[aclug-L] Re: colorful CDR

[Maverick Ieong <mluvw47@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
Well, I agree what you said. 
silver/silver is better on audio and data.

                            Mav
--- james l <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, you wrote:
> > Hi, all
> >     Question on the color on CDR media?
> > silver/blue, silver/light green, silver/silver,
> > gold/gold...
> > 
> >     Is that any big difference on the media
> color(on
> > the buttom)? I have one experience using
> silver/blue
> > to burn some audio, and it cannot play on my CD
> > stereo?
> > It doesn't happen burning data on silver/blue, it
> > seems working fine. Silver/silver just works on
> > everything. Does anyone have this kind of
> experience
> > before? any comment is welcome. 
> > 
> >                          Mav
> > 
> There is a difference, and somewhere there is a
> website descibing them, i
> can't remember, so you have my (likely corrupted)
> memory recolection:
> 
> Only the bottom matters, but if you can see light
> (translucent) then it is a
> bad type. And while they may work, avoid writing on
> ones like that, as it may
> go through the paint, and into the actuall material.
> 
> Colors do matter
> The blue verbaitim cdrs are a propriatary mixutre
> which is pretty
> good. The silver is the best
> The gold-green is the worst (light blue too), and
> don't have a good shelf
> life. (if properly taken care of, they work for
> years, just don't have a
> really critical thing on only one of them.)
> 
> Basically what it said was (unlike lots of
> hardware/software) it pays to get
> good CDRs.
> (I personally have had no problems with a light
> blue, but verbaitim ones mess
> up the CD -RW, which spits out a coaster)
> 
> IF you know that I am messing up PLEASE CORRECT ME. 
> 
> Here is a website
> http://www.osta.org/html/cdr/manufact.html
> What it doesn't talk about is what color uses what
> die, and I think that i
> have it right above (in terms of quality), but
> double check before buying a 30
> or more cd spindle
> 
> Hope this is right, and helps
> James L.
> 
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