Really noob question regarding CD-Rs

[CrusaderX]

When it comes to buying CR-R discs, does it matter what type or brand you buy?

I've never burned anything to a CD before, but wish to start (mainly music mp3s or the occasional mpeg video file).

Are these Phillips CD-R discs, for example, decent?

I just don't want to buy a pack of 50 and then hear "oh no, stay away from Philips disks, they're terrible"

 

[gariig]

The best CD-Rs are any made in Japan. There is only one CD-R manufacturer called Taiyo Yuden. I know Fuji uses them. Another brand I have had luck with is Kingston Hypermedia, nothing but good things with them.

One type of CD to stay away from is usually the "store" brand. Office Depot, CompUSA, etc have their own CD-Rs and they are the cheapest things. I wouldn't even suggest getting them for free.


Gariig

 

[Greyhawk_DM]

I mainly use Memorex cd-r's. But the last 100 I bought, I used TDK and had no problems with them. I would not recommend using Imation cd-r's. I had 3-4 bad out of a 10 pack.

Later...

 

[MarauderX]

I burn a lot of CDs, and usually there are a few out of every pack of 100 that may be bad, or have just burned improperly due to your PC's performance. I wouldn't recommend one CDR manufacturer over another, as they have all performed the same for me.

Some tips to avoid bad recording and wasting a bunch of discs in a row:
Have extra memory on your machine
Restart to clear out any abberant programs with memory leaks
Turn off your start-up programs, such as screensaver, link to a PDA, etc., as it may have a conflict you are unaware of.
Don't do any operations during the recording, such as listening to music or adding/deleting files.
Disconnect from the internet, as you may have programs that automatically check for updates at inopportune times.

Soon you will learn your system and what it can handle, and so what if you burn a bad disc or two, it's not like they cost that much each.

 

[Psionicist]

It depends. Generally inexpensive CD-R's aren't as crappy as inexpensive DVD-Rs. For CD-R's I use whatever no-noname brand is cheapest.

For DVD+Rs I prefer Datasafe or Datawrite media with Ritek generation 3 or 4 dye.

 

[Golem2176]

Imation and Memorex are two great brands!