Are the CD-Rs I am buying too cheap?

Question

I am the cheapest ones I can find, usually in 100 packs. The ones that I currently have are Imations, and I've used about 1/3 of them so far. The problem is that sometimes I burn a disk, and the burn process goes smoothly (no errors, etc.), but when I take the CD out to my car (often immediately after burning it), it skips. The disk hasn't been scratched or anything. This happens with all the brands I have bought (but note that they are all the lowest in price available). It doesn't appear to happen when I burn data, only audio. So it could possibly be that my CD player in my car sucks, but its a fairly new car (an '06 Toyota Corolla). Should I start buying more expensive CD-Rs?

I'm using Roxio to burn the cds. Are there any better softwares you can suggest?

Answer 1

I like Verbatim best, then HP and TDK. You can always find them on sale somewhere.

It is not unheard of getting a bad batch of disks. Most times problems are the result of a software problems, a bad burner or player.

Check if the "bad" disks will play on other CD players. If they do your player is the problem. If they do not play correctly, try another brand of disk, get Verbatim (the best). If you still have skipping try burning the discs at a slower speed. If you still have problems burn some disks on someone else's burner. If you still have a skipping it is the player.

Answer 2

There are 2 possible problems,
1. The burning software
2. The CD
3. Car CD player

The burning software if you don't use the one which came with you CD burner sometimes have trouble burning certain formats. Most burning software like Nero give u an options to burn a music CD which will work on all players or an MP3 CD which only works on certain players. Make sure that of this as most MP3 CD don't work on car CD players, unless they support it.

Imation CD-rs are usually good but sometimes on a rare chance the burn may go well but the CD is unusable so after burning check if the CD works on the computer first if it does not then the CD is the problem.

If CD is not problem it may been the format of the songs burned on the CD, if the form is not supported by the player it will skip

Answer 3

It's not the CD-Rs. I'm a cheap*** when it comes to them, too, get the cheapest of the cheap, and mine come out fine. It's your computer, I'd be willing to bet. Either software or hardware. What you should do is create a CD image before burning the audio CD. Burn it from the image. This often helps reduce burn error.

Answer 4

nicely it particularly relies upon on the place usa. it is, If u r from India, Moserbaer is the appropriate purchase. CD-R's are obtainable in quite some capacities. maximum primary a million is with 700MB, yet 800 MB varieties are frequently used for video clips. Mitsubishi is likewise a solid purchase. different thoughts are, Sony, Memorex, HP etc. and coming to the different factor, If u want save very few CD-Rs then u could decide for man or woman situations for CDs. yet whilst u intend have a great huge form (like 20+) u could decide for an Album / Spindle.

Answer 5

Make sure that when you are burning the CD, you are not doing anything else on the computer (and, preferrably, not running any programs at all). The more resources you have available, the better the burn will be. You might want to try using a different burning program also...I use CDBurnerXP Pro.

Answer 6

its probably not the CD's problem,you dont need to waste your money on expensive ones..
1)now that the temperature is going up and in the car theres alot of heat so when you put it in ,the CD would go all weird
(hope this helps:)

Answer 7

maybe its the dr burner, get a new one. its cheaper these days