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On Jun 5, 4:00 am, John Atkinson
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On Jun 4, 10:00 pm, "ScottW" wrote:
I know when I burned these things 2 years ago they played on
the AMC. I'm really losing faith in CDRs and a bit in the AMC.
Has the AMC had heavy use in the intervening time?
Scott,
Years ago, Sony transports had the distinction of reading CD-RW, even
those manufactured before the release of CD-RW blanks. In the intervening
years,while other transports had trouble with "clear" CD-R blanks, and so
forth, the Sonys read everything.
What color is the dye of the problem CD-R's ?
Its a very light blue or turquoise.
Generic Office Depot brand.
ScottW
They are easy to read. However, they are also the least stable, some extremely
unstable. So it does sound like an age problem. Note, however, that the deep
blue Verbatim disks use azo dye, are on the upper end of the stability
spectrum, and are also easy for mediocre laser mechanisms.
The colorless blanks, which are now the most common, also have highly stable
chemistry. But you would need to run some tests to ensure that your player can
handle them reliably.
Thanks for the info.
My current spindle is TDK, appear almost colorless, very slight hint of blue.
Hopefully they'll work. These CDs are all duplicates of stuff I own so
no real loss to me. I just hate having my collection scattered about the
house between 3 systems.
ScottW