what type of blank cds do you use?

[mcguirkgti]

I am trying to burn CDs but the ones that I have do not work in my car. What type of blank ones do you guys use or might there be a reason why the ones that I have do not work? I have Imation CD-R 700MB Cd's

Thanks
Tim

[05WRX0704]

imation 1x-52x 700mb/80min

[blarg]

imation 1x-52x 700mb/80min

whatever 50-100 spindle I can get for $5 or less after rebates. they all pretty much work the same.

The DVD+DL's are a little trickier right now, but they all seem to suck equally.

[accessdenied]

i use memorex black or memorex music........excellent results with either.
ACD

[HiCkS]

i use memorex black or memorex music........excellent results with either.
ACD

i use the same as well, no complaints

[felo3769]

Yea I just use the memorex cds. Spindle of 100 for about $20 from ebay.

[05WRX0704]

the "music" cds are a joke

[UR MOTHA]

I think i'm using Maxell right now. They're at home and I'm at work so not for sure.

[felo3769]

Damn, I just remembered when cd-rs first came out it was like $20 bucks for a box of 5-10.

[felo3769]

the "music" cds are a joke

yea, just another marketing scheme to get gullible buyers to spend more money.

[dviousboxer]

i use maxell, got 50 for 7 bucks

[05WRX0704]

yea, just another marketing scheme to get gullible buyers to spend more money.

it works too, obviously

[chanwahyaoh]

It's probably not the CD's you're using that are causing you grief. Try different burning methods. there should be an option in your burning software to burn a CD either "Disc-at-once" or "Track-at-once". try the opposite to what it's set at and see if that helps.

[blarg]

If you're burning music and you want to accessible with CD players...especially cheaper ones that don't read MP3's you have to use Disc-at-Once (DAO) mode or Disc-at-Once96, and make sure you select the option to "finalize the disc". You have to write all the music to it in ONE shot. You can't do it a track at a time or add stuff later. just copy all the track to your HD, make your "compilation" in your program, and then burn the whole disc. I'd suggest using Nero Burning Rom.

Nero = Teh win.

best recording software out there.

By the way - music CD's are no joke. If you buy a standalone CD writer...like a consumer-level CD writer for your stereo, they ONLY use music CDs. The idea behind them is you can write music to a Music CD, but you can't copy music FROM a Music CD. It was the record industry's attempt at cutting down on piracy that would undoubtedly be encouraged by consumer-level CD recorders that can simply copy a CD to another blank one with no quality loss. CD-R drives will also write to a music CD, but I'm not sure if you can copy music from one or if it was only standalone music CD-R drives that couldn't copy Music CD's....but there IS a point to them....not a very good one maybe but they're not just a gimick. Quality is exactly the same, they just already have something written to them to prevent re-copying. Strangely enough, consumer-level standalone CD recorders never really caught on....hmmmm

[TigsteRz]

I buy GQ "Great Quality" (Fry's Brand) to give away to friends and I use TDK or Memorex for myself

btw they just had a sale.. 100 pack cd-r's for $12.00. gotta love fry's.