Are CD-Rs better in quality (for better pictures and videos) than CD-RW, or just cheaper?

Answer 1

Data is data. There is no such thing as quality in the digital realm - 0's and 1's are just 0's and 1's. CDRW's are more expensive because they are reusable.

Answer 2

Like they said, no quality difference. There was a theory when they originally came out that the organic dye they use could eventually break down and you would lose your data but they put the timeline at 50+ years. I have some cd-r's and rw's that have been kicking around for about 8 years and they still work fine. I think you will run into scratching and other issues that will make your data unreadable rather than the media quality.

Answer 3

The only difference is if you were going to make a vcd which plays on some dvd players for videos. Some players play CD-R while some play CD-RW or the + versions of thoser. Otherwise they're the same.

Answer 4

Keep in mind what you are trying to play the CD on. Some drives have problems reading cd-rw drives.

Answer 5

CD-RW are usually better quality discs.

Cheap CDRs begin to bit-rot after a few years...

Answer 6

cd-r are just that cd-recordable
cd-rw lets you write later-just dont finalize the cd
more expensive but worth it if u plan on adding data or photos or music later

Answer 7

CD-R is better, because they usually faster to record, but CD-RW you can reuse...

Speed or Reusability, which one do you need the most?

Answer 8

The same. The thing that impacts picture quality is the size of the file, the more pixels, the more sharper the image, the clearer it is if enlarged. Chow