Does Burn Speeds Make A Difference?

Hi,

I just read a magazine in England (admittedly its a couple of months old) called PCExtreme that states that burning at slower speeds for movies/music etc. is a Myth???
It done a test whereas it run a benchmark2001 in the back ground had media player running and burned a disc at x48 speed, and also shut everything down and burned another at x4 and guess what? there was'nt any noticeable difference in quality! :o

Whats your opinion?
Have I been wasting my time for the last year or so by burning at slower speeds?

Personally I think it's better to burn slower, but I do normally think this magazine is ok for advice!

Cheers

:nono:

Some errors might be skipped/jumped when burning faster, while burning on slower speeds might get the thing copied whatsoever.

However, there usually isn't ANY difference. :)

it depends on the cdr's you're burning to.

you should follow what is recommended on the label, but you can usually go higher by a couple times.

i find that plain ones with no label don't burn well at high speeds, but that just might be my burner.

@ quicksilver, the "GENERIC" CD's :D :D

yah, your right, thos 100stack for $2 dont burn well at high-speeds, ive had a few and i couldnt push more that 24x

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Originally posted by TheFilePirater@3 February 2004 - 19:02
@ quicksilver, the "GENERIC" CD's :D :D

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that's them

I always burn movies and data at 52x and never noticed any problems, even if the CD's are only rated for 48x. But I also got a pack of those cheapies and Nero would only let me burn them at 32x. :lol:

And in case you missed my other topic, for some I can only burn audio CD's at 24x max. :(

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Originally posted by Nightwolf@3 February 2004 - 18:36
I always burn movies and data at 52x and never noticed any problems, even if the CD's are only rated for 48x. But I also got a pack of those cheapies and Nero would only let me burn them at 32x. :lol:

And in case you missed my other topic, for some I can only burn audio CD's at 24x max. :(

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Ok how do you guys burn at a higher speed than the cd's can hold?

I don't have the option to do this :( (it's not like I mind burning at 48x.... but you know what I mean)

What program are you using?

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Originally posted by DWk+3 February 2004 - 20:56--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (DWk @ 3 February 2004 - 20:56)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Nightwolf@3 February 2004 - 18:36
I always burn movies and data at 52x and never noticed any problems, even if the CD&#39;s are only rated for 48x.&nbsp; But I also got a pack of those cheapies and Nero would only let me burn them at 32x. :lol:

And in case you missed my other topic, for some I can only burn audio CD&#39;s at 24x max. :(

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Ok how do you guys burn at a higher speed than the cd&#39;s can hold?

I don&#39;t have the option to do this :( (it&#39;s not like I mind burning at 48x.... but you know what I mean)

What program are you using? [/b][/quote]
I use Nero. What&#39;s the top speed of your burner?

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Originally posted by Nightwolf@4 February 2004 - 00:36
I always burn movies and data at 52x and never noticed any problems, even if the CD&#39;s are only rated for 48x. But I also got a pack of those cheapies and Nero would only let me burn them at 32x. :lol:

And in case you missed my other topic, for some I can only burn audio CD&#39;s at 24x max. :(

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Why do you burn Audio cd&#39;s at x24 only?

that is probably the speed limit on the cd <_<

If the CD&#39;s were limited to 24x then how the hell could I burn movies and data at 52x genius? It&#39;s got nothing to do with the CD&#39;s or my burner. It&#39;s either Nero, my hard drive, or my CPU. If you think you can help, here is the thread...


http://filesharingtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=97637

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Originally posted by Nightwolf@4 February 2004 - 21:00
If the CD&#39;s were limited to 24x then how the hell could I burn movies and data at 52x genius? It&#39;s got nothing to do with the CD&#39;s or my burner. It&#39;s either Nero, my hard drive, or my CPU. If you think you can help, here is the thread...


http://filesharingtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=97637

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Oh Sorry Nightwolf,
I thought you mean&#39;t that you burn them at that speed because it&#39;s better or something. :lol:

No problem. :rolleyes: Believe me, I wish I could burn music at top speed. I&#39;m pretty sure I used to be able to (unless Nero was automatically lowering the speed without my noticing it), and I never noticed any audio glitches or anything wrong with my CD&#39;s.