When the first CD-RW drives arrived also the first CD-R discs came on the market, they were all 74 minutes/650 MB. At that time some games used larger discs, but it didn't take the CD-R industry long to get 80minutes/700MB CD-Rs on the market.
At the moment also 90 and 99 minutes CD-Rs are available. TDK is now one of the first large CD-R brands that will sell 90 CD-R's:
TDK Recording Media Europe today unveiled its 90 minute High Capacity Recordable Disc, the next generation write-once CD, capable of storing 800 megabytes of data. Manufactured in TDK's high-tech facilities in Europe this new disc uses a reduced track pitch to extend the amount of data it can hold. |
By reducing track pitch and thereby effectively increasing track length, heavy data users can now extend recordings by up to ten minutes or 100 megabytes. Despite its extended length, this new High Capacity Disc still maintains a high-degree of compatibility with playback devices by retaining the 'lead-in' and 'lead-out' information required by a CD player to recognise discs.
A modern CD Writer and software with over-burning capabilities is required to recognise the extended length of TDK's new High Capacity Disc. Most CD writing software such as Ahead's Nero Burning ROM (bundled with TDK's CyClone CD Writers) now supports 'overburning'.
If you are not sure if your CD-RW drive supports overburning then head over to our Hardware Forum. More information about the TDK discs can be found here
Source: TDK-Europe.com
