Can I get 80mm (3-inch “cd single”) CD-Rs?
(2001/11/27) The 80mm CD didn’t catch on everywhere. In some markets, notably the USA, pressed “CD single” discs are rarely seen. The 80mm CD-R made a brief appearance, and then vanished for a while. As of the middle of the year 2000, they were once again easy to find. In mid-2001, Sony started using them in one of their Mavica camera models, and towards the end of 2001 80mm-based MP3 players appeared. They’re pretty easy to find now. Using them is not as straightforward as could be hoped. Most *software* will work just fine, because all CD-Rs have slightly different capacities, especially when you consider 63-minute, 74-minute, and 80-minute blanks. The problems stem from their physical dimensions. Pretty much all tray-based recorders have grooves for 120mm discs and 80mm discs. However, not all of them can actually record 80mm discs. Web sites for recent drives will sometimes indicate whether or not they’re compatible.
(2001/11/27) The 80mm CD didn’t catch on everywhere. In some markets, notably the USA, pressed “CD single” discs are rarely seen. The 80mm CD-R made a brief appearance, and then vanished for a while. As of the middle of the year 2000, they were once again easy to find. In mid-2001, Sony started using them in one of their Mavica camera models, and towards the end of 2001 80mm-based MP3 players appeared. They’re pretty easy to find now. Using them is not as straightforward as could be hoped. Most *software* will work just fine, because all CD-Rs have slightly different capacities, especially when you consider 63-minute, 74-minute, and 80-minute blanks. The problems stem from their physical dimensions. Pretty much all tray-based recorders have grooves for 120mm discs and 80mm discs. However, not all of them can actually record 80mm discs. Web sites for recent drives will sometimes indicate whether or not they’re compatible.
The 80mm CD didn’t catch on everywhere. In some markets, notably the USA, pressed “CD single” discs are rarely seen. The 80mm CD-R made a brief appearance, and then vanished for a while. As of the middle of the year 2000, they were once again easy to find. In mid-2001, Sony started using them in one of their Mavica camera models, and towards the end of 2001 80mm-based MP3 players appeared. They’re pretty easy to find now. Using them is not as straightforward as could be hoped. Most *software* will work just fine, because all CD-Rs have slightly different capacities, especially when you consider 63-minute, 74-minute, and 80-minute blanks. The problems stem from their physical dimensions. Pretty much all tray-based recorders have grooves for 120mm discs and 80mm discs. However, not all of them can actually record 80mm discs. Web sites for recent drives will sometimes indicate whether or not they’re compatible.
The 80mm CD didn’t catch on everywhere. In some markets, notably the USA, pressed “CD single” discs are rarely seen. The 80mm CD-R made a brief appearance, and then vanished for a while. As of the middle of the year 2000, they were once again easy to find. Using them is not as straightforward as could be hoped. Most *software* will work just fine, because all CD-Rs have slightly different capacities, especially when you consider 63-minute, 74-minute, and 80-minute blanks. The problems stem from their physical dimensions. If you have a caddy-based recorder, you will have a problem: while trays have two different rings for 80mm and 120mm discs, caddies don’t. According to the Yamaha CDR-102 manual, there is a “Disk Adaptor”, referenced as part #ADP08, that sits in the caddy and keeps the disc properly positioned.
The 80mm CD didn’t catch on everywhere. In some markets, notably the USA, the smaller discs are rarely seen. The 80mm CD-R made a brief appearance, and then vanished. It appears that, because of the growing popularity of home CD recorders, a manufacturer has decided to produce the 80mm media once again. Using them may not be as straightforward as could be hoped. Most software will work just fine, because all CD-Rs have slightly different capacities, especially when you consider 63-minute, 74-minute, and 80-minute blanks. The problems stem from their physical dimensions. If you have a caddy-based recorder, you will have a problem: while trays have two different rings for 80mm and 120mm discs, caddies don’t. According to the Yamaha CDR-102 manual, there is a “Disk Adaptor”, referenced as part #ADP08, that sits in the caddy and keeps the disc properly positioned.
