To some degree, it depends on your burner. Sites like http://cdrlabs.com/ post reviews and tests of new burners (and tons of older ones) with media recommendations.
Barring that, I generally find that the more expensive, the better, sadly. I have some "buy 100 for $30" cds at home, and although they're fine for compilations of mp3s to play in the car for a few weeks, I don't trust them with my precious swing music.
I wouldn't buy anything:
- with a white matte top (they peel)
- that's "designed for DJs" - same quality, huge price increase (and I'm talking about those LP-looking ones here too)
I've been thinking of switching to those Sony or Kodak photo-archive CDs, but I'm not sure how good they'll be against scratches.
d.
CDR = time bomb?
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I read somewhere there were only a handful of OEMs making CD-R media and a lot of the big brands are just re-branded from these OEMs. Some OEMs are apparently better than others.
I found a little utility called CDRIdentifier (Windoze software). The only CD-R media it couldn't identify was a batch of crappy CD's that had a 100% coaster ratio in my CD drive. A little help from google and you can proibably find opinions on known OEMs.
I found a little utility called CDRIdentifier (Windoze software). The only CD-R media it couldn't identify was a batch of crappy CD's that had a 100% coaster ratio in my CD drive. A little help from google and you can proibably find opinions on known OEMs.
that cdrlabs site I linked above lists compatible media by OEM and by rebranded name. Interesting, really.Toon Town Dave wrote:I read somewhere there were only a handful of OEMs making CD-R media and a lot of the big brands are just re-branded from these OEMs. Some OEMs are apparently better than others.
I found a little utility called CDRIdentifier (Windoze software). The only CD-R media it couldn't identify was a batch of crappy CD's that had a 100% coaster ratio in my CD drive. A little help from google and you can proibably find opinions on known OEMs.
d.
Here's an article on some Dutch research stating that CDRs are virtually unreadable after only 20 months:
http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/7751
http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/7751