What would you use to burn CD's?

[Morriah]

Hello Friends,

I have been using Musicmatch 10 to burn CD's (Windows XP Pro) but since I recently purchased a new computer, MM does not seem to be burning disc the same way. Let me explain.

I could burn a music CD and it would play in one of my 2 cars, it would play in my computer just fine and in my portable CD player. Sometimes when I burn a disc (never changed the format for burning) it would play in my car, and sometimes it would not play. I checked my cars CD player (Bose car stereo with a six disc changer) and it works perfect with store bought CD's. Why would it not work with a burned CD but on occasion?

Is there any one software for burning CD's and DVD's thats better than the rest? I know its a matter of opinion, but just curious as to what the rest of you all are using. My DVD burner also uses Lightscribe.

Thank you

Morriah

[fritzi93]

I would suspect a reflectivity issue, i.e. the reflectivity of burned versus pressed discs. Have you checked the media ID (MID) of the blanks you're using with something like Nero CD/DVD Speed, DVDinfoPro, etc? Brand means nothing, you want to know the actual manufacturer. Then check that against the lists at, say CDFreaks. You may just have crap media.

http://club.cdfreaks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=77

Difference in reflectivity can also mean that the laser lens may get just dirty enough to prevent play of a burned disc, but not a pressed one.

Nevertheless, you may already have ruled that out. Have you tried uninstalling/re-installing MM? As to shareware burning apps, most do an adequate job. There are a few free ones that have a good reputation. CDBurnerXPpro is one, so it'll cost you nothing to try it, get it here:

http://www.cdburnerxp.se/

Good luck. BTW, I'm using RecordNow presently, and have used Nero a good bit (IMO, it suffers from bloat).