Posted by xeaglecrest on 10/03/07 14:48

Tarkus wrote:
>
> UltimatePatriot wrote:
> > On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 10:22:57 -0700, Tarkus <karnevil9@atlantabraves.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Just to add to what I said about being backwards compatible, many people
> >> CHOOSE to burn at slower speeds, because it arguably creates a more
> >> robust and dependable recording.
> >
> > Back in the bad old days of single power recording drives "contrast
> > ratio" was a terrible issue. The speed the disc surface passed under the
> > head had a directly proportional relationship to the contrast ratio of
> > the ablatement given to the recording layer.
> >
>
>
> Thanks, I hadn't heard that before, and is good to know.

This may or may not be a valid assumption, but I burn at the same speed
that the disc will verify at. In other words, if I burn a disc at 12x
and it slows down to 8x-10x for verification, then I am assuming that
12x is too fast for that batch of discs.

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