Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Some vendors sell 90-minute (790MiB) and 99-minute (870MiB) media to make over-
burning easier. Most standard CD-RW drives can reliably burn up to 89:59 of music onto
the 90-minute media, and the resulting CD-R can be played on a variety of late-model
auto and home electronics players.
CD-R Media Color
There has been some controversy over the years about which colors of CD-R media
provide the best performance.
Table 11.6
shows the most common color combinations,
along with which brands use them and some technical information.
Table 11.6 CD-R Media Color and Its Effect on Recording
Some brands are listed with more than one color combination, due to production changes
or different product lines. You should check color combinations whenever you purchase a
new batch of CD-R media if you've found that particular color combinations work better
for you in your applications.
