hi team , i am hunting down High Quality CD-Rs the main focus is a Ultra High Reflective Layer , Taiyo Yuden stink for this task........ what i need is - CD-R common brand availability - CD-R Ultra High Reflective Layer - Long Lasting - 650mb and 700mb sizes a must ! i posted another thread for DVD-R that have a high Reflective Layer and got excellent results from this forum. any info is excellent s8n
I don't know why anyone would want an ultra-high reflective layer for any disc. Reflectivity is important but not the most important specification. In the order of reflectivity: CD-ROM/DVD-ROM aluminum playback only CD-R/DVD+/-R silver The dye reduces the reflectivity, but the dye is specific to a particular wavelength. CD-R/DVD+/-R gold less reflectivity than silver; not a problem for CD-R but presents a problem for DVD+/-R CD-RW silver DVD+/-RW/-RAM silver L0 on DVD+/-R hybrid DL discs L1 on DVD+/-R silver light passes through 2 dye layers plus the L0 layer Taiyo Yuden set the specification for CD-R reflectivity. At the time it was for gold, but today's CD-Rs all use silver/silver alloy that has a higher value of reflectance and is perfectly suitable for today's applications.
