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Juke Joint Jezebel

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"blank cd question (aka the stupid thread)" , posted Sat 1 Nov 19:42

i've heard a rumor that Memorex is the only blank cd worth buying and if you burn shit on another brand, the cd will fuck up in a year or two. as stupid as the rumor sounds, i can't discard it until i've had more opinions. any truth to this?

``Through your sweet breath comes the dawn of my death.''

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Chyrebulis
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New Customer

"Re(1):blank cd question (aka the stupid threa" , posted Sat 1 Nov 19:59

quote:
i've heard a rumor that Memorex is the only blank cd worth buying and if you burn shit on another brand, the cd will fuck up in a year or two. as stupid as the rumor sounds, i can't discard it until i've had more opinions. any truth to this?

Based on my experience, there ARE differences in CD quality, However, generally your CD's will not fuck up in a your or two regardless of the manufacturer. Most differences in CD quality I have encourtered result in differences in the CD's maximum record speed and its compatibility on some players, not its lifetime. I have some 4 year or so old generic cd's that still work fine. That said, if you can find a good price on name brand CDs it probably a good idea to get those.

Oroch

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Bronze Customer

"Re(2):blank cd question (aka the stupid threa" , posted Sat 1 Nov 20:10

quote:
i've heard a rumor that Memorex is the only blank cd worth buying and if you burn shit on another brand, the cd will fuck up in a year or two. as stupid as the rumor sounds, i can't discard it until i've had more opinions. any truth to this?

Based on my experience, there ARE differences in CD quality, However, generally your CD's will not fuck up in a your or two regardless of the manufacturer. Most differences in CD quality I have encourtered result in differences in the CD's maximum record speed and its compatibility on some players, not its lifetime. I have some 4 year or so old generic cd's that still work fine. That said, if you can find a good price on name brand CDs it probably a good idea to get those.

really, they're all the same

ive never had a burned cd fuck up on me

just dont buy any cheap store brands

stick with some names:

fujitsu, samsung, memorex, pioneer

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ONSLAUGHT

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"( the stupid thread)" , posted Sat 1 Nov 20:28

Buy the Marca Patito CD's, they're the best.

Zepy

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"Re(2):blank cd question (aka the stupid threa" , posted Sat 1 Nov 20:42

Just make sure the CDs are not single layered trash without any protection layers, those are the CDs that die in a year or two. The metallic layer practically peels off at that point. Plus if you leave them near a window with the sunlight on it, you can even watch as the metallic layer starts melting! Awesome.

Gen

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"Re(1):blank cd question (aka the stupid threa" , posted Sat 1 Nov 21:31

quote:
i've heard a rumor that Memorex is the only blank cd worth buying and if you burn shit on another brand, the cd will fuck up in a year or two. as stupid as the rumor sounds, i can't discard it until i've had more opinions. any truth to this?

I used to hear from some of my big computer fan friends and friends that burn too many CDs that such and such CD was the best. However I asked around recently and they said that they're all pretty much the same now.

Juke Joint Jezebel

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"Re(3):blank cd question (aka the stupid threa" , posted Sat 1 Nov 21:56

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Based on my experience, there ARE differences in CD quality

other than compatibility issues, what are the differences? i've sorta had problems in the past with compatibility but it mainly had to do with the quality of the files burned (i'm talking about cds working on my cd/mp3 player), not with the brand of cd used

quote:
Just make sure the CDs are not single layered trash without any protection layers

how can i tell if it's single-layered? the back of all cd-r's look the same to me

``Through your sweet breath comes the dawn of my death.''

Chyrebulis
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New Customer

"Re(4):blank cd question (aka the stupid threa" , posted Sat 1 Nov 22:12

quote:
Based on my experience, there ARE differences in CD quality
other than compatibility issues, what are the differences? i've sorta had problems in the past with compatibility but it mainly had to do with the quality of the files burned (i'm talking about cds working on my cd/mp3 player), not with the brand of cd used

Just make sure the CDs are not single layered trash without any protection layers
how can i tell if it's single-layered? the back of all cd-r's look the same to me

Just buy a brand name: Sony, Memorex, Pioneer, TDK, etc. and you should be okay.

