52X CD-RW could be dangerous acc to some major manufacturers
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2002 11:57 pm
I was checking out the PC World article Ian mentioned, in order to see exactly what it said about 4X DVD-R media possibly not being playable on DVD-ROM drives or home DVD players manufactured before THIS fall!
Anyway, while reading the article, I also noticed that Maxell was
going to introduce 48X CD-R media in 2003.
The article implies that the reason they aren't releasing 52X media is as follows (quoted verbatim from the article):
"Along with Sony, Yamaha, and Plextor, Maxell has decided that spinning a disc fast enough for 52X recording is dangerous, producing a level of stress that can damage the disc"
I am glad I read it, since:
1) I was planning on buying a lot of 4X DVD-R media when my 2X supply runs out.
2) I had been slightly tempted to get a 52X CD-RW (have a 48X, so I am not in a rush especially since I almost always burn below 48X for quality reasons anyway)
Thanks Ian!
Anyway, while reading the article, I also noticed that Maxell was
going to introduce 48X CD-R media in 2003.
The article implies that the reason they aren't releasing 52X media is as follows (quoted verbatim from the article):
"Along with Sony, Yamaha, and Plextor, Maxell has decided that spinning a disc fast enough for 52X recording is dangerous, producing a level of stress that can damage the disc"
I am glad I read it, since:
1) I was planning on buying a lot of 4X DVD-R media when my 2X supply runs out.
2) I had been slightly tempted to get a 52X CD-RW (have a 48X, so I am not in a rush especially since I almost always burn below 48X for quality reasons anyway)
Thanks Ian!