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• Re: getting cheap cdr's to work on consumer CDR's Alan 23:59:41 11/29/00 (1)
  In Reply to: getting cheap cdr's to work on consumer CDR's posted by Kraft on November 26, 2000 at 22:35:51:

  How cheap is your "cheap"?

  There are audio CDRs now for around $29 for a 50 pack spindle...I can't recall right now the URL but if you're interested email me I'll look. For .58 cents per, that's comparable to a computer cdr.

  Also onvia.com has some audio CDs for a 12 pack at <$6, free shipping.

  I think this is better than the tweak and you may even shorten your recorder's life span.

  HTH,

  Alan
  
  

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  • Re: getting cheap cdr's to work on consumer CDR's Martin Pritchard 09:58:40 11/30/00 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: getting cheap cdr's to work on consumer CDR's posted by Alan on November 29, 2000 at 23:59:41:

    As a workaround I think I'll use Audio CDRWs for now, transferring them to data CDR on my PC.
    
    

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• You can do so on some units Rodney Gold 07:13:47 11/28/00 (2)
  In Reply to: getting cheap cdr's to work on consumer CDR's posted by Kraft on November 26, 2000 at 22:35:51:

  The 870 and the older 880's are able to use cheap media , you insert a consumer audio only disc in the machine , let it do its thing re calibration and finding the 1 bit CA only code , then you manually open the drawer and insert a cheapy media , manually push the drawer closed , record and finalise. The later models came out with a door open detector which doesnt allow this , however one can probably bypass this and rig up a battery operated electrical door opener/closer with power applied to the drawer motor (most likely +-5v) This alos applies to older pioneer machines (the power drawer opening thing) and the bait and switch trick might work on some older marantz machines.

  
  
  Rodney Gold
  
  
  

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  • Re: You can do so on some units Martin Pritchard 17:21:03 11/29/00 (0)
    In Reply to: You can do so on some units posted by Rodney Gold on November 28, 2000 at 07:13:47:

    Any idea if the power drawer trick works on the Pioneer PDR509?
    If not, are there upgrades like the one for the Philips machines (see www.dvdupgrades.ch for example)?
    
    

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  • PS Rodney Gold 07:15:29 11/28/00 (0)
    In Reply to: You can do so on some units posted by Rodney Gold on November 28, 2000 at 07:13:47:

    Dont try do the electical opening thing unless you know EXACTLY what is what , as you run the risk of shorting chips or worse , occasioning an expensive repair.
    
    Rodney Gold
    
    
    

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• Re: getting cheap cdr's to work on consumer CDR's JohnS 07:17:25 11/27/00 (1)
  In Reply to: getting cheap cdr's to work on consumer CDR's posted by Kraft on November 26, 2000 at 22:35:51:

  I am no expert on this by any means, but I thought I read somewhere that the Consumer units require you to use the more expensive audio CDRs. Some flag is set somewhere such that you can't use the cheap data CDRs. The audio ones have a licence fee associated with them, like blank tape.
  
  

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  • Re: Opps!, now I understand Graham C response JohnS 07:22:42 11/27/00 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: getting cheap cdr's to work on consumer CDR's posted by JohnS on November 27, 2000 at 07:17:25:

    He is suggesting a way that some units can work around the copy protection scheme. Sorry for posting the obvious, above.
    
    

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• Re: getting cheap cdr's to work on consumer CDR's Graham C 02:06:31 11/27/00 (0)
  In Reply to: getting cheap cdr's to work on consumer CDR's posted by Kraft on November 26, 2000 at 22:35:51:

  I did read a review that said you could put an audio CD-R in some machines, then put into record pause, then open the draw by hand and replace with a data disk OF THE SAME COLOUR. This is due to the laser calibrating the power for a given dye. Hope it works...

  regards,

  Graham
  
  

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