Anyone else have this problem with CD-R?

[element]

I have a 1 yr old Samsung CD-R/RW/DVD reader combo drive 48x max speed. It makes cds fine at any speed and can read them, but if I try to make an audio CD and play it back on any other standalone CD player, it only works until about halfway through the CD and then it starts skipping, getting worse and worse as at reaches the end of the CD.

w t f?

I checked for dust and such but everything is clean. I tryed different media (Imation and Memorex 52x 80min CD-Rs) I tryed turning the write speed down from 48x to 32x and then even to 16x still same problem at about the same point on the cd more or less. Progressively getting worse toward the end of the CD.

I also tryed other CD players (Sony CD walkman, car stereo CD player) still the same problem. The ONLY drive that reads it properly is the Samsung drive itself.

borked drive? anyone else have this problem? anyone else using the samsung 48x combo drive and is able to record audio CDs and play them on regular CD players?

TIA

 

[gsaldivar]

Try using 74min./650mb CDs instead of 80min./700mb ones.

 

[element]

Originally posted by: gsaldivar
Try using 74min./650mb CDs instead of 80min./700mb ones.

ok thanks I'll try that. don't have any at the moment though. I'll have to pick some up next time I'm at the store.

Is this a common problem though? can't use 80min discs in regular cd players? I thought you could.

 

[Mark R]

can't use 80min discs in regular cd players? I thought you could.

You can, but they sometimes have compatability problems.

CD was designed for 74 minutes - but if you tweak everything to the official limits you can get 80 minutes on a disc. Because everything is pushed to the limit, some players can't play them reliably.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Imation and possibly your Memorexas well is CMC (short-term strategy dye..usually a light green-gold)..if its important try using TY..did encounter an old HP CDRom(forgot which x) would only play 8x burned media even then would skip sometimes on even TY discs.

 

[element]

Well I took some songs out and dropped it from 77 minutes to 71 minutes (to keep it under 74 min.) and dropped the speed to 1x on the memorex 52x 80 minute media just to give it one last try before giving up and it worked! No skipping even at the very end anymore.

Oddly even at 1x the recording seemed to take less time than my old 4x HP CD-RW (on an older pc)

Now to see if I can record 71 minutes at 48x, 32x or see if I can record 77 minutes at 1x (to see which one was the problem, speed or capacity)

 

[element]

Ok I tried 71 minute recording at 48x and no go. :disgust:

 

[Rafael]

Have you tried recording in other speeds? 8x, 12x, my friend got a Samsung CD-RW and audio cds he only can records @ 8x. Otherwise he experiences the same problem you are having there. But I think his cds skips from the beggining.

Raf

 

[element]

Originally posted by: Rafael
Have you tried recording in other speeds? 8x, 12x, my friend got a Samsung CD-RW and audio cds he only can records @ 8x. Otherwise he experiences the same problem you are having there. But I think his cds skips from the beggining.

Raf

Gonna try that next, been a bit busy with other stuff.

 

[stonecold3169]

Whats happening is that while your computer gets no c2 or serious c1 errors from the higher speed burned media, your more senestive and innacurate devices are having difficulties reading the faster burned regions. Changing media often helps, but the best option is to drop the speed down on it, I had the same issue as you.