Perhaps its just me...I've had the best results on the cheapest media (Unbranded, no spindle, shrink wrapped in 100's). Data is usually no problem whatever CD's I use but car stereos and home Hi-Fi seem a little adverse to anything branded (with a printed side). Cheaper equipment does seem less fussy even with this.
Go cheap... if it doesn't work out you've lost less. Use a premium brand and if it works you'll continue to use it without knowing if you could save some money.
<strong>Perhaps its just me...I've had the best results on the cheapest media (Unbranded, no spindle, shrink wrapped in 100's). Data is usually no problem whatever CD's I use but car stereos and home Hi-Fi seem a little adverse to anything branded (with a printed side). Cheaper equipment does seem less fussy even with this.
Go cheap... if it doesn't work out you've lost less. Use a premium brand and if it works you'll continue to use it without knowing if you could save some money.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Good advice. I sometimes buy the cheap CompUSA ones that come in the 100 pack, no spindel and have no labels. Never had a problem with those either.
<strong>If you want high quality CD-R's, there is nothing like Kodaks.
kodak.com usually has specials.
I don't think Kodak sells any CD-R's that don't have gold content in them.
I usually buy 5-6 boxes of Kodaks for stuff I want to keep 25+ years with no quality loss. i buy a huge cheapo spindle of noname for stuff I throw away every 2 years.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I say, Stay away from Kodak. We had them were I work. They were so bad we ened up just thowing away the whole spindel. Out of 10 CDs were were able to maybe 2 to even mount. (I had even taken some home to try on my burner and still didnt get too far). The ones that did work didnt last long. We had called the manufacture of the burner and they said that Kodak CD-Rs were known for problems. We ended up getting some cheaper TDKs and they worked like a dream.
Well, people's experiences seem entirely random, but to throw in my random experiences:
Imation and TDK have been very reliable.. Been through 100 of each, with no coasters that weren't my fault or software's fault. No problem with audio CDs, in a variety of players.
Horrible experience with Memorex. The top side flaked metal foil like it had dandruff.
I say, Stay away from Kodak. We had them were I work. They were so bad we ened up just thowing away the whole spindel. Out of 10 CDs were were able to maybe 2 to even mount. (I had even taken some home to try on my burner and still didnt get too far). The ones that did work didnt last long. We had called the manufacture of the burner and they said that Kodak CD-Rs were known for problems. We ended up getting some cheaper TDKs and they worked like a dream.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I've had wonderful experiences with the Kodak ones...used them to back up all sorts of school projects and other things.
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Go cheap... if it doesn't work out you've lost less. Use a premium brand and if it works you'll continue to use it without knowing if you could save some money.
<strong>Perhaps its just me...I've had the best results on the cheapest media (Unbranded, no spindle, shrink wrapped in 100's). Data is usually no problem whatever CD's I use but car stereos and home Hi-Fi seem a little adverse to anything branded (with a printed side). Cheaper equipment does seem less fussy even with this.
Go cheap... if it doesn't work out you've lost less. Use a premium brand and if it works you'll continue to use it without knowing if you could save some money.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Good advice. I sometimes buy the cheap CompUSA ones that come in the 100 pack, no spindel and have no labels. Never had a problem with those either.
<strong>If you want high quality CD-R's, there is nothing like Kodaks.
kodak.com usually has specials.
I don't think Kodak sells any CD-R's that don't have gold content in them.
I usually buy 5-6 boxes of Kodaks for stuff I want to keep 25+ years with no quality loss. i buy a huge cheapo spindle of noname for stuff I throw away every 2 years.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I say, Stay away from Kodak. We had them were I work. They were so bad we ened up just thowing away the whole spindel. Out of 10 CDs were were able to maybe 2 to even mount. (I had even taken some home to try on my burner and still didnt get too far). The ones that did work didnt last long. We had called the manufacture of the burner and they said that Kodak CD-Rs were known for problems. We ended up getting some cheaper TDKs and they worked like a dream.
Imation and TDK have been very reliable.. Been through 100 of each, with no coasters that weren't my fault or software's fault. No problem with audio CDs, in a variety of players.
Horrible experience with Memorex. The top side flaked metal foil like it had dandruff.
-robo
TDK discs are probably the 'best' as far as the relatively inexpensive ones go. Yamaha has nice expensive ones.
Just hope the Canadians don't implement a storage tax like they've been proposing.
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I say, Stay away from Kodak. We had them were I work. They were so bad we ened up just thowing away the whole spindel. Out of 10 CDs were were able to maybe 2 to even mount. (I had even taken some home to try on my burner and still didnt get too far). The ones that did work didnt last long. We had called the manufacture of the burner and they said that Kodak CD-Rs were known for problems. We ended up getting some cheaper TDKs and they worked like a dream.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I've had wonderful experiences with the Kodak ones...used them to back up all sorts of school projects and other things.
Also PNY disks have worked fine for me.