Did I miss something that took place within the industry in the last couple of years? Of a sudden, Best Buy, Circuit City, etc., are stocking "Audio" CD's that look, act, and burn just like "Data" CD's, yet they are something special.
I have been using Data CD's for the past two or three years with CDA 4.0, and now CD 5.0, without a hitch. Hah! That was until a few days ago when a friend told me that the CD player in his brand new truck rejected a new audio CD I cut for him using CD 5.0 and a Plextor 24/10/40A burner. I inquired of several stores about the difference, and was told that "Audio" CD's record ONLY audio files, while "Data" CD's record whatever you want. Then the plot thins.... New truck and auto CD players are now designed to search the beginning of a CD to see if it is an "Audio" type. If it is not, it is "flip-a-coin" whether or not it will play it!! The Data CD his player rejected was a Sony Data CD, 80 min., burned without error by CDA 5.0, latest version. The burner never gave any indication that I was about to serve up a coaster to my intended audience. Nice! Apparently, new players may issue a "seek error" and eject the CD on the spot.
I would be interested in what experience others of you are having with this latest 'advancement' in the technology. Are we about to obsolete all of the data CD's full of audio files we have in our personal libraries? Don't throw out your old CD players just yet! 06/16/03
I have been using Data CD's for the past two or three years with CDA 4.0, and now CD 5.0, without a hitch. Hah! That was until a few days ago when a friend told me that the CD player in his brand new truck rejected a new audio CD I cut for him using CD 5.0 and a Plextor 24/10/40A burner. I inquired of several stores about the difference, and was told that "Audio" CD's record ONLY audio files, while "Data" CD's record whatever you want. Then the plot thins.... New truck and auto CD players are now designed to search the beginning of a CD to see if it is an "Audio" type. If it is not, it is "flip-a-coin" whether or not it will play it!! The Data CD his player rejected was a Sony Data CD, 80 min., burned without error by CDA 5.0, latest version. The burner never gave any indication that I was about to serve up a coaster to my intended audience. Nice! Apparently, new players may issue a "seek error" and eject the CD on the spot.
I would be interested in what experience others of you are having with this latest 'advancement' in the technology. Are we about to obsolete all of the data CD's full of audio files we have in our personal libraries? Don't throw out your old CD players just yet! 06/16/03