How long do recordable CDs last?
The relative stability of optical disc formats
| Optical disc formats | Average longevity |
|---|---|
| CD-R (phthalocyanine dye, silver alloy metal layer) | 50 to 100 years |
| DVD-R (gold metal layer) | 50 to 100 years |
| CD (read-only, such as an audio CD) | 50 to 100 years |
| CD-RW (erasable CD) | 20 to 50 years |
Can CD-R be used for music?
CD-R. A CD-R, or compact disc-recordable, allows you to copy music one time. In other words, once you copy a song or set of songs from your computer hard drive onto the disc, you can no longer make any changes to the CD-R. The recording becomes permanent.
What CDs should I use to burn music?
What type of disc should I use? To create audio CDs that work in most stereo systems, use CD-R discs. CD-RW discs usually work only in computers. To create a CD of MP3 files to play in your computer or an MP3 CD player, use a CD-R disc; some MP3 players can play CD-RW discs as well.
Are there CDs that hold more than 80 minutes?
The “Redbook” CD specifications state that CDs contain a maximum of 74 or 80 minutes of music.
What is the longest audio CD?
For audio CDs, the maximum length for audio is 79 minutes.
Does anyone still burn CDs?
A decade ago, storing information or your favorite songs on a CD was the go-to, but with modern technology, most people don’t bother with burning CDs anymore.
Can you record music on CD-R?
Why won’t my CD-R play in my CD player?
Set the CD device to the slowest speed setting or the fastest setting to see if the disc will play. Verify whether the disc was written in CD-DA format. If the disc media contains recordings of . WAV files added to the disc in CD-ROM format, you may experience difficulty in getting that disc to playback.
Can I write 80 minute CD-R’s on a CD-writer?
80 minutes CD-R’s can be written by almost any CD-Writer but there are a few CD-Writer manufacturers (like HP & Sony) who say that they do NOT support 80 minutes CD-R’s as these CD-R’s do not comply to the CD Red-Book standard. So it is possible that the CD-Writers made by these manufacturers work with 80 minutes CD-R’s but it most cases it won’t.
How much data storage does Sony CD-R provide?
Sony CD-R provides 700MB of permanent data storage or 80 minutes of digital audio recording. Would you like to tell us about a lower price? Video Player is loading. This is a modal window.
Who makes the TDK scwa-etc80a-x 80 minutes CD-R?
TDK is the only quality factory which is making the TDK SCWA-ETC80A-X 80 Minutes CD-R. For now there are no other 80 Minutes CD-R’s made by better quality factories like Taiyo Yuden, Mitsui Chemicals or Kodak (this is mainly because the 80 minutes don’t comply to the CD Red-Book standard and are therefore “illegal”).
