My Reply follows quote. On 03/02/2003 08:31 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Clyde Kahrl) >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I have tried to find some comprehensive site that will >explain to me why some home-burnt cd-r disks won't play on some >drives. I have some "Staples" (gold/silver) and some >"Imation"(silver/silver) 16x 800Mg disks that I burn on either my >FlowerPower iMac (matsushita) or my 8x Yamaha drive on my Beige G3 >tower. I have found that some disks won't play on my Lombard, some >won't play on my G3, and some won't play on a rather new CD player >that plays MP-3s and has played other home burnt disks. (The disks >will all play in burner drives.) > Do I have to use 650Mg disks? Do I use 8x disks and burn >them at 8x (if I could find some)? Any Help? -------------- >From what I have "learned" by doing a bit of "burning" and by a bit of reading of other's experiences, it seems that there a lot of variables that couse different machines to vary in their sussess in reading "burned" disks.
One variable is the combination of laser power and speed of burn. The faster the disk is burned, the less time the laser spends heating the disk media to form the pits that represent the data. Burning at the upper end of your "envelop" may result in pits that are marginally within specifications for a "satisfactory" burn. Some readers may be at the lower end of of their specified "reading" ability and thus be unable to read these disks. Another variable is the media itself. Depending on the quality control of the manufacturer or the designed "heat deformation acceptance" of the foil in the media, some burners may not produce consistent results in burning the pits into the foil. Again, depending on the latitude of the various readers, marginal disks will produce inconsistent results. Also, the age and cleanliness of the reader or the burner will further impact the consistency of the burned media. It seems to me, that about all the "amateur" can do is purchase "higher end" ($) media, burn at "moderate" speeds, and keep your machines clean. Still, expect a few "less than successful" disks. Ken Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
