Are there any compatibility issues when using 80-minute media instead of 74-minute media?
As long as you are running the most up-to-date firmware in your writer, there should be no issues at all. If you have an older drive, and you have verified that you are running the most up-to-date firmware, contact your drive manufacturer or visit their Web site to determine whether they are working on firmware that enables 80-minute recording. • Does Kodak 80-minute media cost more than the 74-minute media? 80-minute media is priced at industry-competitive prices, similar to the pricing of 74-minute media. • Can you get CD-R’s with greater than 80 minutes capacity? Does Kodak make them? The maximum capacity CD-R media Kodak produced conforms to the maximum capacity allowed by the official specification: 80 minutes. The Maximum Start of Lead Out (MSLO) of a KODAK CD-R Ultima 80-minute disc is 79 minutes, 59 seconds, 74 frames (364,499 sectors). The grooves on KODAK CD-R Ultima 80 media end at 83 minutes, 13 seconds. How much of the disc you can use beyond the nameplate 80-minute capaci
