CD-R media quality test


FaLc0n used our newssubmit to tell us that Cnet has tested CD-R media. They tested for the overall quality rating , the average BLER(Block Error Rate), and a picture of what the BLER looked like on a sample disc from each brand.



For each brand of media tested, we bought a spindle of 50 discs and burned 10 of them at 16X. We used a Plextor PlexWriter 16/10/40A in a fast 1.4GHz Athlon system with 256MB of DDR memory and an IBM DTLA-307045 75GB hard drive.
We then read the successfully burned discs at 40X (using the CD Associates machine), analyzed the number of errors, and compared the results.



One caveat: Because the sample size we tested was minuscule compared to the millions of discs that are sold each day by these companies, our results are anecdotal--a snapshot of what you might experience if you bought one of these brands of media. However, this test demonstrates the complexity of assessing CD-R media quality because of all the variables involved.

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I don't think this test will really be intresting for CD Freaks, as they have tested only a few brands. Besides that we all know that a brand is just a label, and doesn't say a thing, most brands shop at different manufacturers...

Source: Cnet.com

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