Is there any difference between blank data CD-Rs and music CD-Rs?

Question

I've read that there's no difference; it's just a marketing ploy. Personally, since we're dealing with 1's and 0's, logically I don't see what difference there could be.

Answer 1

I've used both data and music CDs and CD-RW's. I've put music on "data CD's" and data on "music CD's". They play and do what I expect them to do, so I can't see any difference, except in price. And that's marketing hype.

Answer 2

If they're blank, there is no difference at all. Once you burn them, that is when there is a difference. Your computer will either ask which one you'd like or decide for you based upon what you're burning to the disk, it all depends on how exactly you go about it. However, the only difference between the data and music CD-R's is how they're marketed.

Answer 3

i'm a audio fanatic. I do discover that the copied CDs are diverse from the originals, in an "audible" way. How that occurs could desire to be complicated. the textile of the CD-R, the recording mechanism (in a workstation)..... working example - I basically duplicated, and then listened to a CD properly-made, acceptable high quality, as marketed. a minimum of interior the decrease frequency branch, I heard a distinction. the unique (songs) has extra impregnable base, on an analogous time as the bass interior the CD-R music (Sony) is far less concrete. In different words, bass interior the unique is extra powerful, extra reliable, or extra powerful-focussed..... The reproduction seems to be much less dynamic, or no longer as amazing in its sound.... each and everything else being equivalent (the two performed interior an analogous equipment, same setup...). So, IF there is "AUDIBLE" distinction, that's substantial!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

There's a difference when you burn the blank CDR. You can burn it as data, or an audio disc. If you burn it as an audio disc it'll be recognized by CD players and DVD players, if you burn it as data chances are it'll only be recognized by PCs and DVD/CD players that specifically have the feature to play music files that are burned as data.

I haven't seen the music CDRs, but yeah it's a marketing ploy. Maybe the music CDRs are produced in such a way that they're automatically audio CDs and can only be burned and played that way, that means it would be little benefit over regular blank CDrs and uses are more limited.

Answer 5

Not that I ever found. I buy a spindle of 100 and record data or music without ever having a problem.

I suspect it is a marketing ploy from the manufactures to get us to buy more CD's.

Answer 6

I've purchased and used both, there is no noticeable difference. I tend to side with the view that it's marketing hype.

Answer 7

I have experience that negates the previous answer to some degree...
They use different colors...

Personally I think it's a marketing idea to raise revenue...

Answer 8

i know some data ones won't allow music files, like you can save Word and Excel stuff like that on them but not media files. And music CD-R's won't let you save Word or Excel files