Question re copying cassette tapes

[Eric Poncet [NunaSoft]]

Rudy,

Given the affordability of blank CD's and given the worth of your 
content, I definitely suggest buying the best quality. The (very) small 
extra sum spent on top quality will be a good investment!
Also, here's why CD-RW's should be avoided :
a) because of their erasability. True, common sense tells us that nobody 
should reformat a properly labelled CD-RW... but that's not incompatible 
with prudence.
b) though we have no evidence or statistics over a long period on 
longevity, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-RW gives some clues: "CD-RWs 
are not as reliable for long-term storage; however, under recommended 
storage conditions, CD-RW should have a life expectancy of 2 years or 
more (as compared to 30+ years for CD-R)"
c) some CD players can not play CD-RW's

Cheers,
Eric

Rudy Troike a écrit :
> Howdy, all,
>
>    I'm planning to copy some old language tapes on cassettes to a CD 
> format.
> Any caveats would be welcome. One question -- for this purpose, is it 
> necessary
> to use "music CDs", or will ordinary CD-R disks work?
>
>    Thanks,
>
>    Rudy
>
>    Rudy Troike