is there a difference in quality between different makes of cd-rws?
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Alot! Bet you had no clue that the name on the label has nothing to do with who made the CDRW did you? Very few if any of the name brands you see, Memorex, Fuji, TDK, etc, actually make the CD's. In fact most of the time even within the name brand they will use multiple sources for their product.\n\nOlder but basic reference below:
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DVD-RW: Good and pretty much standard \nCPU: 2 generations old and not the top of the line model of it's own generation either.\nLCD: Low resolution. So-So \nRAM: Minimum standard. 1 Gig is much better.\nHDD: Another standard. OK but not great.\nGraphic: BAD BAD BAD. You can't play serious games and it also slowes down the system by eating up memory (of which u have the minimum to begin with). However if u only browse, watch films, listen to music etc. it will be enough\nWireless: standard. \nOverall, a rather old system that will be good for basic tasks as I mentioned and general office productivity stuff. It will not be well suited for the upcoming Windows Vista. Price depends on brand and condition. If it is NEW and an average brand (hp, compaq, Dell, etc.) I'd say $500 sounds reasonable but I would not pay more than $300-400 for it personally.
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Hi there, \n\nIt can be used to burn CD-R/RW as well. I have DVD+/-RW dual layer with lightscribe technology and I burn CD's without any problem.\n\nHope this helps. Bye!!\n\nrule wid style n luv@vinny
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No you cannot.  A CDR disk melts the material with information so that it will never be altered again.  A CD-RW simply alters the shape of the material so that it can be molded again.  It's like the difference between cutting fabric and folding fabric.  Both will put dents in it, but one is perminant.
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Short answer is no. But you can replace it with a CDRW pretty cheaply and simply.
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R=recordable\nRW=rewritable\n\nyou must have a drive that work with the cd though, it must say r or rw and it must say dvd not just cd
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DVD +R DVD -R DVD+RW DVD-RW\n\nthe diffrence between a +R and a -R is when coming to record a dvd movie... the +r comes out with a slight better quality then - R thought it is only noticable on a LCD Screen\n\nThere is also +RW and -RW same as above but they can be rewritten on
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I'll agree with the previous answers insofar as 128kps is the MINIMUM for 16 bit 44.1Khz CD's.\nHowever, as many modern CD's (not to mention remasters) are 20 or 24 bit, the higher the bitrate the better - although obviously file size is a consideration.\n\nIt's really a personal preference - a trade-off between file size and quality - personally, I go for a minimum of 192Kps nowadays.
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so many factors…\n\nBurning Mode: you have to burn it as a audio CD, not data. Disc burn as data or a mp3 disc will hold more songs but will NOT play on devices like car or home audio systems.\n\nDisc Type: some players can't read CD-RW, only CD-R discs. Simple enough.\n\nThe Deal Killer - DRM : You chose the audio CD as the burning mode to burn onto a CD-R. Now Content Protection (DRM) can be standing in your way of playing your music when and where you want to.\n\nConverting your .mp3 file to .wma will not only limit where, when and on what device you can play your music  but it can possibly degrade your music when you want to convert it back to a more open format.\n\nKeep your files .mp3 or .wav and burn audio cds.
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There appears to be no physical, and little functional, difference between the DVD-R/-RW discs and the DVD+R/+RW discs. The DVD-R ("dash” R) and -RW media are officially approved by the group called DVD Forum, and the DVD+R ("plus” R) and +RW are not. The DVD+R/+RW media are supported by the DVD+RW Alliance.\n\nThe main difference seems to lie in the DVDs' built-in defects management, the way they can be formatted and, of course, their price.\n\nSOURCE : http://netforbeginners.about.com/cs/multimedia/a/DVD_discs_2.htm
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The truth is that the two competing technologies use different formats. No single company "owns" DVD and both technologies have their "champions".\n\nDVD-R/RW was developed by Pioneer. Based on CD-RW technology, it uses a similar pitch of the helix, mark length of the 'burn' for data, and rotation control. DVD-R/RW is supported by the DVD Forum, an industry-wide group of hardware and software developers, and computer peripheral manufacturers. The DVD-R format has been standardized in ECMA-279 by the Forum, but this is a private standard, not an 'industry' ISO standard like the CD-R/RW Red Book or Orange Book standard.\n\nDVD+R/RW is also based on CD-RW technology. DVD+R/RW is supported by Sony, Philips, HP, Dell, Ricoh, Yamaha, and others, and has recently been endorsed by Microsoft. DVD+R/RW is not supported by the DVD Forum, but the Forum has no power to set industry standards, so it becomes a market-driven issue.\n\nTechnical Answer\n\nDVD+R is a dvd disc that allows multiple layers for one disc where as dvd-r only allows one layer. They will not compete to become the de Facto standard, because they are both here to stay. Multi layer DVD+R can allow extra capacity per disc than DVD-R hence its high cost!
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One brand of CD-Rs that works very well is TDK.  They are for computer burning.  You can copy any CDs that you want onto them or if you have any songs already on your computer, you can record them onto them.  They can hold up to 80 min. of music.  They have 700 MB and they are 52x compatible (I don't know what that means).  They play on both computers and CD players.  I have a HP Pavilion computer with Windows XP and a Sony stereo and the TDK CDs work well in both.  I copied some CDs onto these for my aunt.\n\nAnother brand of CD-Rs that is good and works as well as the TDK CDs is Maxell.  I don't remember what the compatibility of them is, but they also hold up to 80 min. of music and have 700 MB like the TDK ones.  I had a bunch of songs on my computer (enough for 4 CDs) and I recorded these songs onto the Maxell CDs and they not only worked in my computer, but they worked in my CD player as well. \n\nAnyway, those are just 2 brands that I know of that work in both a computer and a CD player as well.
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yes,\n\n the plus sign means that it also accepts the higher storage rate of 700MB, or CD/R\n\ni don't know if it also burns CD/RW's though (the ones you can re burn over and over)\n\njust buy regular CD/R's and you'll be fine \n\nyou should also look into a CD burning program like Nero
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Why not just toss it or store it and go get some CD-R's. A 50 pack on sale cost $9, that's .18 a piece vs. spending time erasing and recording on slower CDRW's. Even at min. wage your time needed to erase and burn at slower CDRW speeds sould be a couple of bucks so give your time value and you can see it's not worth it to use them.
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Another possibility is the quality of the DVD+rw .  I have experience many times certain DVD working fine in one player but not in another due to disk manufacturer.
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In simple terms.....\n\nThere are 2 main types of CDs. \n\nCD-R and CD+R. They are different standards and different formats although a lot of modern equipment will happily read them and most modern CD burners will allow you to burn either type but you MUST check this for your own burner to make sure you use the right CD's.\n\nCD-RW and CD+RW are re=writable version of the above formats. Which generally have to be formatted first before use. You can burn CD-r/+r as a multi session CD which means you can KEEP adding to it however it must be FINALISED before it can be read on other equipment and this will STOP any further writing.
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you can make a cd easily. but playin it on a cd player is a different story you would have to use a CD-R