Article: MOST CD PLAYERS CAN'T READ REWRITABLE DISCS.(Technology)(Column)

Byline: DR. GIZMO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Q) Would you know anything about CD burning? I recorded an Internet broadcast on my Windows XP computer and saved it as a sound file. The sound file plays in Windows Media Player. I correctly burned it onto a CD-RW (then later a CD-R) because it plays on my computer. However, in my home CD player the CD-RW isn't playable; the player shows a message that says "no disc."

Do you think my CD player won't play CD-RWs? It does play CD-Rs. Do you have any suggestions?

- David, via Yahoo

A) The doctor knows a little about making CDs and DVDs. He senses two problems here.

The first is a disc ...

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