black CDRs

[rh71]

Never seen these before until a friend handed me one with some pics (or our wedding) on it. My laptop drive (burner/reader), desktop DVDROM, or DVDRW all can't read it.

What's up with these things ? The burn side is completely black.

 

[WannaFly]

your friend must suck at burning discs.

 

[Goosemaster]

They are made of oure evil. Your Norton AV is probably doing its job when you feed it to your unsuspecting pc.

Remember, pure evil.

 

[CraigRT]

black CDR's are good for playstation games

 

[Anubis]

they are just black CRds, the make black, blue, pink, orange.... lots of colors

the black ones look like PSone games
they always worked fine for me

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Anubis
they are just black CRds, the make black, blue, pink, orange.... lots of colors

the black ones look like PSone games
they always worked fine for me

Are they also made out of pure evil? I didn't know they had that much to go around.

 

[TitanDiddly]

I've only burned two before, when my friend gave me some because he wanted some.... stuff.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
black CDR's are good for playstation games

Hey Craig! Wassup?

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
black CDR's are good for playstation games

I've never tried that, but I heard they were more scratch-resistant than regular CDR's, any truth to this?

 

[Evadman]

I have CDR's that re mirror finish.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: Evadman
I have CDR's that re mirror finish.

:camera:'s

 

[OS]

the base plastic is near black, instead of the clear they usually use. Since CDs use IR lasers, the plastic used will allow IR light to pass through, but it looks opaque in the visible light spectrum.

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: CraigRT
black CDR's are good for playstation games

I've never tried that, but I heard they were more scratch-resistant than regular CDR's, any truth to this?

Same...is it true?

 

[BHeemsoth]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: Evadman
I have CDR's that re mirror finish.

:camera:'s

they re-mirror the finish? Holy smokes!

 

[pac1085]

I've got a few black cd-r's and have nothing but trouble reading them with just about any cd-rom drive I have....(minus burners, they seem to read them fine for whatever reason)

 

[Cristatus]

i think i literally burnt it

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: n7

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: CraigRT
black CDR's are good for playstation games

I've never tried that, but I heard they were more scratch-resistant than regular CDR's, any truth to this?

Same...is it true?

No, it's not true.

 

[Viperoni]

My 2 year old kenwood car deck reads them fine, but my friends new JVC lower end MP3 deck won't.
I haven't had any trouble reading them on computer in recent memory either, and IIRC, they worked fine in my Pioneer DV-525 DVD player as well.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Sounds like some of you have racist CD drives

- M4H

 

[oneshot47]

Black CD-Rs are supposed to be better for audio too, since the light from the laser scatters less when it hits it. Or at least thats what audiophiles say.