Is it common for a CD drive to not be able to read new CD-Rs of certain brands?

Question

I have an old CDRW drive (Pioneer, 6 years old) which seems unable to use all new CD-Rs from a certain brand. In this case its Maxell CD-R pro for photos, which is "triple coated" for extra scratch resistence. I suspect this extra coating is affecting the reading ability of the drive. Anyone has similar experience?

Answer 1

Happens all the time.

Go here, vcdhelp.com

Many people list what brands of writers CD and DVD and what brand media they have had good luck with.

Answer 2

It's probably not your CDRW drive, but your software. If you don't have the program to load items from your Desktop to a CD-R, then it won't even read the blank CD in the drive. But if the problem isn't that, it might be the triple coating because although it prevents scratches, it might have to much of it and prevent the drive from reading it. The only way to know for sure is to see a pro.

Answer 3

yes its common because eventually cd drive will accumulate dust and as you use the drive the lens gets dirtier and it cannot read some discs.... you can buy a cd with cleaning system .. a cd with a small brush in it.... or you can open it up to manually clean it just be extra careful in doing it.... some stores would accept old drives but at a low return price.....

Answer 4

CD-R and CD+R are two different formats. Both formats are newer than four years old. It is doubt full that your CD can read either of these formant's continuously across all brands of CD Media

Answer 5

Yes its common. Its also common that a CD writer will not write to certain types of CD.

Answer 6

Yes. Speed on new ones may be too fast.

Answer 7

shouldn't do.