Hi Tom, CDRW's, should be used for data disks only. For burning audio disks, use CDR's. Several factors come into play here, if you want an audio disk to play on other devices other than your computer, it should be burnt as an audio disk, the format is CDA. This format will play on most CD audio devices, and some DVD players, if the player supports that particular format. Likewise, if you want to make an audio disk, with mp3's on it, this can be done by simply burning a data disk, using a CDR. This type of disk will also play in other audio devices, as long as the device supports that format. No matter what type of disk you are burning, you should always select the slowest speed avbailavle, make sure all other applications are shut down before starting the burn process. The reason for this, is because the burn process is processor intensive, no matter what your processor speed is. Computer activities, can be a little quirky at times, so you want to create the best possible environment for creating CD's. As I mentioned in a previous response to another question, you should do a little testing to find out what brand of disk gives you the best consistent results. I don't mind spendingmore on good quality disks, because it is cheaper than throwing away a lot of poor quality disks. HTH, Richard Justice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Kaufman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 12:30 PM Subject: Re: nero or cd burning question
I'm not sure if this is in keeping with the subject line here. But I just had something happen that's..well..kind of along this same line; a friend of mine burned a CD for me..one that he had bought. It won't play on my CD player that is hooked to my stereo receiver; for that matter..it doesn't seem to want to play in the CD player in the bomb box! After checking this out..I discovered that the CD he used is a CDRW! Does this account for why it didn't burn correctly? The CD will play on my computer..but doesn't seem to want to play on my other CD players. I have also heard that..how slow..or how fast..you burn a CD can have a baring on whether a CD will play on a conventional CD player. Insidently..the CD player I have back here is an old Sony that I got for Christmas in either 90 or 91. I'm told that this can make a difference. Is this correct? Tom Kaufman _______________________________________________ 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] _______________________________________________ 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]
