is there a difference between Data and Music CD-R's?

[kermalou]

just got some CD-R's from COSTCo and they say data, does that mean i should only put data on them?????????????????

damn stupid companies and their marketing..

 

[DurocShark]

For most uses it doesn't matter at all.

I had a coworker a while back buy one of those home component CDR recorders for his stereo (was on the help desk, but totally computer illiterate...grrrr). The friggin thing would eject any CDR that wasn't coded for audio. Really odd and pointless if you ask me.

 

[BillGates]

I think music ones have an extra cost built into them that goes to the RIAA or similar group - or maybe I'm dreaming.

 

[notfred]

Yeah, the music ones are better at seperating fools and thier money.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: BillGates
I think music ones have an extra cost built into them that goes to the RIAA or similar group - or maybe I'm dreaming.

yup


music CDs actually have more data on them than data CDs, btw.

 

[TMPadmin]

The music ones have special software coded on them that detects pirated music and sends your name and address to the RIAA.

 

[BillGates]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: BillGates
I think music ones have an extra cost built into them that goes to the RIAA or similar group - or maybe I'm dreaming.

yup


music CDs actually have more data on them than data CDs, btw.

more data, or more capacity for data?

 

[kermalou]

listen all of you comedians in training, i am looking for answers, its not open mike night on ATOT yet.

 

[TMPadmin]

Originally posted by: kermalou
listen all of you comedians in training, i am looking for answers, its not open mike night on ATOT yet.

<lousy Dangerfield Impersonation>"I get no respect I tell ya, NO respect"</lousy Dangerfield Impersonation>

 

[MazerRackham]

I burn almost nothing but music on my "data" TDKs from costco. Don't worry, they play just fine in any CD deck that's capable of reading the dye.

 

[kermalou]

Originally posted by: TMPadmin

Originally posted by: kermalou
listen all of you comedians in training, i am looking for answers, its not open mike night on ATOT yet.

<lousy Dangerfield Impersonation>"I get no respect I tell ya, NO respect"</lousy Dangerfield Impersonation>

no sh!t

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Seriously:
The deal has to do where RIAA gets a bit of profit on them and there's a whole legal thing where home CD recorders are only supposed to write on disks that have had the "tax" paid on them. So there's a little bit of code written on them to identify them as having been "taxed".

Kind of like the opposite of red diesel.

 

[BillGates]

Link

The reason Audio CD-Rs and CD-RWs exist is sole reason of home CD-Writers (the things by Philips that look like stereo equipment). These have been around for a while and can only copy or create audio CDs. With this in mind it has been decided by the powers that be (sony/philips) that any discs written on these should have some money going back to industry. So basically the 'Audio' CD-Rs / CD-RWs have a specific byte of data written right at the begining in one of the sub channels, the home systems will ONLY write to these discs. So as a result the media is also more expensive to pass the cost back to the industry. One thing of note is that just becuase a CD-RW has Audio written on it, it doesnt mean that you will be able to play it back in your hi-fi. Most new CD players have 'multi-play' written somewhere on them, this means they are capable of reading CD-RW discs but unforunately most of them arent As far as PC CD-R(W) drives are concerned ther is no difference between the 2, the quality is the same, the media is the same, it will ignore the info specifically set for the home players.

 

[cheemac]

Are You stupid!

 

[waylman]

the ONLY difference is audio cd's will only let u burn at 12X max for compatibility reasons.

 

[kermalou]

Originally posted by: cheemac
Are You stupid!

that is not too nice of a question.

and next time use correct sytax with the "?" at the end, not a "!"

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: cheemac
Are You stupid!

we could ask you the same question.

 

[bandana163]

Originally posted by: notfred
Yeah, the music ones are better at seperating fools and thier money.

And not good for anything else.