RE: preferred Cdr.'s

["Tyra, John" <John_Tyra@xxxxxxxx>]

Hello Frank,

I think others can get more technical on this but my understanding is that
"music" Cdr.'s and the computer Cdr.'s are identical except that the "music"
CDr.'s are encoded so that the standalone component CDR burner/ copiers you
can buy will accept them. 

The music industry was able to successfully lobby the Hi Fi Industry to
build a copy protect into the standalone burners so that they will only
accept the "music" cdr's. The standalone burners will not accept computer
cdr's as they don't have the special key encoded into the discs.

You may have noticed that "music" cdr's are more expensive...this is partly
due to the fact that the record companies get a "royalty" on each blank disk
which is made (or sold?). Great scam huh? I actually think this is also true
for all blank cassettes..they get a piece of the pie here also which only
drives up the price for us.........

There is no difference in quality so if you are burning with a computer
don't pay the higher cost unless you are desperate for discs. 

This is my basic understanding anyway would be interested in a more
technical explanation for the techheads in the group.....

regards,

John

- -----Original Message-----
From: Frank [mailto:fmiller6@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 9:13 AM
To: zeppelin@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: preferred CDR's


While we are on the subject of cdr's I have been wondering something. Is
there really a difference in the disks that are supposed to be for music and
the ones for data. I think it is just a marketing ploy and there really is
no difference. I have burned shows onto both (for my private use) and have
found no difference in sound quality or error rate. So, is there really a
difference?

:O)

Chef


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Buddy Boy Page" <traders55@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <zeppelin@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 7:56 AM
Subject: re: preferred CDR's


> >Some may pipe up with "quality" issues, and how
> >one brand may last longer than another. Tell ya
> >the truth, I doubt I will be around in 70 years
>
> From my experience, I have two problems with cheapie
> CDRs, and neither have to do with how many decades
> they will last for.
>
> 1) My burner, coupled with EAC, can take upwards of 15
> _hours_ to extract the WAV from the cheap discs.  That
> is a pain in the ass.  Quality discs don't give me
> this problem.
>
> 2) Cheapie discs sometimes burn _incorrectly_.  I do
> everything right, use EAC to extract, extract as one
> large file, create a CUE sheet, listen to the WAV file
> off my computer and burn to disc with CDRWIN.  If I
> use a cheapie disc, somehow pops and snaps get added
> in, when I check the burned disc on my stereo.  When I
> use quality discs, this never happens.  The only
> difference is the blank media, not any of the burning
> steps.
>
> I could care less if this or that brand will last a
> hundred years if kept at room temperature in a dry
> room.  I just want to be able to copy a disc in a
> decent amount of time, and don't want to add
> diginoise.