850 MB CDRs

[bubbalou32]

Anyone have info on 99min 850MB CDRs?
Saw for sale at CompUSA (CompUsa branded)
Any CD writers or write software capable of burning that size?

[electronfrost]

I have a lite-on LTR-24102B and on thier site [ www.liteonit.com ] it states:

Support Disc Format : All CD-ROM formats both 8cm & 12cm discs (up to 99 min)


But i've only used 74min and 80min discs...

I'm curious now...

[bubbalou32]

electronfrost - I have Lite-On LTR-16102C and the specs mention 8 &12cm discs but nothing about 99 min capacity. I haven"t heard of these 99 min discs from any other source. I wonder if they're just an oddball lot or maybe a new standard?

[electronfrost]

Yours may not work past 80min then. And it's my understanding that the 99min cd's dont go by 'redbook' (?) standards and are considered noncompliant.

I read somewhere that cdr manufacturers aren't "supposed" to support it but they do.

I'm going to have to get some new cdr's... :D

[acid_burn~187]

It's not really a standard... that 650 meg limit that you have on CD-Rs isn't really any type of restriction. it's just that the disk is rated for 650 meg. You can overburn them but you are better off getting a larger cd.

In linux, there is no such thing as overburning or cd space limits, other than the physical restrictions of the CD. Those were invented pretty much for windows users. In linux it will just keep writing until the cd-r head gets to the end of it's track, or it writes off the end of the CD. :0) However I'm assuming that not all hardware will write 99minute CDs. I doubt my 4x HP will. :)

~Paul

[electronfrost]

There is a standard that media and devices have to abide by in order to fuction properly.

Do a search at www.google.com or another search engine for "red book standards"

There are also orange book standards and I think white book standards

I found this in some glossary:
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Red Book-
Another name for the CD-DA audio CD format introduced by Sony and Philips, the Red Book standards defines the number of tracks on the disc that contain digital audio data and the error correction routines that save sound from minor data loss.

EDIT: http://www.pcnineoneone.com/howto/cdburnadv2.html

EDIT: http://www.disc4you.com/news/99min.html nice chart...