CDR recommendation.

CaSCaDe711

Good evening

I used to regularly create audio CD's on an XP desktop using Nero, burning mp3s to disc, which always played in the car and stereo perfectly. They were mostly Philips or Sony discs that you would see on sale in Harvey Norman or PC World etc.

After many months since I last created an audio CD, got some new Philips discs in Harvey Normans (the 50 plus 10 free), look identical to the discs purchased before(?), but now anything I burn seems to skip after a few minutes playing, in various CD players.

I can burn data CD's and DVD's with no problems, no errors, all files recorded fine, so assume the laser lense is clean and working properly, but any audio disc that is created is, well, a new coaster.

Can someone please recommend decent CDRs for audio purposes, and let me know where they can be purchased? Am using discs less and less nowadays (MP3 player connected to the stereo / XBMC laptop to stereo etc), but like to still have the option. Any recommendations very much appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
CaSCaDe711

RUCKING FETARD

Lidl ones, i'm not joking, you can thrown they on the floor of the Car and pick them up a few weeks later and they'll work fine all scratched and everything.:p;)

RUCKING FETARD

Or you can leave them in full view of the sun on the dashboard with the dye facing up and let them bake for hours and they still work.

They just will not die.

CaSCaDe711

RUCKING FETARD wrote: »

Lidl ones, i'm not joking, you can thrown they on the floor of the Car and pick them up a few weeks later and they'll work fine all scratched and everything.:p;)

:eek: Seriously..? :eek:

I don't think the bad playback I'm getting has anything to do with physical scratches/marks etc, as freshly burnt discs that have no marks also play poorly :rolleyes:

CaSCaDe711

Maybe just time I got a new recorder Am using a (as it says on the box) Philips ED16DVDSK Portable DVD ReWriter, bought a few years ago in Harvey Norman. This one

RUCKING FETARD

Try windows media player with lidl disc.

yoyo

Also try burning at a lower speed, burning at a lower speed usually means a better quality burn, if the discs are rated 48x try using 24x burn speed etc.. Verbatim discs are usually good quality, but a good recorder with up to date firmware is also vital for quality burns. As a rule of thumb laptop burners particularly slot loading ones are rubbish,

Nick

For good discs that won't break the bank I would go with Verbatim. Taiyo Yuden if you want to spend money but that's probably overkill for audio CDs. JVC use Taiyo discs in Europe.

Your burner looks quite old and crap. Pioneer make some of the best consumer burners currently, but im thinking desktop drives, i don't use externals.

For software I would use something that allows you to verify the burn (read it back and make sure it is bit-identical to the source). IMGBurn is popular.

Burning at slow speed is kind of a myth from back in the day when discs and drives were crap. Nowadays burning at a slow speed can yield a worse burn than simply burning at the rated one. For any new media you have never used before I would recommend burning at a range of speeds and then doing a quality scan if your drive allows it.

DMReeves

people still use cds?

RUCKING FETARD

DMReeves wrote: »

people still use cds?

Their is always one.:mad::rolleyes:

This is like the stupid posts you see if someone starts a Thread in Bargain Alerts about an XtraVision offer.

"UH, people still, uh, use Xtravision"

I suppose you don't watch TV anymore either, you watch it on your Laptop.:rolleyes:

DMReeves

RUCKING FETARD wrote: »

Their is always one.:mad::rolleyes:

This is like the stupid posts you see if someone starts a Thread in Bargain Alerts about an XtraVision offer.

"UH, people still, uh, use Xtravision"

I suppose you don't watch TV anymore either, you watch it on your Laptop.:rolleyes:

I dont own a tv, no, dont have a laptop either, watch it on my pc (same difference) and i was joking so calm down dude.
I have cdrs and dvdrs at home, gathering dust but i do have them.
For what its worth to the OP:

http://www.studiodaily.com/2007/07/what-is-the-best-cd-r/

CaSCaDe711

Thanks for all the replies

Regardless of what I'm burning, I tend to burn at a slower speed, but for the audio cds the results are always the same, and even when I burn on the laptop instead (slot loading, and lots of vibration, using Nero), again the sound is fairly poor (it's like the recording is not as "strong" as it could be, if you know what I mean). Some discs start off fine, but a few minutes in they start sounding crackly, and can skip. Tried in 3 different cd players and all are the same.

Have both Verbatim and Philips CDRs here, which I always found very reliable in the past, yet now the recording problem happens on both. Doubt it's coincidence so the more I think about it the more I feel I should just get a newer drive.

Any recommendations on a decent drive, preferably external?

Thanks

CaSCaDe711

CaSCaDe711 wrote: »

Any recommendations on a decent drive, preferably external?

Thanks

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