I always burn at speeds slower than the fastest, but I don't have the patience for a 4X burn. I usually find a good compromise at around 12x or 16x.
shel Anders Hultman wrote: > > On Fri, 23 Apr 2004, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > > > What he did forget was to burn at the slowest possible > > burn speed your burner will allow. Makes for most reliable > > playback. > > Not always true. Some claim that there is a "smear effect" when burning > too slow. The laser heats up the disc where the beam hits, and if the disc > is designed for high speed burning only, it may not stand that heat for > the relatively speaking long time each spot is exposed, when burning at > slow speeds. > > An old rule I had was to always burn at the second fastest speed > available. That may be more superstition than fact, though. > > anders > ------------------------- > http://anders.hultman.nu/ > med dagens bild och allt!
