Hi, mimi, the frustration is, that this disk I got in the mail is the third disk where it either A., doesn't work, which happened with one of the four disks, or, not all the files play on the disk, or, if they start, they cut off, and I don't want to be in a position where I have a disk where even 99 of the 100 files play fine, but the last one cuts off, or, doesn't play when I press enter, because I'm still on the list, and it is now apparent, that the person volunteering to help me out, buys his cd's in bulk, and is content to throw ten of the disks in a batch of 100 away, for example, but I have never had a cd burner, and have no bench mark to compare things with, and so when the person says, I'll burn you another, I'll burn you another, over and over again, I have to ask, and sorry for the rant, but, how many disks do we go through, before finding a good disk that's perfect? I am prepared, if I have to, to spend about 50 cents a disk for a music cdr, and I understand that tdk, memorex, and foogy are good, particularly tdk, but this person, didn't tell me, until last Tuesday night, that he didn't have the money to spend on premium disks that wouldn't fail, and while that might be fine, I at least think that the quality of the disks you're burning should be good enough, where, if they work on your machine, they'll work on any machine that plays them, hope this is not an unrealistic expectation, but when you've never had a disk not work, you wonder. On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 21:33:40 -0800, mimi wrote:
>Marty, I have had CD's not play properly >and had to reburn the mp3 music on a >ifferent brand disc which works better. >The cheaper the disc, you lose data on >the cheaper ones after some time. There >is no setting I can find in Nero that >will fix this. When I disc does not >burn successfully, or completely, what >happens is you have some dead tracks, >and the dead disc is referred to in my >circle as a "coaster." You can either >use it as a coaster or throw it away. >Some brands are much better than others >at holding our data. I'd stick with >Imation from Office Max or Regata from >Radio Shack. Something that is a more >reliable brand and will work every time. >The cheaper the disc, well, it's like >buying the cheapest cassette, and you >know what happens there: bad quality >sound and tapes very uneven in >recording. > >Also, I have Nero set to play a trumpet >sound when a disc is burned successfuly; >a dragon when it is not. When the >dragon sounds, I just throw the disc >out, because I know there is nothing I >can do to fix it. You burn CDR's once. >Rewriteable discs, you can burn for a >limited amount of time. Some CDRW discs >I bought, I found some bad ones in the >pack, as well. There is no way for a >blind person to tell when a bad one's >coming up until it is burned. Yes, it's >annoying! > >The other thing I had to do is slow my >burner speed down. 52x is too fast for >my processor. When I talked to someone >at Radio Shack about this, that's when >they told me this. I thought that could >be the trouble, but had to have someone >else confirm it. Radio Shack sells >computers, too. I guess you did not >know this. Also, if you are ever in the >market for a new computer in the future, >why not ring Excell here in Sacramento >about it when you're ready? They sell >computers to the Society for the Blind >here, and won't treat you like a dummy. >In fact, I am thinking of getting them >to fix me up with my next system. You >remember Excel, don't you? And, of >course, that's where Curt got his >computer. I'm sorry my answer baffles >you in some way, but I have to tell you >that not all CD's are created equal. I >stay away from real cheap ones, even if >the deal sounds good. I'd reather pay a >little more for good blank discs I can >rely on year after year. It's very >crucial to me. > >Marie aka Mimi > > > >_______________________________________________ >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] > Marty _______________________________________________ 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]
