>I've had a lot of horrible problems with CD burners, the kind that make you This probably relates to user error or possibly a bad model cd-rw. I have had my Plextor cd-rw drive for a few months now, and with over 200 successful burns, I have had no problems. >Windows is a crazy platform because God only knows what combination of >drivers, software, and hardware any user might have. As far as my machine goes, I know exactly what combination of drivers, software, and hardware I have... >PCs have many more ways for things to go wrong True! > And ripping/coding/burning/trading MP3 CDRs has a lot that can go wrong compared to MD trades. I've never had a problem ripping and burning cdr's for trading live shows. (NOT MP3 sourced however). On the other hand, those people who I trade live shows with wouldn't accept a show in MiniDisc format due to ATRAC. The same goes for a CD-R that is sourced from MP3 format, that is just unacceptable to most people... The easiest and most reliable method of trading is SHN format, followed closely by cd-r rip/burn (sourced from .WAV files, not mp3). --Rick ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]