The PSD300 and PSD340 are compatible with the inexpensive "data" CD-R's found at most electronics retailers. They are also compatible with "audio only" CD-Rs, too. The PSD300 and PSD340 are real-time recorders (1x speed) and work best with blank discs that are rated at 1x speed. With the advent of computer CD burners having write speeds upwards of 52X, blank media write speeds have increased, too.

First, I have owned both and both are good products. Colgate originally owned the rights to the Via-jet (R). The Via-jet (R) comes with a lid to keep dust out of the reservoir while not in use, and also comes with both the standard and sulcus tips (2 each). Finally, the Water Pik (R) model has changed and our cannulae adapters no longer fit the newer model so we no longer sell it. The ViaJet has recently been revised and is available now as the Viajet PRO (Sept. 2002).

Ultera's CD-R MultiMaster™ controller virtualizes up to twelve CD-R drives using RAID to operate as a single CD-R device. Ultera CD-R MultiMaster™ controller solutions provide seamless scalability to grow as your needs grow.

CD-R is short for "CD Recordable". Recordable CDs are Write Once, Read Multiple media that work just like...

CD-R stands for Compact Disc-Recordable and can be recorded only once. You may continue to add files until the CD is full as long as the disc is not closed (write-protected). You cannot delete, rename, rearrange, or alter the files or file structure on the CD after recording. CD-RW stands for Compact Disc-Rewritable. It allows you to record the disc and then erase the entire disc and start over. You cannot select certain files to delete; you must erase the entire disc.

To backup to a CD-RW, you must have packet writing software (DirectCD, InCD, etc.) installed. You will need to format your CD with this software. This will provide a drive letter for you to use as the destination for the backup job. EZBack-it-up has no built-in support for CD-R's. However, you can still use it to create an archive that you can then use with your CD burning software.

Of course, everyone has their favorite CD's. Here's a list of some of our favorite ones. Most of these made the list of the favorite Hawaiian CD's of all time in a poll conducted by Stevo's Hawaiian Music Guide: The Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band Vol 1 (Gabby is the thought of as the greatest Slack Key player of all time)

Many people on the Mainland think of Hawaiian Music as Hawaiian Steel Guitar, Don Ho, and Elvis's Blue Hawaii. If you want CD's with the 'Hapa-Haole' Waikiki sounds, try the following: Henry Allen - Blue Hawaii (includes Waikiki Steel Guitar Classics like Hawaiian Wedding Song & Aloha 'Oe) If you want to include the music that's popular in Hawaii, add some of the CD's listed in the previous question (e.g. Keali'i Reichel - Kawaipunahele, or Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Facing Future).

Recommending CD's is a very very subjective thing so I'll start off with the stuff that has greater mass appeal that I know that most people will like. No collection of flamenco CD's would be complete without anything by flamenco singer Camaron de la Isla. He teamed up with guitarist Paco de Lucia and the two of them revolutionized flamenco and increased its popularity without watering it down.

No. DVD uses a smaller wavelength of laser to allow smaller pits in tracks that are closer together. The DVD laser must also focus more tightly and at a different level. In fact, a disc made on a current CD-R writer may not be readable by a DVD-ROM drive (see 2.4.3). It's unlikely there will be "upgrades" to convert CD-R drives to DVD-R, since this would probably cost more than purchasing a new DVD-R drive.

Sometimes. The problem is that CD-Rs (Orange Book Part II) are "invisible" to DVD laser wavelength because the dye used in CD-Rs doesn't reflect the beam. Some first-generation DVD-ROM drives and many DVD players can't read CD-Rs. The common solution is to use two lasers at different wavelengths: one for reading DVDs and the other for reading CDs and CD-Rs.

The reflective layer is typically between 50 and 100 nanometers thick. The same is true for the dye-recording layer. The lacquer protective layer applied to all CD-R media is significantly thicker, usually in the range of 3 to 10 micrometers. Many CD-R manufacturers, including Kodak, apply an additional protective layer to improve resistance to handling damage or to allow thermal or inkjet printing. This layer can be 5 - 20 micrometers thick. For more information abut CD-R construction, see:

Kodak offers a lifetime warranty on its INFOGUARD products. If any disc is found to be defective in manufacture or packaging, it will be replaced.

A CD-R is generally stated as 80 minutes / 700MB (there are other capacites).This means you can achieve 80 minutes of audio recording or 700 Mega Bytes of data. Compare this to a standard Floppy Disk, which can hold 1.44MB, you can see the advantages of a CD-R.

The colors of a disc are usually determined by the dye layer (recording layer) and the reflection layer: There are three dyes: one is cyanine, blue color, made by Taiyo Yuden; another is phthalocyanine, transparent with a slight shade of yellow, made by Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals; and the other is azo, blue color , made by Mitsubishi