Can you burn a vcd with a black cd-r?

[insane_asylum13]

I was wondering if you can burn a vcd with a black cd-r, and if most standalone dvd player can play them??

[vitualis]

Yes, you can use black CD-R media as they are just like any other media except with a black dye in the polycarbonate substrate (this doesn't affect reading as it is transparent to infra-red).

However, it is no more likely to work than any other brand of media in DVD players not designed to play CD-R/W media.

Regards.

[stu252]

hi,
avoid memorex black cdrs as i have read in other forums they are not much good whilst playing back up vcds, i have tried them and they do not seem to burn that good. perhaps its just my LG burner, but everything else burns ok except 4 the memorex, hope this helps
stu252

[ViperXT]

I always buy black memorex cd-rs and they work perfectly. Plus they look so cool!