I have a consumer CD recorder (Pioneer) and I once took one of my finalized CDR's into Best Buy and some of their players would not play it. Has anyone else ever noticed this problem and if so what's the deal?
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I'm surprised that new CD players would not play a CD-R. Typical
I'm surprised that new CD players would not play a CD-R. Typically it's the early generation of CD players that have trouble with CD-Rs. They were built long before CD-Rs existed. That said, I have a VERY early model CD player that plays CD-Rs very well - go figure. And yes, it is true that the reflectivity of CD-Rs is not as high as a manufactured CD.
Do you use a stand-alone CD burner or a computer CD burner? I used to work at a CD manufacturing plant, and some of the stand-alones would generate discs that were rejected by the system used to create the glass masters. The other issue might be with whether the disc was burned "Track-at-once" (not recommended) or "Disc-at-once" (better, because the laser does not start and stop between tracks, which can create errors, but burns the whole disc at once).
Hope this helps,
Rob
Good Call Zemlin! I didn't think to include that in my post abo
Good Call Zemlin!
I didn't think to include that in my post above, but you are absolutely right. That's why I always buy name brand - the Taiyos are the best - and steer completely clear of the cheapie "Office Depot" brands or others. O.K., I ocassionally buy the "free with rebate" brands to use for my own check discs!
Have fun!
Rob
From my wondering readings, I remember something being said that
From my wondering readings, I remember something being said that it has to do with the laser's strength. From what I remember, it was stated that the readeable surface on CD-R discs are not as reflective as normal Cds hence if the laser is to weak, then it wont beable to read the discs. That might be the case here.
I am not sure about this though so someone can chime in and correct me if I am wrong!!
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