Re: tlug: CD-R reliability

[Marcus Metzler <mocm@example.com>]

Scott Stone writes:
 > 
 > Well, CDs are vulnerable to extreme temperatures and (obviously)
 > scratching... it might have gotten too hot in the plane over to Japan, or
 > too cold (from Germany to Tokyo, the plane would fly great-circle over
 > Siberia, right?).  CDs are vulnerable to cold, as well.  possibly the
 > expansion/contraction of the media under the temperature differential
 > caused very small cracks in the media that are causing the errors?
Yes, I can see that, the question is, why does the number of errors in 
crease. Maybe it`s the hot weather here and the temperature difference 
caused by switching on the airconditioning. But it is strange anyway.
 > 
 > Or you could just have an older or slower CD drive.  Some of those don't
 > like reading certain CDR disks, it depends on the quality of the drive and
 > of the CDR media.  3M and Sony CDRs tend to work better in those drives
 > than the cheaper kinds.
 > 
I have used several differnt drives with more or less success. It`s
true that some seem to better than others.


Marcus

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