Re: burncd(8) usability: why `-s max' isn't default?

From: Dag-Erling Smørgrav (des_at_des.no)
Date: 08/31/04

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    To: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@portaone.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 12:50:31 +0200

    Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@portaone.com> writes:
    > Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote:
    > > Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@portaone.com> writes:
    > > > I wonder if there are any compelling reasons why `-s max' is not
    > > > default behaviour of burncd(8). IMHO, there is no point to have
    > > > default of 4. Usually, today's drives are smart enough to select the
    > > > maximum speed supported both by drive and by the medium.
    > > Plenty of drives aren't, especially with cheap media.
    > Do you have any evidence?

    Yes. My laptop's DVD/CD-RW drive (Hitachi something-or-other) turns
    out coasters if I try to use -s max with no-brand CD-R media.

    > You will have big problems finding any CD-R media (even very
    > cheap one) with rating < 32 on the market today, so that chances to
    > "overspeed" the media with those ancient burners are quite theoretical.

    What planet do you live on? Back here on Earth, the most widely
    available CD-R media is 16x or 24x, and prices rise steeply once you
    cross that boundary. For CD-RW media, that boundary is even lower (8x
    or 12x).

    DES 

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Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des@des.no
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