Hi jhabley~
The answer all has to do with DYE.
CDs are have flat reflective areas and non-reflective bumps that
contain information for CD players. The reflective areas represent a
binary 1, while non-reflective, bump areas represent binary 0. The CD
player converts those 1s and 0s into digital data, and ultimately,
music. (“How do CD-Rs work?,” How Stuff Works,
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question287.htm )
The content of a CD cannot be changed.
On the other hand, CD-Rs must be made so that they are “writeable.” CD
burners must be able to create non-reflective areas on the disc.
Therefore, CD-Rs have an extra layer, which enables modification. CDs
do not have this additional layer. And, you guessed it, that
additional layer is: dye.
In a CD-R, there's a plastic substrate, a layer of dye, and a
reflective layer. Therefore, some CD players (designed to read CDs,
not CD-Rs) have difficulty reading through that extra dye layer.
Because different brands of CDs use different dyes, some CD-Rs will
fair much better with CD players. Gold-colored CD-Rs are generally
thought to fair better with picky CD players. CD Media World says: “As
the pigment is transparent, the golden reflection layer shines through
the bottom side giving the `golden' look. Compared to the other
colored media, the reflection contrast of the golden medium is the
highest...As the golden medium's reflective property is the highest,
if your friends or customers have problems reading data from any other
burnt media, try using the gold medium CD-R.” (“CD Dye,”
http://cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd_dye.shtml)
Hope this helps!
Kriswrite
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