Re: Scratched games and problems?

From David Woodford <xxxxxx@umich.edu>
Date
I haven't had any problems using CDR copies on my original "briefcase"
style CD-ROM unit.  I've only used 74min discs from a spool of generic
silver CDs (no label) and Imation (silver with label) to gold
(forgot the brand) CDs and HP CDRs (back when HP released a 4x writer).

I've found that burning at more than 8x might cause trouble so I usually
burn at 4x (even if the disc and drive support more).  I've burned a
few CDs at 24x that work, but most of the time they either don't boot
or the PCE-CD has trouble reading them.  However, they work fine in
emulators.

I'm no expert at CD burning by any means, but I have experimented a lot.
For me, the best results are bright colored CDRs (gold, silver), low speed
write, and a good burner.  I would assume most burners nowadays are fine.

I don't want to tread too far into "forbidden" territory, but the I got
into burning PCE CDs because of this Xak III site:

http://home.earthlink.net/~nlivaditis/xakiii/

This page was mentioned before on the list I believe.

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David Woodford
xxxxxx@umich.edu


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