 6/13/2005, Yardbird spake thusly:-
I've begun creating CDs for friends by both copying my own music CDS
and
also by creating compilations from music files on my hard drive. While
learning, I've used a few blank CD/Rs graciously donated by a friend.
Now
I'd like to get myself a modest supply to keep on hand, and I'd love to
hear
recommendations.  I just did a search on Amazon and realize that there
are
a
lot of brands to choose from, in different quantities, with or without
jewel
boxes.  It's a bit overwhelming.  I just want to find something like a
25-pack of good quality discs that I can depend on for quality and
durability.

Also, I'd like to know where to find those slim-line jewel boxes that
most
people I I know use for CDs they make themselves.

Here's the model of the CD-ROM drive/recorder in my Dell PC.  I'm under
the
impression that the write speed is 52x, but if anyone knows
differently,
please say.

thanks a lot.  Here's my recorder model, courtesy of Belarc Advisor:

SAMSUNG CDRW/DVD SM-352F [CD-ROM drive]

Daniel




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