Hagen de Merak

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New Red Carpet Member

"Re(5):blank cd question (aka the stupid threa" , posted Sat 1 Nov 22:22

quote:

Just buy a brand name: Sony, Memorex, Pioneer, TDK, etc. and you should be okay.

is philips ok?

Fatality
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Rare Customer

"Re(3):blank cd question (aka the stupid threa" , posted Sat 1 Nov 22:27

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Plus if you leave them near a window with the sunlight on it, you can even watch as the metallic layer starts melting! Awesome.

really?! O_o, how long does it take? i might try it. :O

Chyrebulis
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New Customer

"Re(4):blank cd question (aka the stupid threa" , posted Sat 1 Nov 23:10

quote:
Plus if you leave them near a window with the sunlight on it, you can even watch as the metallic layer starts melting! Awesome.

really?! O_o, how long does it take? i might try it. :O

While your at it microwave one. Just make sure you use someone elses microwave. ;)

Oroch

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Bronze Customer

"Re(6):blank cd question (aka the stupid threa" , posted Sun 2 Nov 07:04:

quote:

Just buy a brand name: Sony, Memorex, Pioneer, TDK, etc. and you should be okay.

is philips ok?

of course philips is ok

they developed the cd FORMAT;)

[this message was edited by Oroch on Sun 2 Nov 17:08]

Rid Hershel

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"Re(7):blank cd question (aka the stupid threa" , posted Sun 2 Nov 07:07

I had bad experience with Samsung cd's...

Lately I've using Verbatim, widely distributed down here and decent quality.

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Burning Kyo

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"Re(1):blank cd question (aka the stupid threa" , posted Sun 2 Nov 07:36

quote:
i've heard a rumor that Memorex is the only blank cd worth buying and if you burn shit on another brand, the cd will fuck up in a year or two. as stupid as the rumor sounds, i can't discard it until i've had more opinions. any truth to this?

It's a stupid rumor IMO, because I've always used no brand blank CDs without any problem (I've just bought a pack of 100 blank CDs for only 37 € (around US 40$). The only drawback is that you haven't a box for each CD.

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Zepy

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Red Carpet Regular Member

"Re(4):blank cd question (aka the stupid threa" , posted Sun 2 Nov 08:15

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how can i tell if it's single-layered? the back of all cd-r's look the same to me

I'm not sure about differentiating them myself. I had kindof learnt how to tell the difference from looking and feeling about the top of the CD, which is where all the layers are printed on, but that's just me...

Though, if you can peel off the metallic layer with your bare hands its definitely single layer! Except you also destroy the cd.

Ammadeau

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New Red Carpet Member

"Re(5):blank cd question (aka the stupid threa" , posted Sun 2 Nov 20:42

I still have CDRs burned when 2x was the fastest speed you could get. They still work too. Memorex and some other brand.

jiji
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Rare Customer

".!" , posted Mon 3 Nov 08:41

A while back I did some poking around the net for research into which CDRs were the best - most reliable, easiest to read, etc., and the ones from the Japanese company Taiyo Yuden turned out to be the best. Pretty much all CDRs are from Asian factories and are rebranded and distributed by American companies. One factory's discs can often be distributed by several different companies.

I've had no trouble at all with Taiyo Yudens in the 2-3 years I've been using them. This kind is usually rebranded as Fujifilm or Hewlett-Packard. They used to come in a distinctive kind of spindle with a beige screwtop, but they don't seem to make that case anymore. You can still tell them by the "Made in Japan" on the side - nearly all other CDRs come from Hong Kong. And I don't mean to seem nationalist or racist or whatever, but most of the less-reliable makes of CDRs seem to come from Hong Kong, so I tend to avoid any made there.