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From:
Irene McC
To:
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Date:
Thu, 14 Jan 1999 08:07:34 +0200
Subject:
(idm) CD-R / Audio or Data
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On 13 Jan 99, Kid66606@aol.com wrote re: Re: Re: (idm) No, I don't:
quoted 3 lines purchase something (like a dat or cdr burner) in either a> purchase something (like a dat or cdr burner) in either a > "proffesional" or "consumer" model, I woudl always advice getting > the pro model,
New problem - it now appears that certain CD-R manufacturers (Philips, Pioneer and TDK so far) are making two different types of recordable CD's - cheap ones for data (yellow book) and MUCH more expensive ones for audio (red book). There is technically *no* difference between these two at all - except that the specifically marked 'audio' ones carry an embeded flag - if your audio recorder senses the flag, it permits you to copy. If it fails to see the flag, it won't run. Anybody have further knowledge on this? I *