When saving MP3 files to CD, is it better to use Direct CD with CD-RW disks or to burn CDR disks?
I got Direct CD with my drive, and you certainly can use it to copy MP3 files to a CD-RW disk. And I started out doing so. However, I have now switched to burning them to CDR disks instead. There are pros and cons both ways: Direct CD pros & cons: Pro -You can copy individual files easily whenever you want to. You can change or delete files after you copy them. Con – You have to ‘format’ the CD-RW disk first, which takes an hour or more for a complete format. Any computer on which you want to play the disks must either have Direct CD installed, or have a driver file for reading Direct CD disks installed (there is an option in Direct CD to put the required driver file onto a floppy, so it’s actually easy enough to give it to anybody who you want to read your disks). Even with the required software, many older CD ROM drives cannot read CD-RW disks (this is the biggest restriction for me). The disks are a little more expensive than CDR disks. CDR pros & cons: Pro – The disks can be read b
