You need to buy a new writer to support the new discs. It's done in
hardware, not software. Also note that standard cd-rom drives that exist
today will not be able to read the media as well.
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>
>According to the cdrlabs review the new Double Density CDR-W discs use the
>same file system (ISO9660) but the Sony drive narrows the "track pitch"
>(from 1.6 to 1.1 micron) and shortens the "pit length" (from 0.833 to 0.623
>micron). It uses the same laser wave length but it slows the "scanning
>velocity" (from 1.2 - 1.4 m/s to about 0.9 m/s) so it can write to them.
>
>I don't understand these technical specs but does this mean my CDR-W drive
>can not write to these new double density disks? Or is there a way to
>configure cdrecord or use the Sony modified (Prassi's CD Right) software to
>get my drive to write to these new discs?
>
>Bill
>
>Dan Hollis, on 03:27 PM 5/14/2001 -0700 you wrote:
>>Anyone tested cdrecord with DD-RW yet?
>>
>>http://www.storagebysony.com/spressa/choose/prod-crx200ea1.html
>>
>>http://www.cdrlabs.com/review.php3?reviewid=47
>>
>>-Dan
>>
>>
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