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5 Sep 2024 01:18:16 EDT (-0400)
  Re: blank CD-R media rot?  
From: clipka
Date: 16 Nov 2009 14:49:01
Message: <4b01acad$1@news.povray.org>
Fredrik Eriksson schrieb:

> Burn speed can have quite an impact on the stability of the burned data. 
> Never burn at 56x; personally I would not go over 16x unless I planned 
> to only use the disc once. However, modern discs and drives generally do 
> not fare well with the lowest speeds either. Try to find a middle 
> ground, like 8x or 16x depending on the burner; you do not want to push 
> the burner to its limits either.

16x is what I actually started with.

> It is not unheard of to get a few bad ones in a row; it has happened to 
> me as well. A small hiccup in the manufacturing process probably.

How many would that be, usually? Is it worth trying the remaining ~25 in 
  the box?

(Then again, maybe I should just try the one at the bottom...)


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