burn CD for unknown CD player

[Melody]

Hi!

I burn cd-r's and cd-rw's all the time, with pix, music, data, etc.,
so I'm pretty well-versed in this stuff. I've yet to make a cd that
didn't work in its intended target environment, but.....

I want to know what media/settings/software or whatever will give me
my BEST chances for creating music CD's that will play in an unknown
CD player.

Here is the background:

We are going on a houseboat for a week, and I want to burn some music
cd's, rather than taking stacks and stacks of cd's with me. The
houseboat has a CD player, but I have no way of finding out what kind
it is. I have Roxio ECDC v6 and also their Audio Central which both
burn audio cd's. I have Nero Ultra v.6 available, which I have not
yet installed (Not really happy with Roxio for video stuff)

I have Sony CD-R Music cd's and Memorex 48x CD-R's to use. (I know
not to use CD-RW's for this)

I have a Plextor PX-708A (DVD+-R/RW, CD-R/RW) and Samsung SM 348B
CD-R/RW DVD-ROM (came with computer) drives. Both are equipped to
write CD-r's at high speeds (both are less than 6 months old).

Anyone have any ideas how to make cd's that most likely work? I can't
IMAGINE a week on a houseboat without music!!! Yikes!

Thanks in advance,
Melody (I swear that is my real name :-) )

[Geoffrey]

Post by Melody
I want to know what media/settings/software or whatever will give me
my BEST chances for creating music CD's that will play in an unknown
CD player.

Simple.

Verbatim "Datalife Plus" (Metal AZO or Super AZO) media, burnt at a
maximum speed of x8.

Guaranteed to work anywhere.


Geoffrey

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[Melody]

Thank you so much! That is exactly the type of info I was looking for!

Post by Geoffrey

Post by Melody
I want to know what media/settings/software or whatever will give me
my BEST chances for creating music CD's that will play in an unknown
CD player.

Simple.
Verbatim "Datalife Plus" (Metal AZO or Super AZO) media, burnt at a
maximum speed of x8.
Guaranteed to work anywhere.
Geoffrey
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[Geoffrey]

Post by Melody

Post by Geoffrey
Verbatim "Datalife Plus" (Metal AZO or Super AZO) media, burnt at a
maximum speed of x8.
Guaranteed to work anywhere.

Thank you so much! That is exactly the type of info I was looking for!

You're more than welcome.

I'll go on to add that if you want the *best* possible audio CDs, with
the longest shelf-life and high resilience to UV and scratching, then it
is Verbatim to the rescue once again. Their "CD-R Audio" 700 MB discs
only come in boxes of ten with jewelcase, and are only rated for a
maximum burn speed of x16, but they have a double layer of protection --
a UV filter covered in a double polycarbonate resin layer (on each side)
for durability.

You can tell these ones apart from the light-green p-cyanide rubbish as
the data layer is a deep, rich purple that goes very light when burnt
(modern Super AZO discs use a lighter blue dye layer).


Geoffrey

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