Replacing CD drive with CD burner???

[Testosterone boy]

My CD burner works OK, I wish it was faster at 16-10-32 though.

CD player seems to be kaput. Would I be asking for problem if I replaced the CD player with a high speed CD burner?

Could I then burn 2 CDs simultaneously at an efficient rate of speed?

 

[fogg88]

dont do that lol. thats asking for problems. just take both drives out and replace the burner with a faster one.

I agree w/ audiophyle. I got a 48x Sony burner at Staples for like $60. Fast as hell, and haven't burned a single coaster yet.
(My old HP 4x burner would give me buffer-underruns on every other attempt.)

 

[audiophyle]

dont do that lol. thats asking for problems. just take both drives out and replace the burner with a faster one.

 

[fogg88]

The CD player works on "factory CDs" but will not read the photos on the CDs that I burn.

just a thought...

Are you using the 80-minute CD's to burn on? It could be that the older cd-player is having a hard time with the media. Try burning something on a regular 74-minute CD and see if that works.

 

[Testosterone boy]

The CD player works on "factory CDs" but will not read the photos on the CDs that I burn.

 

[Testosterone boy]

just a thought...

Are you using the 80-minute CD's to burn on? It could be that the older cd-player is having a hard time with the media. Try burning something on a regular 74-minute CD and see if that works.

They were the old 650MB CDs. I made a ton of coasters today out of Kodak siver and gold CDs that I bought off of Ebay. They are 1-12X....maybe that is part of the problem.

 

[The Whole F/N Show]

Some CD Players. A handful. Usually older ones won't read burned CD no matter the media or speed they are burned at. If that was the case with my CD player I'd replace it.

 

[Y_lifter]

Replace both with a 40+ CD drive burner.
Internal

You may have conflicts and slower throughput speed trying to burn with 2 devices at the same time.

 

[Testosterone boy]

Solution? Went to Office Max and got a 52-24-52 unit for $50 with a $40 rebate. It works great. I'm out $10.

 

[ZKaudio]

make sure and keep your firmware up to date... go to the manufacturer's website and download the latest... you'll be impressed with the difference in performance from new firmware.

 

[duff_rose]

If you look around you can get a free CD burner after rebate(s) at places like Best buy, Circuit City, Comp USA, etc... I just picked up a free one for my Dad.