July 17, 2005

Please explain to me about CD's

A couple months ago, I burned some music off my computer to a Compact Disk. Then I put the CD in a portable player and recorded it on to a cassette so I can put it in my walkman when I am at the gym.

Yesterday, I burned some different music off my computer to a different brand name CD. When I put it in the player to record on the cassette, it said 'No Disc'.
Then I noticed that the first CD said "CD Recordable" and this second one said "CD Rewritable".

So I get it so far. That some CD's can only be played in the computer drive and not like a regular music CD in a CD player.

But then I wanted to use the first CD again. So wanted to erase what I had put on there a couple of months ago. It couldn't be done!

Now you know I like variety, so I am going to want to change my gym music again a couple of months. You mean I am going to have to buy another blank CD?

Aren't there CD's that I can erase and use again?

Any IT experts around can enlighten moi? I would be grateful. Music is a HUGE part of me having a successful workout.

Posted by yamfoot at July 17, 2005 03:48 PM
Comments

the rewritables supposed to be able to erase and use again but then again they have issues all the time

Posted by: jdid at July 18, 2005 01:07 PM

Like all technology, its no fun for the manufacturers if it does not cost you. Older CD players (i.e.) not installed in a computer, do not recognize rewritable discs. Cd-R discs are "write once read many" that is after you have put something on them you cannot change or erase it but you can read it as many times as you wish (none of that "...this tape will self destruct in five seconds B... S..."). So your dilemna is if you put music on a CD-RW it is likely that your player that has a tape in it as well will not be able to read it. SO..buy MANY MAANY CD-Rs and make many different gym music CDs and copy over the tape. Older things are more forgiving!

Posted by: Loraine T at July 18, 2005 07:11 PM

So I could be the first to make a CD Recordable and Rewritable huh.....

Posted by: Michelle at July 18, 2005 08:38 PM

di cd dem kinda cheap too u know... bout $50 each

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