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CD recorder reliability: an oxymoron?(RAMBLINGS)(Product/service evaluation)
I recommended the Sony RCDW500C CD recorder in Issue 108, but have since discovered that the unit's reliability is suspect. Two units of which I have direct knowledge went south within a window of 6 to 12 months. Both refused to record or finalize, giving error codes instead. Amazon.com and other user experience blogs report a similar frequency of failures. Unplugging the unit might be a quick fix, but who wants to risk the unit malfunctioning in the midst of a critical recording. Sony's press representative could not provide any addititional information on the products reliability.
Consumer-grade CD recorders are not a common item. Better reliability might be obtained by purchasing a player designed for the semi-pro market. These start at $500 on the web for single-drive units (the Sony had a separate player and player / recorder). For example, I used the Tascam CD-RW900 for the cartridge and turntable evaluations in this issue. The unit has geographic reach, having been assembled in China, but with a Japanese-sourced internal mechanism from Teac (of which Tascam is a division). One of Teac's core businesses lies in data storage and disc publishing. D&M Holdings also has a similar semi-pro, single well, CD-R recorders offering under the Marantz ...
- UMAX INTRODUCES FIRST ANALOG GAMMA COLOR SCANNER
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 13, 1995 700+ words
...Automated Scanning and 33-Bit Equivalent Analog Gamma Color Capabilities...price. The first to offer 33-bit equivalent analog gamma color capabilities...Corel Professional Photos CD, Microsoft's HOME CD Sampler (PC only), and Maxsoft...
- Sony Delivers Ultimate A/V Experience With New ES Blu-ray Disc Player.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 3, 2008 700+ words
...delivers smoother color gradation realizing true 14-bit equivalent color tone from 8-bit sources connected via HDMI...BDAV modes), DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, CD, CD-R/RW (CD-DA format), and JPEG on BD/DVD/CD recordable...
- Dr. David Rich on DACs, including the one used in the DVD-S1500.
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound Rich, David July 1, 2005 700+ words
...the all-digital-ones level of the CD--the largest signal level the DAC can...be used in the production of a modern CD), have low noise in the studio or concert...presented information that points to 18-bit equivalent signal-to-noise levels as the required...
- UMAX TECHNOLOGIES TO BUNDLE SOFTWARE PUBLISHING'S ASAP WORDPOWER WITH ITS...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 3, 1996 700+ words
...who purchase UMAX Technologies' Vista-S12 will receive a CD-ROM containing the Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and Windows...incorporate analog gamma correction in order to enable 33-bit equivalent images from a 24-bit scanner. This unique hardware architecture...
- Rewritable CD drives. (DynaTek Automation systems CDE260R; Microboards...
- Magazine article from: Macworld Stoller, Peter M. October 1, 1997 700+ words
CD recorders are hot items, and with good reason. CDs offer...lived media that's ideal for archival storage. But CD-R has one glaring limitation: you can only write a disc once. CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) technology changes all that...
- CD-R we ready? (Compact Disc-Recordable technology) (Column)
- Magazine article from: Online Beiser, Karl July 1, 1994 700+ words
CD-R, Compact Disc-Recordable, is a technology that allows anyone...to create a disc at their desk that can be read on any standard CD-ROM drive. No longer must would-be CD publishers deal with a far-off mastering facility before seeing...
- Does CD-RW have the write stuff? (CD-rewritable technology) (Technology...
- Magazine article from: Computer Shopper Schenk, Rob Fikes, Brian November 1, 1997 700+ words
CD-rewritable technology may extend the life of CD technology, even in the face of DVD The use of multimedia CD-ROMs has increased dramatically over the past few years, offering computer users new opportunities for learning and entertainment...
- CD player/recorders.(Home Entertainment)(Buyers Guide)
- Magazine article from: Consumer Reports Annual Buying Guide January 1, 2004 700+ words
...discs, with no loss of quality. Audio CD player/recorders let you make your own...prerecorded material. They cost more than CD players without recording capability, but...music CDs: Record them using a computer. CD drives that "burn" CDs are now standard...
- CD-R is still hard to master: CD-recordable systems. (CD-ROM Strategies CD-Gen...
- Magazine article from: InfoWorld Mehta, Diane Angus, Jeff July 17, 1995 700+ words
CD-R is great for storage and archiving, but unintuitive...limit its usability. With new formats coming soon, though, CD technology will be hard for buyers to resist. COMPARED: CD-Gen for Windows 4.1 CD-ROM Strategies Inc. Corel CD...
- Recordable CD: the laser printer of the digital world.
- Newspaper article from: The Seybold Report on Desktop Publishing Banet, Bernard August 14, 1995 700+ words
...device, the laser printer for multimedia and electronic publishing. Even beyond that, CD-recordable (referred to as CD-R, and also called writable CD because of its write-once nature) is developing into the most versatile and cost-efficient...
Source: HighBeam Research, CD recorder reliability: an oxymoron?(RAMBLINGS)(Product/service...