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From:
Carlo Caputo
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Date:
Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:31:06 -0200
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Re: [idm] CDr vs. CD
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CD-R have a smaller lifetime, than pressed media. http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/12933
quoted 8 lines <dhtmled3://news/submit>an expert physicist Kurt Gerecke that works> <dhtmled3://news/submit>an expert physicist Kurt Gerecke that works > for IBM Deutschland has warned users not to use CD-R's for long term > backups. His advice is that if you don’t want to keep backing up the > same discs every few years use magnetic tape backup instead. Kurt went > on to say that unlike pressed CD’s, burnt CD-R’s lifetime is much > shorter with lifetime ranging from just 2 to 5 years depending on the > quality of the disc. Of course he recommended that to extend the discs > life you should keep it in a cool dark place.
Walkman wrote:
quoted 60 lines I guess there is a slight difference.> I guess there is a slight difference. > Take a look here: > http://www.mrichter.com/cdr/primer/losses.htm > > Walkman > www.sutemos.net > > >> There is no difference in audio quality between a replicated CD and a >> dulicated CDr. Both are identical in the fact that they contatin >> uncompressed 16-bit digital audio with a resolution of 44.1khz. >> >> >> On 2/7/06, Alan Lockett <Alan.R.Lockett@bristol.ac.uk> wrote: >> >>> (apologies for cross-posting) >>> >>> I recently acquired a release by Rod Modell which it transpires is >>> available in two formats: CD and CDr. >>> I discovered (after acquisition) that I actually have the latter >>> <http://www.discogs.com/release/451996> >>> >>> Now, I'm not very well up on the technicalities of this, so I was >>> wondering >>> if anyone can tell me what the difference in sound quality is between >>> material released on CDr as opposed to that on CD. I notice that, for >>> example, u-cover has taken to issuing a lot of stuff on CDr, so, yeah, >>> what's the deal? >>> >>> alan >>> >>> ---------------------- >>> Alan Lockett (Senior Language Co-ordinator - EFL) >>> Language Centre, University of Bristol, >>> 30-32 Tyndall's Park Road, Bristol, BS8 1PY, UK >>> tel: +44 (0)117 3310914 e-mail: Alan.R.Lockett@bristol.ac.uk >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> www.experimedia.net >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >> >> >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >
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