I'd recommend 80 minutes. Firstly, if you're copying modern CD's many are over 74 minutes long and secondly, if you're compiling MP3 discs, you can get more music on them - possibly as much as another 10 tracks.
Kevin E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Gomes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 5:07 PM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > okay should I get the 74 minute cds or the 80 ones. > > > > web site > www.rellek.com/stevegomes > phone 720-747-4990 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 1:03 AM > Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > > > >I guess I shouldn't have. I just thought I'd mention it, incase you didn't > >know. Sorry about that. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 2:46 AM > > Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > > > > > >>I know that. How come you're telling me? > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 11:29 PM > >> Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > >> > >> > >> MP3 files are a tenth the size of wav files. > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 1:00 PM > >> Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > >> > >> > >>> ahSo the file compression puts it into the data category, even though it > >>> can > >>> be listened to, unlike most data. I see. > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 9:45 AM > >>> Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > >>> > >>> > >>> An MP3 CD is considered a data CD, as opposed to a music CD. Hope this > >>> helps. > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 9:44 AM > >>> Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > >>> > >>> > >>>>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]> > >>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:31 PM > >>>> Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> 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. > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> From: "Tim Grady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:40 AM > >>>> Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> 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. > >>>>> > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>> From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 9:52 AM > >>>>> Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> 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. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>> From: "Tim Grady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:01 AM > >>>>>> Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> 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]> > >>>>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:19 AM > >>>>>> Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> 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]> > >>>>>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >>>>>>> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 10:52 PM > >>>>>>> Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >>>>>>> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 11:49 AM > >>>>>>> Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> 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 > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>-- > >>>>>>>>>No virus found in this outgoing message. > >>>>>>>>>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >>>>>>>>>Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.9 - Release Date: > >>>>>>>>>6/11/2005 > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>>>PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > >>>>>>>>>http://www.pc-audio.org > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > >>>>>>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> "Be happy. Talk happiness. Happiness calls out responsive > >>>>>>>> gladness > >>>>>>>> in > >>>>>>>> others. There is enough sadness in the world without yours." 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