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CD and DVD Drives
Compact Discs and Digital Video Discs are forms of optical data storage. Questions about CD or DVD drives and CDs or DVDs themselves belong here.
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What is a typical size for a five min CD?
To answer your question correctly, I'll have to make some assumptions as well as state certain facts. Assumption 1: You wish to burn a five minute song onto a blank CD. Fact 1: A standard CD is rated in terms of capacity (Mb) as well as Playing time. Its total capacity is 700 MB while its total playing time is 80 minutes. Fact 2: Music files have different file types (formats) such as MP3; WAV; WMA, etc. Assumption 2: You will most likely use an MP3 file format for your song(s) given that that it's a universal format that can be played on most portable devices; PCs and home based sound systems. Fact 3: Within the MP3 file format, there are several compression rates and I'll highlight the 3 most commonly used: High Stereo quality: 256 kbps. Normal Stereo quality: 128 kbps. Economy Mono quality: 64 kbps. Assumption 3: You will most likely use the "Normal Stereo quality: 128 kbps" option given that it's a good compromise between sound quality and file size. Fact 4: A five minute MP3 file (Normal Stereo quality) would require approximately 8 Mb of a CD's data capacity. However, when burning MP3 music files onto a CD, it is always wiser to use the "playing time" of each song with reference to the total playing time of "80 minutes" for a standard CD. As an example, if you have 16 "five minute" MP3 songs to burn, you should logically be able to burn 16 songs onto a blank CD. Right? Wrong; because you must account for the "time lapse" in between each song which consumes "playing time". Therefore, you would probably be able to burn 13 to 14 "five minute" MP3 songs onto a blank CD. Note:If you had used a "five minute" MP3 song's 8 Mb capacity as a measuring gauge, it would give you the false impression that you could record approximately 87 (700 Mb divided by 8 Mb) MP3 songs onto the CD. That's why it's wiser to use "song duration" in conjunction with CD duration.
The little circle in the middle, push it down and pull the CD out.
What does 24x mean on the DVD R package?
Anytime you see a number with a x, like (24)(x) it refers to a speed of that particular item.
The 24x on the DVD means that it can write the files to it at the spped of 24 bits per (x).
If you look further it may say write speed 24(x) and other information.
Most DVD drives can handle writing to a DVD/RW at this speed without any adjustments.
Holden vr commodore CD player wire colors?
dark green and light green=front right speaker
tan and light blue=front left speaker
blue with orange stripe and blue with black stripe=back right speaker
black with brown stripe and yellow with blue stripe=back left speaker
+wire is orange and purple
-wire is yellow*
*there might be a few yellows just try each one you will get it right
Depends on how important having music in your car is, and how much you value the CD that is stuck in it.
You can't. It's a one way ticket. Just delete everything on it and re-use the cd. I'm kinda glad and disappointed at the same time. I'm glad that I won't need to re-format it but at the same time, I wish I could just put it with all the other blank cds. Well, here's my advice(and im not trying to be rude): DEAL WITH IT!
What do you need to make a video clip from a DVD?
your need buy VHS TO-DVD VIDEO CONVERTER Gigaware is the best and to easy for user
Can you burn over a burnt DVD-R?
It has to be a DVD-RW or DVD+RW. R means Writable, RW means Re-Writable.
What do the X-speeds of CDROM drives indicate?
