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Is the Vibes radio CDRW compatible??

It is, but only if you have finished the session on the CD when you were recording it. If you have not finished the session, it will not write the table of contents, and therefore, the CD player will not be able to read it.

It is not recommended to use CDRW for music. CDR's are so cheap now, why would you use a CDRW anyway?

quote:It is not recommended to use CDRW for music. CDR's are so cheap now, why would you use a CDRW anyway?Didn't know that about CDRW's. I recently bought a MP3 personal stereo that was supposed to play CDRW's but I didn't have much luck or time to play with it.I wanted to use CDRW's for the same reason we used to use cassette tapes, so we could record over them when your disco/techno..... went out of favour, again.

I don't know about the Delco head unit, but my head unit (Pionner DEH-P8400) handle CDR-W very well. Nice whne time to make MP3 compilation with only dragging file in Windows Explorer

At less than .50 cents each, why bother! When you're sick of the CD, chuck it and make a new one. When you use NERO to burn, the program tells you to use CDR's for music.

CDR's are all I use, to keep my real CD's in pristine condition. I never have good luck with the dark surface (blue, black, green) CDR's. Many audio CD players won't play them well becuase of the frequency of laser older players used. I have the best results with TDR CDR's. They are tougher too.

quote:TDR CDR's. Did you mean TDK?

I can confirm that, as opposed to Maxell (who has a bad reputation for CD-R and CD-RW quality), TDK CD-Rs have notably fewer disc errors when recording from live sources. By disc errors I mean the audible dropouts that appear randomly throughout the music. I recorded a live practice last night onto a Maxell and there were at least four obvious dropouts in 50 min. of music. With the TDKs I've used, there have been none. Apparently it's all about the quality of the material that the laser burns the little pits into (and, obviously, the write speed and overall quality of your burner).

quote:TDR CDR's. Did you mean TDK?I think it was TRD CD-Rs. Toyota makes special ones for when your car is going faster and the lowered body bounces too much Actually, I've been using the Memorex CD-Rs and they have been very good. The thing to look for is a CD-R which has a solid front. Cheapers ones like Imation are almost transparent which is not good. As far as CD-RWs go, they will be harder to read since the surface is different from regular CD-Rs. If you look, they are less reflective, so unless the laser is designed for them, you may be hitting 50/50. For example, my Pioneer Premier P1R could not read them even though the unit for upwards of $800. The cheaper $250 Pioneer changer from Best Bey didn't have an issue.

Jeez...no no, I meant TDK. You guys get my drift. Picky picky.....I always get on after my 12 hour shift at work, so please bear with me.