CD-R's

[wfbberzerker]

i often see different kinds of cd-r's in stores, and i never see any real difference except for price. is there any real difference between a generic cd-r and a brand name cd-r?

 

[corkyg]

Not always. There are only a few original manufacturers of CDR blanks. Brand names often use the same stock as the slicks. There used to be a good program to identify the maker of the blank - a German shareware program - but XP killed it. (Called CDR-ID.)

I like the specials on sale like at Fry's - 50 CDRs for $7!!!

 

[sohcrates]

that's quite the debate actually...everyone feels differently

i've found 2 main things

1) cd-r's with labels on the (i.e. some form of brand name) make less burn errors than those that look like a cd on both sides (i.e. with no labels)

2) the color on the bottom of the cd-r makes a difference in where a cd will play. i.e. i've found some cd players that will not read "blue" cd-rs versus green ones) (althouh this is only really noticeable with audio cd's and car and home audio cd players)

anywho..i go with 50 packs of memorex from walmart for 18 bucks...work great at most speeds and their cheap

 

[ubersam]

<< There used to be a good program to identify the maker of the blank - a German shareware program - but XP killed it. (Called CDR-ID.) >>

You can still get it, they just stopped developing it. Here's a link to the download page. Since you mentioned XP, I wonder if the prog works on XP.