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Jun 27, 2020 - 1:13 PM
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T.J. Turner
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Is there a way to determine if a CD is a CD-R just by looking at it? It's frustrating when you purchase a "CD" (sometimes paying double the price of a download) only to suspect that it's a CD-R. Sites like Amazon are inconsistent in how they identify media and descriptions can't be trusted.
If the bottom of the "CD" is silver and another color, I know it's a CD-R, but what if the bottom is silver and then a different silver? Is that definitely a CD-R?
Can you tell by the markings on the center ring or anyplace else?
Finally, would a CD-R only release from a legitimate manufacturer be of higher quality than the ones people burn on a home computer?
Thanks!
Amazon used to indicate that they are selling "Manufactured Discs" or CD-R Media, but they stopped doing this. Which is frustrating. Its a little more complicated to tell now, but here are some of the things I look for.
1 . Assume that all Sony, Water Tower, and CDBaby releases on Amazon are CD-Rs. Unless you can prove otherwise.
2. Amazon CD-Rs are made to order, so there is usually a delay before they ship it. I'm seeing a "Usually ships within 5-10 days." warning as common.
3. Read the Reviews below, often a customer will mention they are CD-Rs. Or Ask around on the forums
4.Check discogs.com and see if they are Matrix codes posted and scans of the art and discs. Matrix codes are stamped on the ring of pressed discs. The barcode on the back cover will have "Manufactured by Amazon" if its a CD-R. DON'T trust the art posted by Amazon.com since they don't show that label. Also if the disc has a barcode on the front of it, its a CD-R.
5. And other times theres just no way to know for sure, So have Prime and take advantage of their return policy.
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Jun 27, 2020 - 2:48 PM
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fmfan1
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Amazon used to indicate that they are selling "Manufactured Discs" or CD-R Media, but they stopped doing this. Which is frustrating. Its a little more complicated to tell now, but here are some of the things I look for.
1 . Assume that all Sony, Water Tower, and CDBaby releases on Amazon are CD-Rs. Unless you can prove otherwise.
2. Amazon CD-Rs are made to order, so there is usually a delay before they ship it. I'm seeing a "Usually ships within 5-10 days." warning as common.
3. Read the Reviews below, often a customer will mention they are CD-Rs. Or Ask around on the forums
4.Check discogs.com and see if they are Matrix codes posted and scans of the art and discs. Matrix codes are stamped on the ring of pressed discs. The barcode on the back cover will have "Manufactured by Amazon" if its a CD-R. DON'T trust the art posted by Amazon.com since they don't show that label. Also if the disc has a barcode on the front of it, its a CD-R.
5. And other times theres just no way to know for sure, So have Prime and take advantage of their return policy.
This is awesome advice and it proves that the "CD" I ordered is, in fact, a CD-R. The barcode on the back of the case indeed has (in tiny printing too tiny for me to see without strong glasses) "Manufactured by Amazon.com". The disc also has the barcode on the top label and not on the underside.
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Jun 27, 2020 - 3:19 PM
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Octoberman
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If, by brand, you mean the record label, the answer is yes.
With the CD-R that I just received, the record label is given as the original label listed on the record sleeve/real CD cover.
I just re-read the Amazon description in detail - I don't see any way that any consumer would know that this was not a pressed CD. (In this case, no review "ratted" them out.)
No amigo, I meant the company that manufactured the blank disc.
Some brands are more reliable than others, and I think if Amazon and the like stated clearly what brand they are using, it would probably help diminish some of the stigma of buying burned CD-R's in the first place.
But for all I know, Amazon et al. already does that (I do not know, which is why I asked).
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Jun 27, 2020 - 3:31 PM
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T.J. Turner
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If, by brand, you mean the record label, the answer is yes.
With the CD-R that I just received, the record label is given as the original label listed on the record sleeve/real CD cover.
I just re-read the Amazon description in detail - I don't see any way that any consumer would know that this was not a pressed CD. (In this case, no review "ratted" them out.)
No amigo, I meant the company that manufactured the blank disc.
Some brands are more reliable than others, and I think if Amazon and the like stated clearly what brand they are using, it would probably help diminish some of the stigma of buying burned CD-R's in the first place.
But for all I know, Amazon et al. already does that (I do not know, which is why I asked).
When Amazon first announced the CD on Demand program back in 2007 or 08. They revealed that a third party company called CreateSpace would actually be creating the discs for Amazon, and they were using some variant of the Verbatim brand. While I was trying to find that reference to include with my answer to your question, I see that the initial Launch page is now gone, along with any mention of the brand name of the CD-Rs. BTW starting next month CreateSpace will no longer be creating the CD-Rs for Amazon. Amazon will start doing it themselves.
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