on 07/03/04 00:26, PaulKurtz III at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In my experience, burned disks are NOT as good as commercial disks, but I > wouldn't really expect them to be. I've also noticed that the brand of > media DOES matter, and can mean the difference between playing well, and not > at all. I've also noticed that some players work better than others, and > some don't like certain brands. It's a crap shoot really. Some cheap stuff > works great, some not at all. The only thing I can say for sure is that > Maxell has worked well for me all around, but can cost a little more. > > Paul > > > On 3/6/04 11:47 PM, "Frank Cornew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I'm new to burning optical media. Instead of going for an expansion >> bay unit, I got a lacie external firewire burner last fall which >> contains a liteon mechanism. The audio disks it produces under the >> latest and greatest itunes and panther skip in my car player when I >> hit a bump in the road or the bass player starts ripping. Commercial >> disks do not. Am recommending that itunes burn at the slowest speed >> possible, and, since it takes a while I am assuming it is. >> >> This unit shipped with Toast lite, which seems to produce more >> reliable disks when slow burns (1x,2x,4x) are selected. Is this >> possible or is it just a figment of my imagination? All lacie support >> will tell me is to use toast. >> >> Is the quality of the blank media to blame? Have seen some discussion >> regarding durability/reliability of optical media in this forum. >> >> In general, should the audio disks produced by a burner be on par >> with commercial audio CDs?
Also, It seems from my experience that burning at real low speed improve the burnt CD quality when played in domestic players. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] bozotic /boh-zoh'tik/ or /boh-zo'tik/ adj.: [from the name of a TV clown even more losing than Ronald McDonald] Resembling or having the quality of a bozo; that is, clownish, ludicrously wrong, unintentionally humorous. Compare wonky, demented. Note that the noun `bozo' occurs in slang, but the mainstream adjectival form would be `bozo-like' or (in New England) `bozoish'. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
