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From: hoxley@max.tiac.net (Herb Oxley)
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Subject: Re: Too much data makes CD harder to read?
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 13:53:43 -0400
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In article <Cu87FD.wJ@freenet.carleton.ca>,
ae718@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Trevor Boicey) wrote:
> 
> 
>   I posted as to a problem I am having reading CD-R discs on
> my SONY CDU31A.
> 
>  The "problem" discs all have around 640 megs,
> so they are quite full...
> 

        There are two formats for CD-R blanks, 62 and 74 minute.
The 74s have more closely spaced "grooves" than the 62s.
Thus a marginal CD-ROM drive could have problems with a 74.

If your media budget allows and if a 62 will hold what you need,
try cooking one of those and see if your Sony will do better
with it.

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