I would probably say that unless you have a real hankering and use for one then...... well they are dated technology and although I haven't worked on any, I would worry over reliability. Perhaps its unfair to say that as I tend to have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Phirips 😉 having spent many years as a tech working on their stuff.
A laptop and something like Audacity (free) would allow you far more flexibility in producing discs anyway.
I would take a fully specced MiniDisc recorder anyday over a CDR recorder. They are just so versatile.
Non of that helps much does it 🙂
A laptop and something like Audacity (free) would allow you far more flexibility in producing discs anyway.
I would take a fully specced MiniDisc recorder anyday over a CDR recorder. They are just so versatile.
Non of that helps much does it 🙂
so how old are they and when did they stop making them?
Dont they work good? Poor sound quality?
What makes then undesirable besides "old" technology?
Was it also bad technology?
Dont they work good? Poor sound quality?
What makes then undesirable besides "old" technology?
Was it also bad technology?
They will be around 12 to 15 yrs old now. As I mentioned, I've never actually worked on any, but I have worked on plenty of other Philips consumer audio/video gear on a daily basis.
I think the sound quality will be excellent, the underlying technology also excellent but possibly perhaps the implementation of it all somewhat less so. There seem to be plenty for sale... I've never looked before... and I see many are advertised as being faulty when recording.
Don't let that put you off. If you want one then do your homework and see what is out there.
In the end mass produced CD/DVD writers as used in PC's simply took over. Super reliable and amazingly cheap.
I think the sound quality will be excellent, the underlying technology also excellent but possibly perhaps the implementation of it all somewhat less so. There seem to be plenty for sale... I've never looked before... and I see many are advertised as being faulty when recording.
Don't let that put you off. If you want one then do your homework and see what is out there.
In the end mass produced CD/DVD writers as used in PC's simply took over. Super reliable and amazingly cheap.
I have a Traxdata 900 which I bought when they came out, I believe it is made by Philips. I've recorded hundreds of cds and it's still going strong
Almost certainly Philips/Marantz based. I just looked on ebay (UK) and three advertised all with faulty record, mind you that doesn't mean much because there could be many many more working correctly.
The CDR disks accepted by a dedicated CDR recorders are special CDR disks for audio, which are quite difficult to find these days. This alone should put you off your idea to buy a CDR recorder.
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