BEST CD BRAND FOR TOSHIBA SD-1800 (SD-310V)???????????

[mike_mike_123]

Hi everyone,
I am just wondering if anyone has this DVD player and can recommend what they think is the best cd brand for VCD burning. The reason is I have used several brands lately (verbatim, memorex, etc) and some cds seem to play better than others (most have a bad quality though)

Another question;
I checked my dvd player manual - it says VCD maximum playback time time is 74 minutes and CD must be equipped with PBC.
What if i have 80 min cd can i record all 80 and still play it?
What is PBC and how do i know if CD has it?

Thanks for help.

[aubrey_q]

PBC stands for PlayBack Control. Basically any software that prepares a VCD 2.0 compliant disc will take care of that for you. DVD PictureShow does it, and I'm sure others do too.

some cds seem to play better than others (most have a bad quality though)

Unless you use super cheapo CDs, I doubt they will make a difference. And the quality should be blamed on how the VCD was prepared, rarely the disc will be the culprit. Remember, VCD is MPEG-1, which isn't all that great to begin with.

[mike_mike_123]

Thanks!
I have another question;

Is that remotely possible that standalone dvd player would play better CD-RW than CD-R?

Sometimes I notice that all glitches and minor skips dissapear when I record to CD-RW, although I am not sure whether it is the case in general or my DVD player is mad.