Disc Quality
The high demand and dramatic
increase in CD media,
plus the competitive pressures to
squeeze out
every possible cost and improve the profit
margins
have given rise to many manufacturers of CD
related
media. To help reduce the costs of
increasing
capacity, many of these firms have relocated
their
old manufacturing lines and hired staff that learn
on
the job.
The biggest problems with CDs occurs
when discs are
produced using older equipment then end up
failing
when you try to use them. Luckily, most of
these
types will fail when you first try to record
on
them. There is however, a likelihood that the
disc
will complete a burn and the media won't play
at
all.
The agony of taking your photo or
video treasures
and putting them on CD or DVD and then deleting
them
from your camera or computer only to realize that
the
copy is corrupted is far too much to risk. The
brand name
company's such as Verbatim choose to
guard their reputation for
quality and durability
by using only advanced recording dye and
other
types of technology to produce high speed discs.
The stability of the recording dye
is very critical
as heat, humidity, oxygen, and even UV light
can
degrade the dye. Verbatim research has also
proven
there is a strong correlation between the
production
and bonding processes of disc quality.
For data and personal pictures that
are important,
you should always buy quality CD media.
Then,
before you go ahead and delete the source
file,
trying playing the disc back to ensure that it
copied
correctly. This way, you won't have to
worry about
losing your precious files and photos
when you remove the
source from your computer.