[Pc_Support] CD-DVD Drive Question

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Sat, 2006-07-22 at 21:53 -0500, BBBB wrote:
> Thanks. It seemed a little far fetched

Huh?  "Far fetched"?  I've seen _many_ CD+DVD drives do _exactly_ that.
The frequency response for the laser drops for some ranges, but not for
others.  Different CD and DVD formats use _different_ frequencies.

Especially if you start reading _unsupported_ rewritabale media in your
drive.  E.g., CAV CD-RW media (what I retroactively call CD+RW).
Especially if someone used CLV with a Z-CLV or CAV record.

> but it sounds like a new drive is worth a try.

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