My Discman doesn't read CD's made from the SuperDrive of my iMac2. Is this because it is a CD-RW drive? Because with my old Imation CD-R drive, they read no problem. I've tried both CD-R and CD-RW discs with no luck. Is there anything I can do? Thanks.
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<strong>My Discman doesn't read CD's made from the SuperDrive of my iMac2. Is this because it is a CD-RW drive? Because with my old Imation CD-R drive, they read no problem. I've tried both CD-R and CD-RW discs with no luck. Is there anything I can do? Thanks.</strong><hr></blockquote>
How old is your discman? I have an old (six or seven years) one that will read some computer made CD's and not others. In my experience it seemed to be what brand (sony or memorex, 4x or 8x, that sort ot hing) of disc and not the computer that made it.
You could also search <a href="http://www.google.com" target="_blank">Google</a> for somthing like commonly unread burn speeds, or something like that you may get lucky.
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<strong>My Discman doesn't read CD's made from the SuperDrive of my iMac2. Is this because it is a CD-RW drive? Because with my old Imation CD-R drive, they read no problem. I've tried both CD-R and CD-RW discs with no luck. Is there anything I can do? Thanks.</strong><hr></blockquote>
sorry parkov, but i gotta ask...
are you sure you know how to make an audio CD? seriously, since in 9.x you can drag and drop **** to a disc, doesn't mean you're creating a 'redbook' CD. are you using the finder, or something like Toast to make the CD's? Also, doublecheck what kind of media you're using, Apple tends to include both CD-R and CD-RW. and though most audio CD players will play CD-R, many will not play CD-RW.
<strong>My DVD player won't play CD-Rs and CD-RWs but it will play DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs. Go figure.</strong><hr></blockquote>
just for the record, that's because the DVD standards and CD standards use different wavelengths of light. so for a DVD player to read a CD, it takes (essentially) a seperate laser mechanism. but, for a DVD player to read DVD-R/RW, it simply takes a chip that understands both sets of data. (much cheaper to make a DVD player that reads DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-Audio, than one that reads DVD + CD.
Actually I myself would try a FAQ's from CD-R manufacturers, Adaptec (Toast's site), and anyone else who may have heard of a similar problem happening.
A serch engine will usually show you exactly whats wrong. Just ask it the right question.
i'm sure it's a combination of drive, cd media, and old discman. most new discmans come with a little CD-R/RW logo on them, i have had no trouble with these... but with older hardware you have to do the cd-voodoo-dance before you press play.