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Blank CD Question (pg. 2)
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| Rustang! |
| i don't see much difference. i use cursor colour paks b/c they cost 29.99 for a spindle of 50. the only ty ones i've ever used wer the 2-sided silver ones that i was able to see through. i payed $15 for 100 cds, now i know why. |
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| Bizz |
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hmm..
i've been using non-branded cd-rs for sometime and they haven't been giving me any problems.
i always thought the make matters.
like platinium, gold, silver, blue,black (the colour)
i always buy em in platinium. the blue ones suck.
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That platinum stuff you're buying is probably the good stuff compared to those other colours you're describing (doesn't matter whether it has a brand name). But usually the trusted brand names will be manufactured from quality material. I think there are like three or four types of surfaces that reflect certain ranges of wavelengths (which determines how well it can be read/written to), and those colours you gave probably identifies those types from best to worst.. I guess overall though, the differences between all the CD-Rs are too minimal to care about.. I would just avoid the bulky no-name brands.. |
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| tiesto14 |
thanks for the advice.....
so does everyone agree that using Memorex blank cds is OK...i mean Memorex is a popular company so they must be pretty good....
or are Memorex considered on of the cheap brands everyone mentioned?...
i just dont wanna get screwed over buying them |
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| Flippe |
| Cheap Ass cd usually don't work @ High Speed, but when I burn Audio I always choose a Low-Speed |
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| flystyler |
| quote: | Originally posted by Flowtation
'Verbatim' best for burning! memorex suck bigtime:D |
Yep, and i use trax data, i have found that using unlabeled cds work fine in my hifi, and comp, but when it comes to car sounds sytems they wont be recognised, oh and i always buy 700mb, as they r bigger suprise suprise, well you can fit more onto them |
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| Thommie |
| I always use Arita 80 mins. Quality and cheap. They'll last a long time (actually I never had to throw any of them away and some are over three years old). And they can handle some damge to the coating as well. In the NL they're about NLG1,30 (100 spindle, no case) so that's about 0,60 euro I guess... |
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| Phazon |
| quote: | Originally posted by davinox
i bought some really cheap FujiFilm ones, and they work fine, but I think they skip easier. |
Ive used over 200 of these FujiFilm cd-r's and ive never had a problem unless the audio im recording had flaws in it to begin with. I pay about $30 for a pack of 50. I really dont trust the other brands out there like Memorex solely because i think the cover looks cheap and effortless. |
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| flystyler |
Ok price time
30 trax data 700mb cds = £10
And they r getting cheaper all the time. Anyone got any better prices, and where? |
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| Piet |
I bought 50 700mb data cd's for $5 dollars at circuit city - after a rebate. Paid $20 and they sent me a check for $15 after a couple months but at 10 cents a cd i'm happy!
The cd's were from "STI" and are the cheap kind, silver see-through, no colors, no extras, but no problems so far. Even was a spelling error on the packaging: "quality quarateed" instead of "quality guaranteed" lol.
I also got 50 memorex cd's for $10 at best buy. A little pricey for me, but memorex is a step up from the no name brands, and i didn't have to wait for a rebate in the mail.
I have seen rebate offers at Chain stores in the US such as Best Buy, Circuit City and Comp USA for $5 dollars for 50 no-name 700mb data cd's. They still make money because you are only allowed to buy one package, they sell out fairly quickly, and once you are in the store you are more likely to buy other products. Also, many people make mistakes filling out the rebate form or don't bother sending it in because they have to wait a month or more to get the money back.
These offers only last a few days and come along only every few months I think but keep a lookout for em. |
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| Piet |
| The quality of the sound you get should be exactly the same for all the cd's, but how fast you can burn on them and how resistant to scratches they are is different - the top name brands don't scratch as easily, and if they have small marks and scratches might still be read just fine, but a small scratch on a cheap cd will likely cause it to skip, and they scratch easily. |
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| Cable |
| omg imilk take that out of your sig |
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| tiesto14 |
SOOOOOOOOOOOOO....basically from what i have gotten from all your information is that "CHEAPER" blank CDs sound the same as the good ones...BUT the life span and durability of the more expensive brands is better when u happen to scratch the CD and stuff like that...
am i right...the music will sound the same
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the lifespan is not the same |
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