Can CD-Rs recorded at 2x be read faster than 2x?
(1999/09/22) Of course. The only possible basis in fact for the, “if it was recorded at 2x, you can’t read it faster than 2x” rumors is that some drives have trouble reading CD-R media. Discs that are hard to read when spinning at 12x may become easier to read when spinning at 4x. It has also been noted that some recorders will write more legible discs at certain speeds (e.g. the Yamaha CDR-100, which works better at 1x or 4x than it does at 2x). None of this should lead anyone to conclude, however, that the write speed and read speed are tied directly together. The reader, writer, and media all have a role in determining how quickly a CD-R can spin and be readable. It’s also the case that discs written at high speed (say 8x) can be read by drives *slower* than 8x. So if you’re distributing discs to people with old 4x CD-ROM drives, you don’t have to worry about them not being able to read at 8x. Of course, if the CD-ROM is poorly constructed, or the writer is producing marginal discs
Of course. The only possible basis in fact for the, “if it was recorded at 2x, you can’t read it faster than 2x” rumors is that some drives have trouble reading CD-R media. Discs that are hard to read when spinning at 12x may become easier to read when spinning at 4x. It has also been noted that some recorders will write more legible discs at certain speeds (e.g. the Yamaha CDR-100, which works better at 1x or 4x than it does at 2x). None of this should lead anyone to conclude, however, that the write speed and read speed are tied directly together. The reader, writer, and media all have a role in determining how quickly a CD-R can spin and be readable. It’s also the case that discs written at high speed (say 8x) can be read by drives *slower* than 8x. So if you’re distributing discs to people with old 4x CD-ROM drives, you don’t have to worry about them not being able to read at 8x. Of course, if the CD-ROM is poorly constructed, or the writer is producing marginal discs at high speed