Quoth the wikipedia.... (page linked below)
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The rate at which CD-ROM drives can transfer data from the disc is gauged by a speed factor relative to music CDs: 1x or 1-speed which gives a data transfer rate of 150 kilobytes per second in the most common data format. By increasing the speed at which the disc is spun, data can be transferred at greater rates. For example, a CD-ROM drive that can read at 8x speed spins the disc at up to 4000 rpm (compared to the 500 rpm maximum for 1x speed), giving a transfer rate of 1.2 megabytes per second. Above 12x speed, vibration and heat can become a problem. CD-ROM drives above this speed tackle the problem in several ways. Constant angular velocity (CAV) drives spin the disc at a constant rate, leading to faster data transfer when reading from the outer parts of the disc, but slower towards the center. 20x was thought to be the maximum speed due to mechanical constraints until Samsung Electronics introduced the SCR-3230, a 32x CD-ROM drive which uses a ball bearing system to balance the spinning disc in the drive to reduce vibration and noise. As of 2004, the fastest transfer rate commonly available is about 52x or 10,350 rpm and 7.62 megabytes per second, though this is only when reading information from the outer parts of a disc. Future speed increases based simply upon spinning the disc faster are particularly limited by the strength of polycarbonate plastic used in CD manufacturing, though improvements can still be obtained by the use of multiple laser pickups as demonstrated by the Kenwood TrueX 72x which uses seven laser beams and a rotation speed of approximately 10x. CD-Recordable drives are often sold with three different speed ratings, one speed for write-once operations, one for re-write operations, and one for read-only operations. The speeds are typically listed in that order; ie a 12x/10x/32x CD drive can, CPU and media permitting, write to CD-R discs at 12x speed (1.80 MB/s), write to CD-RW discs at 10x speed (1.50 MB/s), and read from CD discs at 32x speed (4.80 MB/s). The 1x speed rating for CD-ROM (150 kB/s) is different than 1x speed rating for audio CD (172.3 kB/s) and is not to be confused with the 1x speed rating for DVDs (1.32 MB/s). -------------------------------------------
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just download fraps or camstasia or even hypercam to record your computer screen
Any and all repairs within the device should be performed by a qualified professional. Do not dismantle your unit as you run the risk of damaging the unit, or getting hurt!
If the unit won't play any discs at all (or just a few select ones), the device is at fault here. In most cases, if the mechanics still work, this means that the sector was not found. This is most commonly caused by dirt accumulated on the lens used to focus the laser (this dirt will obstruct the laser, leading to it being unable to read pretty much anything). Alternatively, the laser can be burned out (they do have a lifespan).
If the disc won't spin at all (it tries to, but fails), or if the laser cage won't move at all, the motors may be at fault. In any other case, the electronic components may be malfunctioning.
Can you fix scratched dvds and cds with car wax or furniture polish?
No, either car wax or furniture polish will leave a residue that could seriously mess up the insides of the CD/DVD drive.
How do you get CD out of a Mazda tribute multi CD player?
I have a 2001 MAZDA tRIBUTE WITH A FACTORY 6 DISK CD CHANGER. Can't get cds to load or eject. Radio and cassteet player work fine.
How can you make a CD memory bigger?
You cannot. The capacity of a CD is fixed at the time of manufacture. You can store more data by compressing the data itself.
How do you stop the DVD jolting when you watch a DVD on my laptop?
* Clean/Wipe the underside of the DVD
* Keep the laptop on a flat surface * Make sure the laptop doesn't get hot while playing
What type disk is needed to burn a DVD?
Generally speaking, many DVD players could support many DVD disk, including DVD-r, DVD+r, DVD-rw, DVD+rw. If your DVD player could support those four kinds of disks, then make sure your DVD burner could also support them.
Take an example, the DVD burner I use could burn movies and videos to DVD-r, DVD+r, DVD-rw, DVD+rw. Then it's up to you which disc to use.
You may download one and try it by your self.
wish it helps!
Can laser transmit binary data?
Yes it can. Our company owns multiple buildings. One of them locate cross street. So we use laser to connect that building with our network. Basically, it involves a pair transmitters and a receivers with the transmitters aimed accurately at the receiver. The drawback is it is affected by the weather. Fog, rain and snow are perfect examples.
Where can you buy Alphaville CDs?
There are many different websites that you could go and buy Alphaville CDs at. The most frequently used website would be Amazon because they show you the best price there is on the CDs.
Can you tell if a DVD has been burned?
you can tell if an DVD has been burnt because it will be brown
Why do you need Nero or other software for CD burning?
The Hardware CD-R/RW drive cannot burn a CD on its own. It depends on a software to do that task. A CD-Burning software is essential to burn a CD because it is programmed to transfer Binary information (Data) from the source CD-ROM/R/RW to the destination CD-R/RW.
AnswerComputers are basically dumb. On their own, they can only count to one. You need software to tell the computer what to do. This is true for any task you want to do. Word processing, printing, photo editing...all these tasks require software to tell the computer what to do. Try, for example, to compose a text document in .doc format on a machine without Microsoft Word on it. Without some other software, like Corel or OpenOffice, which can save in .doc format, you just can't do it. Software is what gets the job done.Answer
Nero is a burning tool you can download it and serial key is
http://www.ziddu.com/download/15018408/Nero_Serial_No..txt.html
