Will these CD-Rs work?

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Hi,

I just received a package of CD-Rs and they're not labeled with the "Compact Disc Digital Audio Consumer Use" logo. The users manual to my CD-R recorder reads that, without that logo, the CD-Rs are guaranteed to not work.

O.k., so maybe the question is already answered.

But...in the hope that I won't have to mail this humongous package back, is anyone familiar with these:

Hi-Val CD-R 1x-16x Compatible 74 min/650mb

Are these purely for computer use or can they handle audio, too, despite not having the logo?

Thanks!

Jason
 
Don't sweat it. Of course there is always a chance that your recorder won't jive with the CD's. It's quite common really. Once you find a brand that seems to work well with your recorder, stick with it!

Anyways, yes those will work for CD audio.

Slackmaster 2000
 
Probably won't work

If your CD recorder is rated for CD audio ONLY then you have to use music CDR's with Digital Audio logo, otherwise it will not recognize the media. Of course you can record audio or data to the Hi-Val CDR's with a PC's CD writer.
 
Jason, do you have a unit like a Phillips CD recorder unit? If so, you can't use CD-R's, only CD-RA (audio only).
 
"Audio only" CDs are the exact same CD-Rs you normally buy EXCEPT that the copy-protection bit is pre-burned to "ON".

It is very possible that consumer units will reject using a CD-R that doesn't have the copy-bit set.

You would have to try it and see..........


Bruce
 
Using the Philips CD-R 775

Thanks, everyone.

I'm using the Philips CD-R 775....I thought I did a good job researching this before I purchased it. I avoided a CD-RW unit, but I never heard of CD-RA.

I guess I'm going to have to return the CD-Rs after all..grrrr....

So, where in the hay do I find CD-RAs? I haven't ever seen any listed that way anywhere.

Dang!



Jason
 
another question...

I ordered my Philips CD-R 775 from American Musical Supply.

What's the big idea of a big catalog house like that selling CD recorders but NOT saying anything about the fact that they require this CD-RA format?!

Have I missed something?

Jason
 
I was convinced that the differences in recommended use were absolute bullshit. Bruce, you're saying otherwise?

Like my wife's Aiwa bookshelf system won't play my CDR's. I figured it was because it was an old piece of shit. Another kind of CDR might work?
 
There is one exception to the "for consumer" cdr thing.I have a phillips model cdr 870 which I used until I got my pc burner and put the phillips into the home stereo rack.The 870 was the earliest model they came out with and it had a "flaw".You can put a consumer blank in,let it i.d. the blank,then carefully pull out the tray without hitting the open/close button,replace the consumer blank with a computer cdr and slide the drawer in and it doesn't know what it is burning on.The 870 is the only one I know of with this "flaw".I burned a lot of cd's on that machine a lot cheaper than I could have otherwise.
 
lazyboy said:
I was convinced that the differences in recommended use were absolute bullshit. Bruce, you're saying otherwise?
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There is no difference in sound quality or any other such nonsense hype that people build up around these things -- the ONLY difference is that the CD-RA has the copybit permanently set and the non-CD-RA does not.

Bruce
 
I have been using the TDK 80 Min 700MB CD-R with good success. So far they work well and I have not had any problems yet. Pretty Inexpensive too.

Fangar
 
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