80min or 700MB

[camaro]

I have 78min of music and it takes up 790MB. How is that? I though 80min=700MB.

[NDC]

Data CD MB and Audio CD MB is different... 100mb more can be written to a 80 min/700MB CDR's for Audio CD's.. actually 112MB more to be exact! http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

80min/700MB will hold 700MB of Data or 812MB of Audio Data...


[This message has been edited by NDC (edited 01-19-2001).]

[camaro]

Well you find out something new everyday. Thanks.

[NDC]

YW. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[Joel Kleppinger]

The reason for the difference is that a data CD has a lot more error checking code in it to make sure the data is, and remains, perfect. With audio CDs, the format creators figured that if there was something that was just a few bytes off, you'd never hear it.
My ears would have to say they're probably right. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif