Re: [LAU] CDRDAO speed, CRC errors, blah

Arnold Krille wrote:
> On Sunday 25 April 2010 01:34:12 Fons Adriaensen wrote:
>> Writeable CDs don't have pits, either the color or the
>> reflectivity of the surface is modified by heating it.
>> Both require the laser power to be controlled in function
>> of write speed.
>
> Afaik writeable CDs _do_ use pits. They are created when the laser heats up
> the colour-bubbles so they expand and raise the reflective layer.

Also, the Sidux website recommends burning ISOs at no faster than 8x
speeds, even for DVD images. (Hard for me to do that, my DVD burner
won't burn slower than 16x.) I don't think it's because of media
problems. I think it's because of the uneven quality of CD/DVD drive
mechanisms.

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David
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