Well, I give up. The truth is, I have a pretty new computer with a drive that I think is rated at 52x, and the first CDs a friend gave me to start learning to burn were 52x as well, and everything worked fine. I wasn't thinking about this stuff until I began to look online for blank CDs and saw that there are all these different ratings for them.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:01 PM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please I think you have it backwards. Most of the cdr discs out today are rated for at least 16 x speed and up. But some of them are only able to go up to a certain burn speed so if you try to record with 2 fast of a speed for them, it doesn't work. It sounds to me like you've burned a few discs before and you have a setting that works for you. So, stick to what works best and keep it easy for yourself. At 01:47 PM 6/14/2005, you wrote: >Hi, > >could you please explain what you mean? Are you saying, you used a blank >CD >that was rated for 16x and recorded it at a burn setting of 40x, and that >turned out all right. But then you tried recording a 16x blank CD at 48x, >and that didn't work in some way? If I have it backward, please correct me >so that I can understand what you're describing. > >Thanks. >to record ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Gary Petraccaro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 6:49 AM >Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please > > >I've tried 16 rated at 24 and done ok, but 16 at 40 blew up fairly often. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Tim Grady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 5:01 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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