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CD-Rs use an organic dye which fades (or in the worst case the bonds holding it on can delaminate). They hold up much better if stored in a dark place. A spind
by kalleboo 3mo ago
CD-Rs use an organic dye which fades (or in the worst case the bonds holding it on can delaminate).
They hold up much better if stored in a dark place. A spindle on a shelf that sees sunlight is the worst case and they can become unreadable in years.
- Dylan16807 3mo agoBut the above comment said CD-RW? Those are a crystal.
- kalleboo 3mo agoI assumed it was a typo since the topic was burning mixtape discs for folks and I've never heard of anyone giving out CD-RWs like that
- grishka 3mo agoAlso don't CD-Rs need a more sensitive detector in the drive to read? I remember seeing somewhere that early drives have trouble with them
- ssl-3 3mo agoI remember reading about drives/players that wouldn't read CD-R, but I've never encountered one in the wild. Anecdotally, every time I've tried: A burned CD that works well with one reader works with all others. It was a hobby of mine at that time. I tried a lot of combinations: I was working at a local hifi shop where we had all kinds of stuff rolling through to play around with.