Data Longevity on CD, DVD Media: How Long Will They Last? In the early '90s when the first CD-R disc was introduced manufacturers said the media had a data life in excess of 40 years. In the late 90s ...

Wholesale prices for CD-recordable discs will spike this summer, a new report asserts, though the effects should be short-lived. The wholesale price of CD-R discs is expected to as much as triple ...

A process that ends the current recording session of a CD-R disc. The expression often refers to closing the current track-at-once session, but it may also refer to closing the entire disc in a ...

Demand for CD-R discs has been growing recently as distributors are increasing inventories amid worries that the SARS epidemic might affect supply. Strong demand has been seen not only for 48x and ...

According to some downstream vendors, Ritek has warned them that the quote price for CD-R discs may rise again in March. Gordon Yeh, CEO of Ritek, admitted that a price rise is possible but said ...

Blank write-protected CDs are identified as CD-R discs. Using the default options in Windows, once you copy files to a CD-R and eject the CD, the disc is finalized and is automatically write ...

Old timers will also remember the moment in the late ’90s when we first discovered the CD-R (Compact Disc Recordable). Developed in 1988, the CD-R took flight when PCs and digital recorders bega ...

Following the issue regarding the LRG D: The Game Collector’s Edition 3DO CD-R discs coming to light, LRG sent out an email and began posting on social media about the pressed discs situation.

Update: An Authorized Apple Service Provider replies: "The Disc Burner software from Apple is only capable of burnning single sessions, leaving the rest of the CD-R useless. But you can burn multi ...

CD burning contributed to a surge in music piracy across the globe in 2001, with sales of pirated discs jumping an estimated 50 percent from the previous year, according to an industry report ...