Premium Sound And Cd-r/cd-rw's

[RAPHOON]

They play CD-R's but do not play CD-RW's.

Things have changed if they try and charge anyone for replacing a CD stacker that has CD-R's stuck in it. Mine jammed and was replaced for free under warranty. Was full of original CD's and CD-R's too (7 in fact!)

I agree. Mine plays CD-R's but CR-RW's will not play.

[weapon]

my premium sound plays cdrws

[Turbo6man]

It's pot luck with CDRW - some will play and some won't. Even some CDR won't play but this is more rare.

[Falchoon]

A forum member who's name escapes me and who doesn't post here anymore measured a whole bunch of CDs, CDRs and CDRWs with a micrometer and found there is a lot of varience in the thickness of 'proper' shop-bought pre-recorded CDs so there is just as much chance of them jamming as CDRW or CDR. Probably best to stick to reputable brands rather than cheng shing pirate specials.

[Slymeat]

No prob, with either....Never skips a beat.

[BlueXR6Turbo]

Any of you using CDRW's, do they still work if you re-write to the disk? Also, what brand are you using?

[Guest pjk]

I too would appreciate any recommendations regarding CD-R brands. Am I best off just picking up a '100 pack' from Big W/Aldi etc? Or are there certain brands to avoid?

[harvyk]

I'd prob avoid the box o hundred CD's... The fact that there has been no case protecting each CD means that it could be damaged (That been said I do know of lots of people who swear by them, but I expect it's also because their cheap).

If you look at a cd in a normal case you'll see the CD sits a couple of mm above the case except for the centre of the CD where it clips in, it's there the CD actually touches the case the rest of it has a small air gap between the CD and the case. But with the box o 100 CD's they are all stacked on top of each other with no separators (a slim bit of cardboard cutout between each one would do it...)

Although it hasn't been intentional I have usually been getting the TDK discs. I haven't had any probs with them in any car CD player... (I've used them in both my old car and the XR6T)

As for CD-RW's CD Car players have been getting better at playing them but their still not perfect. It depends on how well the CDRW was burnt (and how well it was erased) as to if it's really going to work in a CD player (the difference between the 0's and 1's are harder to tell on a CDRW compared to a CD-R or a normal pressed CD)

Just my 2c

Edited 31/03/05 05:27 AM by harvyk