black cdrs?

[GhettoFob]

I just picked up a 25 pack of black Imation cdrs at CompUSA ($2.99 after MIR). I'm just wondering what benefit these have over regular cdrs?

 

[cchen]

Haha they look cool
I heard that they're better for burning ps and ps2 games...

 

[edjam]

I hear that there is no benefit.

 

[JimboTheConquer]

nothing, they just look cool! that is if you lik black!

-Jimbo

 

[voodooguy]

No advantages whatsoever.

It's like food coloring. It adds no value or utility except coolness.

 

[stev0]

imation makes black ones!??? all I've ever seen are the memorex ones.... sweet!!!

yea, they look cool, I heard somewhere that they were more resistant to scratches then the normal ones, how true that is I'm not sure.

 

[Mikelh]

They are more profitable for the mfgr. They actually cost less to make.

 

[OS]

There shouldn't be any difference besides esthetics. Although the black CDs look opaque, they are transparent to IR wavelengths, which CD lasers operate at. So that means to a CD player, a black and a clear disc look the same.

 

[GhettoFob]

yeah well they do look cool, and I heard they worked better for ps games a while back, but regular cdrs work fine for me anyways, thanks for the replies

 

[Phuz]

Dye colour = different qualities as well.

Dye isn't simply for cosmetics.

 

[t3chvest]

I hear they are more scratch resistant, last longer, and are better for selling bootleg copies of Import games to Gamestop. Oh uhm... forget I said that....

 

[ThaGrandCow]

<< They are more profitable for the mfgr. They actually cost less to make >>



Can you explain that one to me? It just seems like a simple color that they mix when they make the cd's, how could it be cheaper to mfr.?

 

[gopunk]

i heard they have bigger ding dongs.

 

[swayinOtis]

i have some of those black imations. no coasters yet. you just can't write on them with a sharpie, which sucks.