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SeanW · 19-06-2008

The Disc above is a silver-pressed Data CD-ROM (not a CD-R) supplied by the game creator Maxis.

For reasons that should be obvious, I cannot supply either a brand or an ATIP.

The other CDs I have noticed similar issues with were mostly CMC MAG, most of which in turn were Memorex.

19-06-2008	#36 (permalink)
SeanW CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 274	Re: Is a TRT test a valid way of testing the readability of a disc? The Disc above is a silver-pressed Data CD-ROM (not a CD-R) supplied by the game creator Maxis. For reasons that should be obvious, I cannot supply either a brand or an ATIP. The other CDs I have noticed similar issues with were mostly CMC MAG, most of which in turn were Memorex. __________________ Favourite CD MIDs: Tayio Yuden Prodisc R.I.P Moser Baer Least favourite CD MIDs: CMC MAG especially anything branded "Octron" Favourite DVD MIDs: YUDEN000T02 DVD+R MCC 004 Honourable mention: MJC 003 CMC MAG E01 Currently avoiding: All "Philips" branded DVDRs in particular , all MBI, all Infomedia, all TDK and Ritek G04/G05. Fav. DVD DLs: MKM 001 (Singapore) TYG11 (Japan) My DVD RW drives: Samsung SH-W163A (old, and coasters DVDs but is still a good reader and scanner) NEC/Optiarc 7203A BenQ DW1640 (main scanning and burning drive) crossflash from Plextor PX 740A. (Jitter and PO reporting FTW!)