Gary, you mean that you prefer to always record your CDs at the 1x speed? If so, why?
thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 8:31 AM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please There's a place in Nero where you can control the write speed. There's a menu that I see. My fastest speed is 48X, so I arrow down to the others until I get down to 1X. Hope this helps. ----- 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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